CEDAW/C/CHE/CO/4-5 (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 16-20858 13/19

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