agreement between the Norwegian Employers' Confederation and tho Norwegian Federation of Trade Unions on equality betwoen women and men in working life, she eaid that Similar agreements existed in most municipalities, but no evaluation of the results had been made. Some progress had been made in encouraging girl6 to enter jobs traditionally occupied by tnon. The results of the project to increase the recruitient of young women in technical vocation6 in northern Norway were reported a6 positive. However, otbor measures, such as the granting of wage subsidies for a certain period of time to employer6 who employed women in non-traditional occupation6 had not been taken up, Regarding questions on t&e Nordic project BRYT, she said that the project had ended in 1989. It had focused mainly on education and motivatfont the main .-results were an increased awareness on the part of boys and girls of the 'importanae of the choice6 tbey made. Work evaluation had not been conducted in reaont years, and women's unpaid domeatia work was not inoludod in tbo gross national product; however, uome measures of compensation for unpaid work ~were being diScu66ed. ,156. Responding to follow-up questions under artiolo 11, the representative ---said that no reduction of the working day had been implemented recently. A ~--six-hour working day was under discussion, but did not have many advooates. -_She stated further that, under the Working Environment Act, a person who had to take care of someone who was handicapped or ill could work fewer hours. No --studies had been made of the roesons why boys and girls tended to seek work in traditional sectors of employment. -357. Turning to article 12, the representative stated that it was not 60 much the incidence of violenae against women that had inareasod in regent years a6 an awareness of the problem. She said that 45 Shelter6 and 5 hot-line telephones bad been established all over the country to assist battered women. ~A therapy centre for men had been opened, and programmes to elucidate the complex issue were dieseminated on the radio and television and through written material. Wowevor, it was difficult to assess the exact extent of wife-battering and other form6 of family violence, and of change6 in its incidence, but there were reasons to believe that the full extent of the Under the Penal Code, violence aqainet problem had not yet been revealed. women was considered punishable with fine6 or imprisonment, and its uPcondition& public~prosecution had been introduced in 1988. <: %: 155. In response to a follow-up question concerning the use of the new drug RLJ456 to terminate a pregnancy, tbe representative said that she did not know whether it was in use in Norway. For rea6on6 of mediaal seaurity, all new medicline took a long time to be introduced end to beoome generally Abortion was not forbidden by law, accessible. -159. Regarding article 14, ahe said that it was up to each married couple to deaide how tbey wished to share the income from a joint agricultural enterprise, which should be related to the amount of work performed by each spousle. Women engaged in farming enjoyed the seme economic and social right6 a6 men. she replied that women tended to farm 160. Responding to follow-up questions, the land while their husband6 participated in the fishing industry. She said that pO66ible action to increase the participation of women in the ffSbin$ -3o-