WOM/968
17 March 1997
Reproductive health was a right for both men and women and no one should be coerced about whether or not they should have children or on how they should space their children, the Commission on the Status of Women was told this morning as it discussed the follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women.
Early marriage, pregnancy, sexual harassment and a heavy work load at home were some of the factors responsible for the high drop-out rate of girls from school, the Commission on the Status of Women was told this afternoon as it heard an exchange of views among Member States on the theme of "education and training of women".