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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:N/AContents:Spain is working to ensure the full integration of a cross-cutting gender perspective
in all the work of the Human Rights Council. In combating discrimination against women
and girls, Spain has co-sponsored resolutions presented at meetings of the Human Rights Council and taken part in the annual dialogues and debates. Spain supports the mandate of
the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences. [Para 155]
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Abortion
Type:Review DocumentationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:A number of organizations expressed concern at the bill restricting access to safe, legal abortion unveiled by the Government in late 2013. [Para 59] -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:LiechtensteinLiechtensteinRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts in setting legislative measures against all forms of gender-based violence.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:CzechiaCzechiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt further measures to provide effective training to law enforcement officers and judicial bodies that investigate gender-based violence.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:JordanJordanRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Review legislation and policies related to the promotion of women's employment.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:FijiFijiRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen efforts to identify, prevent and provide protection from multiple forms of discrimination against women and girls with disabilities, in particular women and girls with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities, and allocate adequate resources to support those efforts.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS4 … recommended reducing and progressively eliminating the gender pay gap. [Para 69] -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:Reference AddressedContents:[CEDAW] recommended the application of due diligence in domestic violence cases and the provision of mandatory training for judges and law enforcement officers. [Para 50]
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Right to marry
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:Review DocumentationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:N/AContents:"Spain is firmly committed to combating all forms of discrimination and, in
particular, discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. That
being so, and within the context of the principle of equality enshrined in article 1.1 and
more specifically article 14 of the Constitution, Parliament adopted Act No. 13/2005 and
Act No. 3/2007, amending the Civil Code in relation to the right to marry, so as to allow
marriage between persons of the same sex, with the same rights and duties, including the
right to adoption. [Para 51]" -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:Reference AddressedContents:"AI recommended ensuring that all victims of gender-based violence, including irregular migrants, have effective access to legal assistance and protection measures. It also recommended a national plan to combat violence against women and girls. [Para 17]" -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:JapanJapanRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen measures toward eliminating violence against women, including domestic violence.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 18) The Government of Spain is firmly committed to promoting gender equality and eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls The legal framework as it pertains to gender-based violence includes Organic Act No. 1/2015, under which forced marriage, harassment, unauthorized disclosure of recordings or private images obtained with the consent of the victim but disclosed without the victim’s knowledge and the disabling of electronic devices used to enforce sentences were made specific offences.
Para 19) Beginning with the entry into force of Organic Act No. 8/2015, the minor children of female victims of gender-based violence were considered direct victims of such violence. Royal Decree-Law No. 9/2018, for its part, strengthened access to effective judicial protection for victims and made it possible to certify a person’s status as a victim of gender-based violence in other ways.
Para 26) The General Commission on Codification submitted a report analysing the definitions of the offences of sexual assault and molestation to determine whether those definitions are useful and technically correct; a linked document on the elimination of sexual molestation as a defined offence punishable by a fine accompanied the report.
Para 27) Eighty-seven per cent of the measures planned as part of the National Strategy for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2013–2016, one of the tools used to combat gender-based violence, were carried out.
Para 28) The year 2017 was a turning point for Spain in respect of violence against women, as it was the year of the adoption of the first National Covenant on Combating Genderbased Violence 2018–2022. The Covenant covers legislative reforms, training, the promotion of the work of the comprehensive forensic assessment units, the recognition of the right to free legal aid and the empowerment of the agencies providing assistance to victims.
Para 29) Instruction No. 4/2019 established a new protocol for assessment by the police of the risk of gender-based violence, victim safety and case follow-up through the VioGén System. Instruction No. 7/2019 established the procedure to be followed by the police in informing foreign women who are victims of gender-based violence of their right to apply for temporary residence and work permits.
Para 30) Records of the number of women killed as a result of gender-based violence have been kept since 2003, and since January 2019 data have been collected on women killed as a result of other forms of violence. A study on the time it takes women victims of gender-based violence to report their situation has been published.
Para 59) … Under Act No. 3/2019,72 the children of victims of gender-based violence and other forms of violence against women are entitled to the benefits to which orphans are entitled, thereby improving their situation.
Para 72) The National Strategy for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2013–2016 led to a closer focus on specialized care for women with disabilities who are victims of gender-based violence and improved accessibility. The third pillar of the National Covenant on Combating Gender-based Violence provides for a series of measures for the protection of women with disabilities.
Para 83) Act No. 2/201792 guaranteed free legal aid, expressly including information on mediation and other extrajudicial means of conflict resolution. For victims of gender-based violence, … free legal aid also includes free advice and orientation immediately prior to the submission of a report or complaint.
Para 100) Organic Act No. 42/2015 established that victims of gender-based violence, terrorism and trafficking in persons are entitled to free legal aid regardless of their economic means, as are minors and persons with intellectual disabilities or mental disorders who are victims of abuse or ill-treatment.
Para 111) The eighth pillar of the National Covenant on Combating Gender-based Violence provides for measures to raise awareness of and respond to other forms of violence against women, including sexual violence, trafficking in women and girls for the purpose of sexual exploitation, female genital mutilation and forced marriage.
UN Compilation:
Para 49) Two treaty bodies welcomed legislative measures to protect women from violence. However, the CEDAW and the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls were concerned by the prevalence of violence against women, including sexual violence, and by the high percentage of women who had died as a result of a gender-based violence in close relationships.
Para 50) [CEDAW] welcomed the decision by the highest court of Spain finding in favour of a victim of domestic violence and reaffirming that Spanish law must incorporate the rights and freedoms of human rights treaties.
Para 61) [CRPD] was concerned about persons with disabilities still living in institutions and, in particular, about women with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities in such institutions being exposed to a high risk of humiliation, abuse and violence, including sexual violence. It was also concerned about reported cases of violence against women with psychosocial disabilities perpetrated by their intimate partners.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 67) JS7 expressed concern about the fact that women continued to fall victim to violence and homicide at the hands of their partner or ex-partner. Fundació de Dones (SURT) regretted that the coordination necessary to implement existing measures to protect women victims of discrimination and violence was lacking.
Para 79) Joint Submission 12 (JS12) welcomed the fact that the situation of women diagnosed with mental disorders was addressed in the National Strategy for the Eradication of Violence against Women. However, they were concerned that this had not been reflected in practice.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:IndiaIndiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen the measures to combat violence against women, especially domestic violence.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 18) The Government of Spain is firmly committed to promoting gender equality and eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls The legal framework as it pertains to gender-based violence includes Organic Act No. 1/2015, under which forced marriage, harassment, unauthorized disclosure of recordings or private images obtained with the consent of the victim but disclosed without the victim’s knowledge and the disabling of electronic devices used to enforce sentences were made specific offences.
Para 19) Beginning with the entry into force of Organic Act No. 8/2015, the minor children of female victims of gender-based violence were considered direct victims of such violence. Royal Decree-Law No. 9/2018, for its part, strengthened access to effective judicial protection for victims and made it possible to certify a person’s status as a victim of gender-based violence in other ways.
Para 26) The General Commission on Codification submitted a report analysing the definitions of the offences of sexual assault and molestation to determine whether those definitions are useful and technically correct; a linked document on the elimination of sexual molestation as a defined offence punishable by a fine accompanied the report.
Para 27) Eighty-seven per cent of the measures planned as part of the National Strategy for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2013–2016, one of the tools used to combat gender-based violence, were carried out.
Para 28) The year 2017 was a turning point for Spain in respect of violence against women, as it was the year of the adoption of the first National Covenant on Combating Genderbased Violence 2018–2022. The Covenant covers legislative reforms, training, the promotion of the work of the comprehensive forensic assessment units, the recognition of the right to free legal aid and the empowerment of the agencies providing assistance to victims.
Para 29) Instruction No. 4/2019 established a new protocol for assessment by the police of the risk of gender-based violence, victim safety and case follow-up through the VioGén System. Instruction No. 7/2019 established the procedure to be followed by the police in informing foreign women who are victims of gender-based violence of their right to apply for temporary residence and work permits.
Para 30) Records of the number of women killed as a result of gender-based violence have been kept since 2003, and since January 2019 data have been collected on women killed as a result of other forms of violence. A study on the time it takes women victims of gender-based violence to report their situation has been published.
Para 59) … Under Act No. 3/2019,72 the children of victims of gender-based violence and other forms of violence against women are entitled to the benefits to which orphans are entitled, thereby improving their situation.
Para 72) The National Strategy for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2013–2016 led to a closer focus on specialized care for women with disabilities who are victims of gender-based violence and improved accessibility. The third pillar of the National Covenant on Combating Gender-based Violence provides for a series of measures for the protection of women with disabilities.
Para 83) Act No. 2/201792 guaranteed free legal aid, expressly including information on mediation and other extrajudicial means of conflict resolution. For victims of gender-based violence, … free legal aid also includes free advice and orientation immediately prior to the submission of a report or complaint.
Para 100) Organic Act No. 42/2015 established that victims of gender-based violence, terrorism and trafficking in persons are entitled to free legal aid regardless of their economic means, as are minors and persons with intellectual disabilities or mental disorders who are victims of abuse or ill-treatment.
Para 111) The eighth pillar of the National Covenant on Combating Gender-based Violence provides for measures to raise awareness of and respond to other forms of violence against women, including sexual violence, trafficking in women and girls for the purpose of sexual exploitation, female genital mutilation and forced marriage.
UN Compilation:
Para 49) Two treaty bodies welcomed legislative measures to protect women from violence. However, the CEDAW and the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls were concerned by the prevalence of violence against women, including sexual violence, and by the high percentage of women who had died as a result of a gender-based violence in close relationships.
Para 50) [CEDAW] welcomed the decision by the highest court of Spain finding in favour of a victim of domestic violence and reaffirming that Spanish law must incorporate the rights and freedoms of human rights treaties.
Para 61) [CRPD] was concerned about persons with disabilities still living in institutions and, in particular, about women with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities in such institutions being exposed to a high risk of humiliation, abuse and violence, including sexual violence. It was also concerned about reported cases of violence against women with psychosocial disabilities perpetrated by their intimate partners.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 67) JS7 expressed concern about the fact that women continued to fall victim to violence and homicide at the hands of their partner or ex-partner. Fundació de Dones (SURT) regretted that the coordination necessary to implement existing measures to protect women victims of discrimination and violence was lacking.
Para 79) Joint Submission 12 (JS12) welcomed the fact that the situation of women diagnosed with mental disorders was addressed in the National Strategy for the Eradication of Violence against Women. However, they were concerned that this had not been reflected in practice.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:Reference AddressedContents:... CEDAW recommended that Spain provide mandatory training for judges and administrative personnel on the application of the legal framework with regard to combating domestic violence, including on the definition of domestic violence and on gender stereotypes. [Para 24] -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sexuality education
Type:Review DocumentationSession:21st session, January 2015Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS8 recommended that the State incorporate sex education into the school curriculum, from primary to baccalaureate level, and develop sex-education material with a broad focus. [Para 65] -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Sexuality education
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen the human rights component in school curriculums and education programmes for the public, with special focus on women's rights.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 19) At the same time, other actions have been taken including ... the teaching of equality education programmes in schools ... -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:AcceptedContents:Provide effective access to legal assistance and measures of protection for all victims of gender violence, including migrants with irregular migration status.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 20) ... In addition, the system of fees charged by the justice system was reformed through Royal Decree No. 3/2012, which exempts victims of gender-based violence from paying fees, while the free legal aid system was reformed to ensure that such victims are entitled to free legal aid regardless of their income level ...
Para 23) ... The State security forces and law enforcement agencies possess a network of specialist care providers comprising teams for women and minors, Civil Guard criminal investigation police, family services, and groups for women and minors within the National Police Force. In addition, the Upgrading and Specialization Centre, which is part of the Training and Proficiency Division of the National Police and Civil Guard, offers training courses addressing gender-based violence. The Basic Guide to Psychological First Aid in Cases of Gender-based Violence has been prepared in order to provide better care for victims. There is also an integrated system for monitoring cases of gender-based violence in the country, which includes a subsystem focusing on victims who have died as a result of gender-based violence. Between 2010 and 2014, several revisions were made to the risk assessment forms used by the police, and it was decided that a new tool would soon be launched to create and send follow-up warnings or alerts triggered by the continuous monitoring of changes in the level of risk faced by victims.
Para 56) The economic crisis has posed challenges to the legal aid programme. In response, a legal aid bill is being prepared, addressing the need to guarantee the sustainability of the free justice system through improved resource management and greater oversight of its use. The bill would increase the number of potential direct beneficiaries of the system, placing particular focus on the most vulnerable groups (victims of gender-based violence ... ) and entitling them to legal aid irrespective of their ability to cover legal costs.
Para 57) Regarding the protection of crime victims, work is proceeding on the Crime Victim Status Bill, whose purpose is to ensure that Government entities provide as comprehensive assistance as possible to victims, both from a legal and social standpoint. This would imply not only reparation through a criminal trial but also the mitigation of other traumatic emotional effects brought on by their situation, independently from the proceedings. Based on the recognition of victims' dignity, the bill's goal is to defend their material and moral goods and, thereby, those of society as a whole. Special focus in this area is placed on victims of gender-based violence ...
Para 74) It is important to note under the legislation in force, women victims of gender-based violence and victims of terrorism are entitled to preferential protection in access to housing.
UN Compilation:
Para 24) In 2014, CEDAW adopted a decision about a communication regarding a case of domestic violence against a woman and her daughter, which culminated with the murder of the child in 2003. CEDAW noted that the author of the communication had suffered harm of the utmost seriousness and an irreparable injury as a result of the loss of her daughter and that her efforts to obtain redress had been futile. It concluded, inter alia, that the absence of reparations constituted a violation by the State of its obligations under CEDAW.
Para 25) CRPD was concerned that public policies on the prevention of gender-based violence did not sufficiently take into consideration the particular situation of women with disabilities.
Para 26) Following a CAT concern about the situation of migrant women in irregular situation who are victims of gender-based violence, in 2011 Spain indicated that Organization Act No. 2/2009, amending Organization Act No. 4/2000, on the rights and freedoms of aliens and their social integration, included new articles addressing gender violence and human trafficking. However, CERD was concerned that article 31 bis of Organization Act No. 2/2009, regarding foreign women who were victims of gender-based violence, might dissuade foreign women in an irregular situation from filing complaints about gender-based violence for fear of being expelled if the courts did not find the accused guilty.
Para 27) UNHCR observed, as positive developments, … that there was increased recognition of refugees who were victims of domestic violence;
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 29) AI stated that, nine years after the entry into force of the Law against Gender Violence, no assessment of the workings of the relevant specialized courts had yet been carried out.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:N/AContents:In May 2019, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Declaration, Spain submitted its
report on its implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. [Para 11] -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:EgyptEgyptRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALOIFIssue:
- Inappropriate content
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Provide support and protection to the family considering that it is the fundamental and natural unit of society.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:AngolaAngolaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Reinforce measures to combat violence against women, ensuring that victims have access to immediate means of redress, protection and that perpetrators are held accountable.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:AustriaAustriaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure that victims of gender-based violence have access to immediate means of redress and protection.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:CubaCubaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:AcceptedContents:Develop strategies to achieve gender equality in all areas of economic, political and social life, including employment and wage equality.
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:Association Actuavallès recommended approving the LGBTI Equality Act and the Trans Act. [Para 10]
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:35th Session, February 2020Status:Reference AddressedContents:The Ombudsman recommended: ... enhancing the specialized training provided for staff involved in ensuring comprehensive protection for victims of violence against women, and improving coordination between the various public authorities involved; eliminating the gender pay gap and increasing the political representation of women; [Para 3]
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State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:N/AContents:"The adoption of the Equality Act enshrines the principle of equal treatment and
opportunities as a cross-cutting theme in all the activities of the authorities. Its
multidimensional nature can be seen in the 27 reforms it introduces to a wide variety of
laws (electoral system, judiciary, employment, workers’ statute, social security, health,
education, asylum, armed forces, State security forces, etc.).
The Equality Act addresses the need for a balance between women and men in all
decision-making bodies, such that neither sex makes up more than 60 per cent or less than
40 per cent thereof. This proportion has been made mandatory on electoral lists, and the
organization act on the electoral system has been amended accordingly. The boards of
directors of major corporations are invited to reach the same target within eight years.
Furthermore, the Equality Act requires the Government to provide a gender impact
report whenever a plan of particular economic, social, cultural or artistic relevance is
submitted to the Council of Ministers for adoption. Since 2003, the Government has been
required to provide a gender impact report for all draft legislation. The most important
novelty introduced by this new requirement was the gender impact report that accompanied
the 2009 General State Budget Bill. [Paras 38-40]" -
State Under Review:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:8th session, May 2010Status:Reference AddressedContents:"CEDAW remained concerned about the gender pay gap, the
continued predominance of women in temporary and part-time work, and the low
representation of women in managerial and decision-making positions. [Para 39]"