Special Temporary Measures to Accelerate Equality

Article 4 Temporary special measures to combat discrimination against women

The report did not contain many examples of Government initiated temporary special measures.

She suggested that temporary special measures might be needed to promote that goal.

The report briefly refers to several temporary special measures that have been implemented.

Estonia has not drafted the law on temporary special measures recommended by the Committee.

The Convention provided a valuable instrument to fight discrimination, namely, temporary special measures, including quotas.

It would also be useful to know whether the Constitution provided for temporary special measures.

In implementing all legislation on gender equality, Vietnam continues to take special temporary measures as follows

The Government should be urged to adopt special temporary measures, including quotas, to improve the situation.

The Committee's general recommendation No. 25 showed how temporary special measures, such as quotas, could be implemented.

Chapter 2 Temporary special measures aimed at accelerating de facto equality between men and women (article 4)

In that regard, she urged the Gambia to adopt temporary special measures, including quotas, to enhance participation by women.

Temporary Special Measures to Ensure the Equal Representation of Women in all Fields Covered by Articles 7 and 8.

In the case of representation in the National Assembly, temporary special measures, such as reserved seats and quotas, were perhaps necessary.

CEDAW Committee Recommendation No. 17 suggests the adoption of special measures, of temporary nature, to accelerate the process for achieving equality.

The report indicated that temporary special measures were used in Ireland to promote equal opportunities, in particular by removing certain inequalities affecting women.

Temporary special measures, within the meaning of article 4, aimed at more than removing existing inequalities they must also promote and accelerate equality.

At its thirtieth session, the Committee had adopted General recommendation No. 25 on article 4 (1) of the Convention concerning temporary special measures.

Ms. Yesildaglar (Turkey) said that, although there had been no legislation per se concerning temporary special measures, in practice specific measures had been taken to improve the situation of women.

Temporary special measures offered a most appropriate instrument for accelerating the achievement of de facto equality, and she recommended a careful review of the Committee's general recommendation No. 25 on such measures.

However, she deplored the fact that the original amendment to article 10, which explicitly mentioned temporary special measures, had not been adopted by the Turkish Parliament.

Temporary, improvised measures have had reduced effectiveness in many countries.

Special temporary measures would be a way to achieve this and, if used in a timely fashion, would be effective at keeping the issue on the agenda.

It was commendable that measures were planned to promote education for women, but he wondered whether the State party had considered the possibility of adopting temporary special measures to encourage girls to stay in school.

Special measures

In paragraphs 122 to 131 the report includes information about the various legal measures (e.g., special provisions in articles 73, and 46.3 of the Constitution, special policies on education and employment, law on the pension regime) which are not temporary special measures in line with article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention.

She wished to know why women accounted for only 10 per cent of judges and urged the Government to consider adopting temporary special measures to rectify that imbalance.

Please provide information on the efforts to implement temporary special measures to accelerate de facto equality between women and men, in accordance with the Committee's general recommendation 25.

Special protection measures

Special protection measures

Special protection measures

Noting that CEDAW had sometimes supported the application of temporary special measures , he pointed out that the Human Rights Committee had also recently determined that what it called positive measures , such as quotas, were in some cases appropriate.

Areas that deserved renewed attention in order to accelerate the achievement of the goal of women's equality included violence against women, women's health, women and justice and temporary special measures.

Female defendants who are pregnant or raising children under 36 months of age and have clear residence address are subject other preventive measures instead of temporary detention, except for special cases.

With respect to women's participation in the legal profession, she said that the Government saw no need to adopt temporary special measures, since women were already very prominent in that sphere.

In that regard, she asked whether that provision would not obstruct the application of temporary special measures and whether the reporting State would consider reformulating the sentence to clarify their application.

In that connection, she urged the Government to review the Committee's general recommendation No. 25 on temporary special measures in order to strengthen women's participation in political life and decision making.

The participation of women in political life and decision making needed to be strengthened and, in that respect, temporary special measures as described in general recommendation No. 25 would be valuable.

Girls were often kept home to perform duties around the home or for other reasons temporary special measures should be used to provide incentives to parents to send their children to school.

Ms. Schöpp Schilling said she wanted to focus on the issue of temporary special measures, which the Committee deemed to be the most appropriate way to accelerate the achievement of gender equality.

Lastly, she asked whether Ireland had envisaged creating temporary special measures to improve the education of disabled women, Traveller women and lone parents, with a view to enhancing their participation in society.

Discriminatory provisions regarding honour crimes, adultery, assaults on honour and violence against migrant workers should be repealed and temporary special measures for the advancement of women considered, in accordance with the Convention.

(1.1) Special counter terrorism measures

Special measures to protect maternity