Introducing aspirational and measurable targets for women at all levels is the only way to achieve real progress.
The 15,000 conference participants will try to set 20 measurable targets for the next decade to slow or halt these trends.
And, by setting measurable targets for priority areas like health and education, Mr Brown and Mr Blair will also establish the benchmarks against which their government will be measured.
"In the absence of measurable targets for the department's human rights and democracy work, it is extremely difficult to hold the Foreign Office to account for its spending and to assess whether projects deliver value for money".
It also urges Visit Britain to set "clear, measurable targets for encouraging international tourists to different parts of the UK".
(j) The municipality sets measurable targets for the share of energy that derives from renewable sources (solar, wind, biomass, hydropower, geothermal heating, and cooling).
(c) description of strategy and its objectives, description of integrated and innovative features of strategy and hierarchy of objectives, including measurable targets for outputs or results.
The vision of sustainable resource use is underpinned by credible, scientifically-derived and measurable targets for resource consumption in the four categories: materials, land, water and carbon.
However, it remains broad and varied in its goals and does not set measurable targets for success around tangible health outcomes.
The health related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) constitute measurable targets for health sector performance, and reaching the goals has been given high political priority in Tanzania.
