. .,..,..~ 201. The r epor t wal,.; i n t r oduced by the r epr os en t a t r v» of t.he State party who statp<.l that, at the tIme of ratIfIcatIon of the ConventIon, ~weden had fultllled the undertakings 1mplled by the artlCles, whIch were not specifically mentioned 1n the report. 202. In order to implement its policy for the promot1on of sexual equality, the Swedish Government had made certain organizational reforms in 1983: a M1nister with a spec1al secretar1at for that purpose in the Ministry of Labour had been made respons1bl~ for ensuring that the Government took account of sexual equal1ty when it prepared policies, and a special body, made up of senior officials from all m1nistr1es, had been established to help her carry out her task. A Counc1l on Equality Issues had been established to ensure contacts between the Government, the pol1tical parties represented in the Parliament, employers' and workers' organizations and women's associations. In addition, a Commission made up of POl1tlc1ans and SOCIal workers had been made responsible for research. 203. For the promotion establ1shed contain1ng strengthen1ng equal1ty PO~lCY ana famIly law, of sexual equality, a National Plan of Action had been a broad range ot measures and recommendations aimed at 1n a number of fields such as educat1on, eInployment, famlly hous1ng and commun1ty planning, health and the soc1al t1eld. 204. The comnu t cee on 1:quality referred to in the Stale party's report aden t i f Led some methOdS that had been used to increase the representat10n ot women In traae unIons and political parties, uS1ng lllatiS media and other means for the mouldIng of PUb~lC 0p1nlon. ~weden attached partICUlar 1mportance to equalIty ot the sexes In Its InternatIonal co-operation activities. ~U5. The representat1ve of the State party was commended for her Introauct1on of, as wel~ as for, the report, focusing In part1cular on the problems of lmplementat10n with regard to each art1cle of the Convention. Some experts stated that Sweden had almost tully realized the aspirations of the CommIttee on the 1:l1m1nation of Dlscrlm1natlon agaInst Women. Several experts made reference to education programmes, to the creation ot the Ombudsman and to the conSIderation be1ng given to immigrant women. 206. Some members of the Committee remarked on the organizational reforms carried out by the SwedIsh Government to promote equal1ty of the sexes, the entry Into force of the Act concerning Equality between Women and Men at Work and the establishment of an Equal Opportunities Commission whose fIrst task was to conSIder complaints SUbmitted to it by the Ombudsman with a view to summoning employers to appear or to be fined. 207. Nevertheless, the Committee was of the view that the report lacked pertinent information regarding legislation and empirIcal data referring to employment indicators, demographic policy and women's participation in the political, economic ana soc1al Ilfe of the country (art1cles 7, ~ and 14 of the ConventIon). The reference made in the report to preVious answers given to other United Nations organs was not very enl1ghten1ng. Some experts also noted that, in the field of education, Sweden had taken unusual and notable steps to promote the equality of women and to a~J1d occupat1onal segregation. 208. The percentage of women in positions of managerial and jUdicial respons1bllity as wel~ as the statlst1cs presentea on unemp~oyment 1n ~weaen ~ed some experts to the conclus1on that the 1:qual Opportunities Act was not observed in practice and that women were VIctims of discrimination in Sweden. -32-