The Committee also commended the early ratification Convention without reservation as a bold step. It Convention had been incorporated into the legislation casea relating to it before the courts. by Burkina Faso of the was asked whether the and whether there were 102. Wemhors expressed their satisfaction that the nsw programmes to implement the Convention focused on women's role in the economy rather than on women's stereotyped role in the family. Furthermore, Burkina Faso had tried to prevent women from relapsing into a marginal role after the revolution. It was asked whether the approach taken to change the mentality of women could suaceed without changing the attitudes of men. It was considered that the ~. creation of a panoply of organisations and 6tructuros, as well as various acts of legislation, suah as the new Code for Individuals and the Family, would help women to improve their status. More information was requested on the status of legislation, in partiaular, whether the Code for Individuals and the Family of 4 August 1990 bad entered into force. ~--103. Information was requested on activities in the area of bilateral ~~aooperation for the advancement of women. It was asked whether there was a mechanisnmto monitor whether some of the resources from UNBP were administered Further information was by women, and whether women benefited from them. ---sought on the Union of Women of Burkina Faso, its staff, budget and aativities.; More details were requested on the national unions mentioned in the report, as well as on the Provincial Revolutionary authorities, in particular their role and their relationship ~~~_ ~~~~~ ~~ to+eeCovernment. 104. Acknowledging the difficulties in preparing a report without a sufficient statistiael network. members suggested that that fact justified the need for a recommendation that States parties should be invited to seek assistance in the preparetion of their reports. 105. With regard to article 2, clarification was requested concerning the political and executive structure for the implementation of the Conventions the responsibilities for appointments! and the relations of non-governmental organisations to that structure. It was also asked whether Burkina Faso had constitution and, if so, whether it contained an article on equality. Information was requested OD whether there were provisions prohibiting ew3+tan. 106. On article SnEormation was woman therein. Union of Women participated in decline in the since 1987. 3, a question on the National Popular Service was raised. requested on the nature of that Service and on the role oe Information was also requested on the number of women in the of Burkina Faso as well as on the ways in which they that organisation. It was asked what the reason was for the number of female ministers, high commissioners and ambassadors 107. As regards article 4, it was asked whether in the legislation to promote priority actions womon to accelerate a0 facto equality. 106. Concerning article attitudes and cultural inferiority stereotypes 5, further practices, of women, there were any possibilities and temporary measures for information was requested on the extent such as polygemy and excision, based on and it wes asked if there had been any -22- of a