CEDAW/C/BRB/CO/5-8 (d) needs. 32. The lack of information on education for women and girls with special The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Adopt a written policy to ensure that pregnant women and girls may remain at school after the fifth month of pregnancy and that young mothers can return to school following childbirth; (b) Explicitly prohibit corporal punishment at school, ensure that the prohibition of corporal punishment is adequately monitored and enforced and strengthen teacher training and practice on positive discipline; (c) Eliminate negative stereotypes and structural barriers to the enrolment of girls in non-traditional fields of education such as science, technology, engineering and mathematics and provide career counselling for girls and boys on non-traditional career paths; (d) Ensure access to mainstream education for women and girls with special needs. Employment 33. The Committee notes the adoption of the Employment Rights Act in 2012. Nevertheless, it notes the following with concern: (a) The disproportionately high unemployment rate among women and the persistently wide and increasing gender pay gap in all sectors, continued occupational segregation in the labour market and the concentration of women in low-wage jobs in the formal and informal sectors; (b) The lack of information on the implementation of the principle of equal pay for work of equal value; (c) 34. The delay in the adoption of the Sexual Harassment (Prevention) bill. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Intensify its efforts to create an enabling environment for women to become economically independent, including by raising awareness among employers and trade unions in the public and private sectors about the prohibition of employment discrimination against women and promote the entry of women into the formal economy, including through the provision of vocational and technical training; (b) Effectively enforce the principle of equal pay for work of equal value, adopt measures to narrow and close the gender pay gap, regularly review wages in sectors in which women are concentrated and provide statistical data on wages in both the public and private sectors, disaggregated by sex; (c) Expedite the adoption of the Sexual Harassment (Prevention) bill. Health 35. The Committee notes with concern that the austerity measures taken by the State party have had negative effects on women’s access to health services. It is also concerned about the following: (a) The lack of age-appropriate and comprehensive education on sexual and reproductive health and rights, including on responsible sexual behaviour, the lack of family planning services and the high level of unmet contraception needs among women and girls; 17-11292 9/14