CEDAW/C/SR.32
English
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~ir. NORDENFELT said that the underlying concept expressed in the report,
namely, that it was necessary to create the economic, political, social and
cultura~ conditions for women's enjoyment of equal rights in public life, work and
the family reflected an understanding of the fact that it was practically
impossible to achieve equality in working life without equality in private life.
He requested clarification of the concept of protection of women and asked what
steps the Government took to ensure not only that women enjoyed equality in the
workplace but also that men enjoyed equality in the home. Referring to the
legislation implementing the Labour Code, which provided that women and minors
should not be assigned to work liable to be injurious to them, he pointed out that
potentially injurious work should not be assigned to men either. He would
appreciate examples of the types of work harmful to health and physical integrity
listed in the annex to Decree No. 6/1982.
9.
Although the figures
county councils and trade
statistics concerning the
levels at which they were
on the representation of women in Parliament, local and
unions were impressive, he would welcome similar
number of women working in various professions and the
employed; for example, how many held managerial posts?
10. Ms. CARON said it was refreshing to hear that the Hungarian Government was
striving to fill the gaps in legislation for the protection of women. Referring to
the figures on the representation of women in various governmental and trade union
bodies, she asked how many women held leadership posts such as those of minister
and superior court judge and how many headed educational institutions. She would
welcome clarification of women's "traditionally" important role in trade unions.
11. It would be useful to have information on whether women had free access to
abortion ana to know what were the penalties for prostitution. Since the report
noted that women could use their husband's name or their own, she asked whether
children used their father's name, mother's name, or a combination of both.
12. Ms. REGENT-LECHOWICZ said that the report revealed that progress had been made
in eliminating discrimination against women and that Hungarian legislation was in
conformity with the Convention. The representative of Hungary had stressed that
the economy could not function without women workers but that there was a trend
towards the "feminization" of some professions, especially teaching. That
phenomenon was not confined to Hungary alone and she wondered what was being done
to reverse that trend and to diversify the professional orientation of young women.
13. According to the report, the age of retirement was 55, but she wondered
whether a woman could continue to work after reaching that age if she so desired?
Had a part-time work system been introduced? What were the present and past roles
of Hungarian women in the struggle for peace and disarmament, and what part did
Hungarian women's organizations play in international activities?
14. Ms. PEYTCHEVA said that the report described the basic measures and
institutions which guaranteed the civil, political, social, economic and cultural
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