CEDAW/C/CHE/CO/4-5 the Federal Office for Gender Equality and the Federal Commission for Women’s Issues, and the lack of sufficient authority and visibility of these organization s; (d) Uncertainty as to the status of the Swiss Centre of Expertise on Human Rights and indications by the State party of only a short-term plan to extend its mandate for five years and the need to strengthen the indepe ndence of the Centre’s members; (e) Shortfalls in ensuring that gender-neutral language applies to all of the State party’s official languages. 19. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Reconsider its decision in relation to gender mainstreaming and review the Committee’s previous recommendation (see CEDAW/C/CHE/CO/3, para. 22) to adopt an integrated gender mainstreaming strategy, including through the use of gender-budgeting processes, with effective monitoring and accountability mechanisms across all sectors and levels of government; (b) Develop a comprehensive national gender strategy, policy and action plan that addresses the structural factors causing persistent inequalities, including intersecting forms of discrimination against women and girls; (c) Strengthen the existing equality offices and commissions at the cantonal level and ensure that they, along with the Federal Office for Gender Equality and the Federal Commission for Women’s Issues, are provided with the authority, visibility and human and financial resources necessary to effectively advance women’s rights and regularly assess progress in the implementation of federal and cantonal gender equality policies, plans and programmes and evaluate the impact of such efforts; (d) Strengthen the mandate of the Swiss Centre of Expertise on Human Rights, in particular with regard to gender equality, and ensure that it complies with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles); (e) Ensure that gender-neutral language is applied to legislation in all of the State party’s official languages. Temporary special measures 20. The Committee notes as positive the measures taken to ad vance the achievement of substantive equality in the State party; however, it remains concerned about the underrepresentation of women in extraparliamentary commissions and other bodies, governing bodies of companies and institutions closely connected with the Federation, as well as their underrepresentation in high level management and decision-making positions. It is also concerned about the low numbers of women professors in academic institutions and of women judges at all levels of the judiciary. 21. With reference to its general recommendation No. 25 (2004) on temporary special measures, the Committee reiterates its previous recommendation (see CEDAW/C/CHE/CO/3, para. 24) and urges the State party to further adopt and implement measures, either as temporary special measures or as 6/19 16-20858