International feedback concerning equality of women in the labour market and education
In the following we have chosen some citations on the subject. At the end of each original citation you can find the source with a link to the complete text of the citation.
«The Committee urges the State party to ensure de facto equal opportunities for women and men in the labour market through, inter alia, theuse of temporary special measures in accordance with article 4, paragraph 1, ofthe Convention. The Committee recommends that efforts be made to eliminate
occupational segregation, both horizontal and vertical, through, inter alia, education, training and retraining, and effective enforcement mechanisms. Italso recommends that job evaluation systems based on gender-sensitive criteriabe developed with the aim of closing the existing wage gap between women and men. The Committee recommends that measures allowing for the reconciliationof family and professional responsibilities be adopted and implemented andthat equal sharing of domestic and family tasks between women and men be promoted.»
- Source: CEDAW 2003, al. 45
«The Committee recommends that the State party intensify its efforts to guarantee men and women equal access to employment and equal wages for work ofequal value.»
- Source: CESCR 1998, al. 32
«The Committee recommends that measures should be taken by the authorities to combat discrimination against women in practice. In this connection, the Committee emphasizes the importance of educational campaigns to develop awareness of the problem of discrimination and recommends that all possible measures be taken, in particular at the social infrastructure level, to make it easier for women who wish to work outside the home to do so. The Committee also recommends that the authorities make greater efforts strictly to implement the constitutional and legislative provisions relating to equal pay for men and women for work of equal value, particularly in the private sector.»
- Source: HCR 1996, al. 23
Update: 30.07.2010
