Strategic objective B.2. Eradicate illiteracy among women Actions to be taken 81. By Governments, national, regional and international bodies, bilateral and multilateral donors and non-governmental organizations: (a) Reduce the female illiteracy rate to at least half its 1990 level, with emphasis on rural women, migrant, refugee and internally displaced women and women with disabilities; (b) Provide universal access to, and seek to ensure gender equality in the completion of, primary education for girls by the year 2000; (c) Eliminate the gender gap in basic and functional literacy, as recommended in the World Declaration on Education for All (Jomtien); (d) Narrow the disparities between developed and developing countries; (e) Encourage adult and family engagement in learning to promote total literacy for all people; (f) Promote, together with literacy, life skills and scientific and technological knowledge and work towards an expansion of the definition of literacy, taking into account current targets and benchmarks. Strategic objective B.3. Improve women’s access to vocational training, science and technology, and continuing education Actions to be taken 82. By Governments, in cooperation with employers, workers and trade unions, international and non-governmental organizations, including women’s and youth organizations, and educational institutions: (a) Develop and implement education, training and retraining policies for women, especially young women and women re-entering the labour market, to provide skills to meet the needs of a changing socio-economic context for improving their employment opportunities; (b) Provide recognition to non-formal educational opportunities for girls and women in the educational system; (c) Provide information to women and girls on the availability and benefits of vocational training, training programmes in science and technology and programmes of continuing education; (d) Design educational and training programmes for women who are unemployed in order to provide them with new knowledge and skills that will enhance and broaden their employment opportunities, including self-employment, and development of their entrepreneurial skills; (e) Diversify vocational and technical training and improve access for and retention of girls and women in education and vocational training in -29-