... ·l~_ e 209. Several members regretted that the annexes referred to in the report were not available and requested the representative to furnish them. de 210. Clarification was requested on the statement made in the report to the effect that the Convention should not have been confined to discrimination against women, but that instead it should have been given a wider approach in terms of sexual discrimlnation. It was askad whether men were discriminated against in Sweden. he 21~. Addltlonal lnformatlon was also requested on the role of the Office of the Ombudsman and the Equal Opportunities Commission and as to how it was organized. It was of lnterest to the members to know how the Equal Opportunities (State Employment) Ordinance of 1 July 1980 had come into being, how it was implemented and what reSUlts had been achieved Slnce its promulgation. 212. A question was asked at what point pregnant women could leave their work and whether soclal services were available for parents to share the child-raising duties. y et. f 213. Furthermore, the Committee was eager to learn the areas where women's organlzatlons or non-governmental organizations were active in the country and what part they played in the promotion of equal rights. Some experts were under the impression that the status of women had been improved more as a result of government action than of women themselves. n 214. They inquired as to whether women participated in promoting new legislation and what was the percentage of women deputies. 215. The experts were also interested to know whether the Government was taking any measures to reduce women's unemployment and asked for additional differential statistics. They also requested precision on whether the new system implemented in 1982-1983 was expected to lead to better results and on the effect of material incentives given to employers hiring women. j 216. Another question referred to who was responsible for labour market training and who was paylng for it. 217. The experts asked what was the significance of the problem of prostitution, and concern was expressed regarding the rehabilitation of prostitutes, as well as the working modalities of the Government's campaign against pornography under the PUb~lC Order Act. Information was requested on punitlve measures with regard to rape and battering. Information was also requested on sexually discriminating advertising. Lc :y 218. As the representative of Sweden had pointed out that some of the issues raised seemed to be linked to alcoholism and drug abuse, the Committee was of the oplnion that more details should be given about specific measures implemented to remedy such trends and it wondered how unemployment among women was related to the problem referred to. 219. With reference to marriage and the family, some experts asked whether there was "marriage for a fixed period". 220. Although some experts welcomed the initiative of having women in penal institutions moved to regional centres closer to their home, they felt that might -33-