E/C.12/UZB/CO/2 role stereotypes in the family and society negatively impact the enjoyment by women of their economic, social and cultural rights (arts. 3, 6 and 13). The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Expedite the adoption of the law on equal rights and opportunities for women and men, and increase awareness thereof among government officials, the judiciary and the public; (b) Pursue policies, training and awareness-raising campaigns aimed at promoting equal representation of women in public and private bodies, especially in high-level decision-making positions; (c) Double its efforts to change society’s perception of gender roles, including by educating men and women about equal career opportunities as a result of education and training in fields other than those traditionally dominated by either sex, and by promoting equal sharing of responsibilities in the family. Employment 12. The Committee welcomes measures taken by the State party to stimulate employment, especially among women and in rural areas, through small enterprises, homebased jobs and simplified business regulations. However, it remains concerned about underemployment, particularly among nomadic people and in the agricultural sector, the high unemployment rate among women, the persistent gender wage gap and widespread employment in the informal economy. It regrets the lack of information on the extent of the informal economy and the impact of the measures taken to safeguard the rights of workers in the informal sector (arts. 3, 6 and 9). The Committee invites the State party to: (a) Take steps to reduce underemployment, in particular the high unemployment rate among women; (b) Intensify its efforts to reduce the gender pay gap; (c) Gradually regularize the situation of all workers in the informal sector and ensure their coverage under existing labour and social security schemes; (d) Provide, in its next periodic report, information on the progress made to reduce the informal economy, including on the percentage of workers and “small enterprises” concerned, as well as on whether “small enterprises” are subject to labour inspections and to administrative liability for violations of workers’ rights to just and favourable conditions of work. Minimum wage 13. The Committee welcomes the increase in the minimum wage since 2006 but regrets not having received sufficient information as to its enforcement and as to whether it provides workers and their families with a decent living (art. 7). The Committee urges the State party to: (a) Ensure that the periodically reviewed national minimum wage is set at a level sufficient to provide all workers and their families with a decent standard of living; (b) Enforce the minimum wage in the public and private sectors, including the informal economy; 5