E/C.12/BFA/CO/1 and Environment Code is enforced and that users of land who consider their rights to have been violated have access to remedies, as laid down in article 30 of the Constitution. Equal rights between men and women 15. The Committee regrets that, in spite of amendments made to legislation to ensure equality of the sexes, inequalities between men and women persist in practice, chiefly owing to the persistence of stereotypes relating to the role of women and men. The Committee also notes with concern that women living in rural areas are even more disadvantaged (arts. 3 and 7). 16. The Committee recommends that the State party carry out, in conjunction with civil society organizations and the media, campaigns to raise public awareness with a view to eliminating gender stereotypes in the family and in society at large in the interest of both women and men. It recommends that the State party enforce legislation combating discrimination against women and adopt specific measures to eliminate the persistent inequalities between men and women, particularly women in rural areas, and promote their full access to education, health care and land. The Committee would draw attention in this connection 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). Inequality in the area of succession and matrimonial regimes 17. The Committee notes the statement by the delegation that the Personal and Family Code has been amended and will be submitted to the National Assembly at its next session. The Committee also notes the information provided by the delegation that the State party proposes to establish the legal age of marriage at 18 years for both women and men and to adopt a broader definition of marriage. The Committee is, however, concerned at the application of customary law with regard to succession, matrimonial regimes and bequests, which reinforces inequality of treatment between men and women. The Committee regrets that polygamy is still authorized under the Personal and Family Code and practised, and that early or forced marriages are common in the State party (art. 3). 18. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that all the discriminatory provisions of the Personal and Family Code are repealed, as well as those arising from customary law, including polygamy. It further recommends that it take effective measures to combat early and forced marriages and ensure that the provisions of the Criminal Code making them illegal are enforced. It further recommends that it ensure that all marriages authorized under the Personal and Family Code, including marriages held in the course of customary or religious ceremonies are registered free of charge by the State, so that all married persons may receive the protection provided for under the law to combat early or forced marriages. Right to work 19. The Committee notes with concern that, despite the efforts of the State party, the unemployment rate remains high, particularly among young people and women, and even more markedly (of the order of 30 per cent) among young adults living in urban centres (arts. 3 and 6). 20. The Committee recommends that the State party take the necessary measures to implement the national employment policy more effectively by introducing specific targets, with a particular focus on young people and women, and by improving the quality of education and technical and occupational training, which must meet the 4 GE.16-11935