Women and gender issues

4 February 1998

Press Release
WOM/1026

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AFFIRMS HER COMMITMENT TO STRUGGLE AGAINST GENDER DISCRIMINATION

19980204 Issue Will Receive Priority Attention, She Tells Women's Anti-Discrimination Committee

3 February 1998

Press Release
WOM/1024

3 February 1998

Press Release
WOM/1023

MEASURES TO ADDRESS LACK OF PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN POLITICS, UNEMPLOYMENT LEADING TO EMIGRATION, SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

19980203 Highlighted by Dominican Republic's Delegation Introducing Country's Report to Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women

2 February 1998

Press Release
WOM/1022

WOMEN SHOULD NOT BE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY INDONESIA'S ECONOMIC CRISIS, WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION EXPERTS STRESS

19980202 Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women Concludes Discussion of Indonesia's Report, Calls for Polygamy-Free Society

2 February 1998

Press Release
WOM/1021

INDONESIA TAKING MEASURES TO PROTECT ITS MIGRANT WOMEN WORKERS ABROAD WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TOLD

19980202 Committee Begins Consideration of Indonesia's Report On Compliance with Women's Anti-Discrimination Convention

30 January 1998

Press Release
WOM/1019

ENTRENCHED ATTITUDE MUST BE UPROOTED FOR MEXICAN WOMEN TO ADVANCE, WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TOLD

19980130 Mexico's Representative Introduces Report, Responds to Questions Posed by Experts on Wide Range of Issues

30 January 1998

Press Release
WOM/1020

PROGRESS MADE IN ADVANCEMENT OF MEXICAN WOMEN, BUT CHANGES NOT YET 'RADICAL', ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TOLD

19980130 Committee Concludes Consideration of Mexico's Report; Executive Director of UN Population Fund Also Addresses Committee

28 January 1998

Press Release
WOM/1017

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN SERIOUS PROBLEM IN BULGARIA, WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TOLD

19980128 Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Introduces Report; Committee Experts Note 'Hidden Tolerance' for Violence against Women

28 January 1998

Press Release
WOM/1018

WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF BULGARIA'S REPORT

19980128 Experts Express Concern Over Lack of National Machinery for Women; Special Rapporteur on Religious Intolerance Also Addresses Committee

27 January 1998

Press Release
WOM/1015

SEXUAL STEREOTYPES, RETROGRESSIVE TRADITIONS MAJOR OBSTACLES TO WOMEN IN ZIMBABWE, WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TOLD

19980127 Laws Conflict with Cultural Practice, Says Chairperson; Committee Concludes Consideration of Zimbabwe Report