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Promotion of equality between men and women

1. The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in response to the previous direct request. It notes in particular the fourth Plan for Equal Opportunities for Men and Women, for the period 2003-06; the chapter on equal opportunities for men and women in the inter-confederational agreement on collective bargaining; the Institute for Women’s programmes to promote women’s participation in the labour market; and the National Action Plan for Social Integration, for the period 2003-05.

2. The Committee hopes that the next report will contain information on the practical results obtained by these measures. It would particularly appreciate receiving statistics showing developments in:

-  women’s activity rates (activity rate; unemployment rate, percentage of women among the long-term unemployed);

-  proportion of women among workers in precarious employment and in part-time work; and

-  the distribution of women by occupational qualification, sector of employment, level of post and remuneration.

3. The Committee also requests the Government to indicate whether it has conducted, or plans to conduct, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the existing framework to promote equal opportunities and treatment in employment for women, and of the main difficulties still to be overcome. The Committee notes in this connection that the report contains little information on the distribution of family responsibilities between men and women and the measures taken to facilitate balancing of family and occupational responsibilities. It hopes that the next report will indicate the measures taken or envisaged in this area.