• 164. Several members were also satisfied that the Government had tried to eradicate "harmful relics and customs" from the past, as well as prostitution, and it was asked what those customs were and how they, including prostitution, were being elimlnated. 165. The experts said that they were lmpressed by the achievements of the as ce 17 st st co Ukranlan os~ ln the fleld of education and asked if education before school age was of a sexlst nature. Commentlng on the system of scholarships given to students, thelr access to specialized schools and institutes of higher education, some experts asked for clarification as they felt that the provisions might be in contraalction to the stated prlnclple of equal access to educatlon. a qu of 166. Noting that public education was free, some experts requested clarification 17 regardlng the "total state support" mentloned ln the report and asked what criterion of selection was applied. The experts also wished to know to what extent women had access to higher learnlng, if they used the system of evening classes and correspondence courses, and what was the number of women working ln the education sector and their level. 167. Various experts wished to know what were the rules governing the validity of marriage (article 16, 1 (b)), as the report, whlle stipulating mutual consent, also referred to "other conditions". Also they inquired about the reasons for the provislon of different minimum ages of marrlage for men and women and lnqulred regarding the choice of family name. The experts asked what were the rights and dutles of parents after dlvorce and how the upbringing of chlldren was organized ln cases of dissolutlon of marriage. 168. Additional informatlon was requested on the situation of children born out of wed~ock or born in common law unlons and whether adoption by a single person - man or women - was possible. 169. The report contained several references to marriage or counselling centres, but lt dld not say, as one expert remarked, whether there were family-p~annlng centres. It was asked whether spouses had access to contraception and free abortlon ana lt they had a tree cnOlce ln the spaclng and number ot thelr chlldren. In order to have an idea of the general implications of laws pertainlng to family and motherhood, the Conoolttee requested population indlcators to facllitate its consideration.of the report. 170. Several experts said that aadltional clariflcatlon about the status of property and the question of inheritance was needed. They asked for information on how spouses could dispose of common property and whether inherited goods became part of the common property. Since divorce could take place by mutual consent and a~so by deC1Slon ot the court, they wondered unaer what Clrcumstances the court intervened. Several experts remarked that mothers were glven many privileges and advantages even when adopting a child, but it was not mentioned what rlghts were extended to couples living together, but not legally married. It also seemed that both persons in a marriage had the right to choose residence but it was not specified what that meant exactly. 171. Considering the achievements of the Ukrainian SSR in the matters covered by article 11, 2 (c) of the Convention, some experts commented that the tendency to stress the need to "create favourable conditions enabling women to combine motherhood and work" mlght prevent the eraalcatlon of stereotyped attitudes. -27- They 17 wo co un th 17 pr ln It fo in dl gr we 17 wa wor pen to 177 of wha of 178 exp the 179 wor worn La 180 ~aw whi