by .ing ...... - 240. Women in Sweden had been in relati.vely low paid occupations, although in the manufacturing sector women's salaries were now 90 per cent of those of men• 241. Child care provided by municipalities covered only 37 per cent of children in the 0-6 years age group, although the demand was for 51 per cent coverage. up ke :is .1t 1 :s Ld rat; 242. As regards public opinion and the media, there were various differences in the ut11ization of television, radio, books, newspapers and so forth by men and women, indicating that because of the existing div1sion of labour, women had less time for recreational activities. 243. W1th respect to women's participation in the armed forces, any occupation in that field would be open to women. 244. The representative of Sweden concluded by saying that any questions left unanswered would be taken up at a later date 1n future reports. 245. Some experts recommended drawing the attention of States parties to the des1rability of uS1ng the pos1tive experiences referred to 1n the above-ment~oned report in order to make further progresa in eliminating discrimination against women, not only de jure, but also de facto. of and t 246. The Committee considered the in1tial report of Cuba (CEDAW/C/5/Add.4) at its 20th and 23rd meeting, held on 9 and 11 August 1983 (CEDAW/C/SR.20 and 23). 247. In submitting her report to the Committee, the representative of Cuba referred to the econom1C, po11tical ana soc1al s1tuation, in order to g1ve the experts a better understanding of her country's report. 248. She added that, in the few years of the revolutionary process, all types of discrimination before the law had been eliminated and equality of access to education and free health serV1ces had been ach1eved. There had been a massive inflow of women into the work-place, and women had come to benefit from many other facilities which had been virtually non-ex1stent or had been enjoyed by a t1ny minority of the population of the country. The process of transformation had had to be carried out in the face of an economic and political blockade and constant threats and aggressions perpetrated against the economy, which had affected and greatly impeded the battle against underdevelopment and the ultimate obJective of achieving full participation of women in the development process being carried c'-t. 249. Despite those ach1evements, she indicated that some old and deep-seated prejudices, which were difficult to eradicate, still persisted. Those prejudices were founded on attitudes shaped over the centur1es, when the male sex had been J.ooked upon as superior to the female sex - what was commonly known as "machismo". nd 250. She added that, although there was no discr1minat10n against women, they were still poorly represented 1n policy-making and decision-making jobs. But women had made impressive gains in employment, in March 1983, women accounted for 3~.7 per cent of employment in the civil service. 251. In the f1eld of educat10n, equal access was also guaranteed to women, and there had been constant eftorts to reduce the numbers of girls kept out of school, -36-