19 addltlon, !t exam1ned complaints and claims by individual women and took the necessary steps to satisfy their legitimate demands. Itn. Ivomen were informed ot theu r rqh t s by various organs of the nat.aona.l and local press. Conferences were organized and brochures were circulated and women with special problems could have free legal aid. 188. With regard to article 6 of the Convention, the representative stated that prostltution did not exist because the social cause of that problem had been eliminated. As a preventive measure, the Penal Code provided penalties for prostitution and pimping. 189. Property acquired during marriage was considered joint property, as was remuneration. However, goods brought into the marriage either by inheritance or by gift were kept by the owner. Royalties on copyright were considered as salary earned. 190. With regard to article 15 of the Convention, the representative said that under the Const1tution, the C1Vll Code and the Marriage and Family Code, Sovlet citlzens were tree to choose their place of residence, and the parents chose for chldren under the age of 15. Marrled couples chose their home by mutual agreement. Men and women of the Ukrainian SSR were free to leave the country and perm1ssion waS granted in accordance wlth the legislation in force. 191. A single person could adopt a child. re ne ge h1 sa re Ac ou st st ar we of pe an 19 we de Pr Se ma in re st The laws pertaining to citlzenship were the same for both sexes and alssolutlon of marriage did not affect that right. Abortion was free ana the decision to abort depended exclusively on the spouses. It was performed in cl~nics, where women were also given birth control counselling and 1nformation. be me 192. Replying to a question concerning divorce, she said that under article 40 of pr un the Code on Marrlage and the Family, divorce could not be declared in the absence of the consent of the spouses, unless the continuation of life together and the malntenance of the family unit were impossible. In order to be sure, the court, before declaring a divorce, set a period of reconciliation which might last up to six months. 193. The rights of women in the matter of nationality were set forth in the Law of 1 December 1978 on USSR nationality. Under Soviet and Ukrainian legislation, women enjoyed the same rights as men with regard to nationality. An alien spouse wishing to acquire Soviet nationality must submit an application to that effect, pursuant to article 15 of the Law on Nationality. In the consideration of such an applicatlon, no account was taken of the race, belief, national origin or sex of the person concerned. When parents of whom one had Soviet nationality and who were both domlc1led outside the terrltory of the Soviet Union could not agree on the nationality of a child, the question was settled in accordance with the agreements in force between the Soviet Union and the country concerned. 194. Fifty-two per cent of all workers were women. There haa been a substantial lncrease in women's particlpation 1n the specialized technical fields where 58 per cent of women held managerial positions, 34 per cent of all engineers were women as were 35 per cent of agronom1sts, 71 per cent of economists were women, 62 per cent of doctors and 73 per cent of teachers, librarians and workers in related f1elas were women, 35.7 per cent of directors of eight-year schools were wom~n an~ 34.4 per cer.t in secondary schools. -30- 19 19 he co un the wel ser pre not ass ins 199 des rep wom Swe 200 1St