However, infected it had been noted was growing women recently that, as in other faster than that of men. countrieo, the nurnbor of 296. On article 13, she Gaid that although there were no specific logal or other provisions for a single parent, the social support scheme, described in the second periodic report, had been applied in practice to any parent. 299. Turning to article 14, the importance of the issue of rural women was stressed. The representative drew attention to various programmes for rural women that had been conducted by the Commission, which comprised professional training in management, cooperative organieation and marketing, as well as l'he high percentage of women basic education, literacy and family planning. farm worker6 wa6 partly attributable. to the fast that the spouse of a farmer, by law as an independent regularly working on the farm , would be considered worker and, as such, entitled to all social security rights. The law had been introduced in January 1987 in accordance with a European Community directive concerning independent workers in the agricultural sector. -She said that there were no data available on the number of companies that had been forme_do by husband and wife, nor were studies available on the situation of women It was assumed that they provided equal participating in such companies. -opportunities to both partners. With regard to the unpaid work of women, she said that work that was regarded as domestic work was not included in the national accounts. Women working in family enterprises were sometimes not remunerated even ifs they were considered independent workers for social security pUrpOb06. They accounted for 4.2 per cent of the total number of women workers. 300. In reply to questions raised under article 16, sha said that, in terms of both constitutional principles and civil law, both spouses had the Game duty to contribute to the maintenance of the family, although their contributions could take different forms, such as work in the house or education of the children. In order to facilitate such parental role6 without prejudice to economic independence, a variety of measures, GUCh as flexible working hour6 and special opening hours, could be helpful, In addition, the Commission had undertaken, together with non-governmental organisations, information campaigns on the issue of sharing family tasks. 301. She said that the physical criminal proceedings defined by the intention of the Government domeatic violence against women of assistance to women, including changing fundamental attitudes.. i311-treatment of a spouse would be subject to the Penal Code. However, she said that, it was to tackle the issue of wife-battering and by awareness-raising, providing various forms provision for economic independence, and 302. The Committee commended the representative for the clear and substantive presentation and emphasiGed the value of the practical approach being taken translate the Convention into the promotion of de facto equality, 303. The Committee (CEDAW/C/13/Add.27) considered the second at its 184th meeting, -61- periodic report on 29 January of Austria ‘) (see CEDAW/C/9iI.134). to