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(b) Strengthen strategies to address discriminatory stereotypes and
structural barriers that may deter girls from progressing beyond secondary
education and enrolling in traditionally male-dominated fields of study, such as
mathematics, information technology and science;
(c) Monitor the career development of women in the education system to
ensure equal access and prevent hidden or indirect discrimination faced by
women, and develop mentoring programmes for female professors and rectors
to act as role models for young girls.
Employment
36. The Committee notes as positive the measures taken by the State party to
reconcile family and work life, but notes with concer n:
(a) That the prevailing gender wage
sectors continues to have a negative impact
pension benefits, while the lack of effective
principle of equal pay for equal work and
progress in this regard;
gap in both the public and private
on women’s career development and
implementation of legislation on the
work of equal value further hinders
(b) The persistence of horizontal and vertical occupational segregation; the
concentration of women in the lower-paid service sectors and in temporary and parttime work, owing to their traditional role as caregivers for children; women’s
underrepresentation in managerial positions in companies and the lack of part -time
opportunities in high-level positions; and the significant discrimination against part time employees in relation to invalidity insurance;
(c) The continued lack of affordable childcare facilities and the lack of
family-friendly working models and paternity leave;
(d) The potentially negative impact that raising the retirement age for
women to 65 years may have on women’s pension levels, in particular for women
involved in unpaid care work;
(e) The increase in cases of discriminatory attitudes in the workplace,
especially in male-dominated sectors and at the senior management level, and the
lack of effective measures to deal with such harassment;
(f) The limited access by migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women, as
well as women with disabilities, to the formal labour market.
37.
The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a) Strengthen efforts to eliminate the gender wage gap and ensure equal
opportunities for women and men in the labour market, including through the
use of temporary special measures, with time-bound targets, in accordance
with article 4 (1) of the Convention and the Committee’s general
recommendation No. 25 (2004);
(b) Adopt effective measures, including skills training and incentives for
women to work in non-traditional professions, to eliminate occupational
segregation, both horizontal and vertical, in the public and private sectors, and
adopt temporary special measures, in the form of statutory quotas, to enhance
the representation of women in managerial positions in companies and
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