Women and girls carry the burden of support and care.

13.2 The revision of school textbooks to eliminate stereotyped images of women and girls.

Women and girl children in developing countries are frequently marginalized due to cultural discrimination, poverty, lack of education, lack of proper nutrition and health and the remoteness of the areas in which they live.

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Violence against women and girls was another challenge requiring the Committee's immediate attention.

Educational reform programmes have not been specifically designed to change traditional attitudes towards women and girls.

And the daughter says, as tactfully as possible, Mom, are you aware that you just went through two red lights?

For the son dishonors the father, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law a man's enemies are the men of his own house.

For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law a man's enemies are the men of his own house.

The disproportionate impact of HIV AIDS on women and girls is leading to a feminization of the disease.

(j) To address traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls in education curricula, as appropriate

12. Strongly condemns continuing discrimination against women and girls as well as ethnic and religious groups, including minorities, wherever such discrimination takes place

They will be divided, father against son, and son against father mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother mother in law against her daughter in law, and daughter in law against her mother in law.

The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

13.3 Educational reform and specific reform programmes as a means of changing traditional attitudes towards women and girls, and comparable measures being planned for other sectors.

(c) To collect and disseminate basic data about the occurrence of traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls, including female genital mutilation

Reaffirming that such harmful traditional or customary practices constitute a definite form of violence against women and girls and a serious violation of their human rights,

At both federal and state levels, her Government had made concerted efforts to outlaw customary or traditional practices that were not only discriminatory but harmful to the physical and mental health of women and girls.

Reaffirming that harmful traditional or customary practices, including female genital mutilation, constitute a serious threat to the health of women and girls, and may have fatal consequences,

In its previous concluding comments, the Committee recommended that sensitization programmes for policy makers, administrators, legal personnel, and other professionals in the health and education sectors be developed, and that school textbooks be revised to eliminate stereotyped images of women and girls.

(d) To develop, adopt and implement national legislation, policies, plans and programmes that prohibit traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls, including female genital mutilation, and to prosecute the perpetrators of such practices

Emphasizing that the elimination of harmful traditional or customary practices will contribute to reducing the vulnerability of women and girls to the human immunodeficiency virus acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV AIDS) and other sexually transmitted infections,

In all MTSP focus areas, UNICEF will provide evidence and analysis on the situation of women, men, girls and boys, and will advocate for policies and support programmes that contribute to gender equality and women's empowerment.

(n) To cooperate closely with the Special Rapporteur of the Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights on traditional practices affecting the health of women and the girl child, in particular by supplying all necessary information requested by her and by giving serious consideration to inviting her to visit their countries

Advances had also been made in women's participation in the economy, women's life expectancy, education for women and girls, awareness of the impact of HIV AIDS, recognition of women's role in peace and security, mechanisms to promote women's rights and women's public sector participation.

Welcoming the call for the elimination of all harmful traditional practices which are detrimental to girls' and women's rights and health made by the Pan African Forum on the Future of Children, held in Cairo from 28 to 31 May 2001,See A S 27 4, annex, para. 32 (g).