E/C.12/PAK/CO/1 is also concerned that women are facing difficulties in seeking judicial remedies because law enforcement officials and judges lack awareness of women’s rights, because women lack awareness of their own rights and of the judicial procedures to claim those rights, because women do not trust the justice system and because there is insufficient free legal assistance (art. 3). 34. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Review its legislation, including the West Pakistan Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Act, 1962, and the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order (Law of Evidence), 1984, with a view to removing all provisions that discriminate on the basis of gender; (b) Ensure that law enforcement officials and judges fully understand that women have equal rights under the Covenant; (c) Enhance free legal assistance for women; (d) Raise awareness among women about their rights, the judicial procedures and the assistance available to them. Representation of women in decision-making positions 35. The Committee is concerned that, despite some progress having been made in some sectors, the overall representation of women in decision-making positions remains low (art. 3). 36. The Committee recommends that the State party intensify its efforts to increase women’s representation in decision-making positions in all sectors, including by adopting temporary special measures and fully implementing them. It draws the attention of the State party to its general comment No. 16 (2005) on the equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all economic, social and cultural rights (art. 3). Unemployment and underemployment 37. The Committee is concerned at the high unemployment rates among women and youth. It is also concerned that over 73 per cent of workers are in the informal economy, a majority of whom are women, without labour or social protection. While noting employment quotas in the public sector for religious minorities, persons with disabilities and women, it is concerned at the very low level of quotas allocated to these groups relative to their share of the population, as well as at the absence of information on the implementation of these quotas (arts. 2-3 and 6). 38. The Committee recommends that the State party take effective measures to facilitate the employment of women and youth, including by providing vocational training and education tailored to their experience and level of job skills to meet current labour market demands. It also recommends that the State party intensify its efforts to regularize the informal economy and to extend labour and social protection to workers in the informal economy. It further recommends that the State party increase the quotas for the groups mentioned above, taking into consideration their share of the total population, and fully implement the quotas. Gender pay gap 39. The Committee is concerned at the increase in the gender pay gap, from 34 per cent in 2008 to 39 per cent in 2015, which is very high. It is also concerned at the large disparity between men and women in terms of labour market participation, employment and education (art. 3). 40. The Committee recommends that the State party intensify its efforts to reduce the gender pay gap and to make progressive improvements in this regard. It also recommends that the State party take all measures necessary to narrow the disparity between men and women in the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights, particularly in terms of labour market participation, employment and education. 6