The latter recognized the role of the Women's Bureau as the implementing office for the National Women's Council.

Ms. Fye Hydara (Gambia) said that the Women's Bureau was the secretariat of the National Women's Council, established in 1980 prior to the existence of the Department of State for Women's Affairs.

The Committee for Women's Affairs

The Division for Family and Women's Affairs of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour sought to improve women's awareness of their rights and to improve their situation.

The Ministry of Women s Affairs had emphasized the importance of education and the acquisition of skills for women and girls.

The National Council of German Women apos s Organizations is the federation of women apos s associations in Germany.

Women's Affairs Centre, Gaza

Women in the Government

Women in Health Care

FISHERY In the field of fishery, the percentage of women is even smaller than that of women employed in agriculture.

Special Consultative Status Granted 2000

International Council of Jewish Women Ms. Andrée Farhi

A village women's committee was a council composed of the women in a village, which took decisions on women's issues.

International Association of Democratic Lawyers

International Young Catholic Students

Activities of the Ministry of Women's Affairs

The Women's Commission 116 48

International Council of Jewish Women International Organization for the

Coordinator of women apos s affairs programme, National Commission on Human Rights

323. Married women have the same civil capacity as single women.

On her part, the then Director General of Women Affairs, now Minister of Women Affairs and Child Welfare, Honourable Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah had the following to say

According to the report, the National Women's Bureau was the executive arm of the National Women's Council and the Department of State for Women's Affairs was the focal point for the implementation of the National Policy for the Advancement of Gambian Women.

In the 2000 06 budget, the Australian Government announced measures to benefit women in home based business, mature age workers, women in the agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries, and women in small business.

Concerning the women's labour force in fishery, it is noted that its percentage is still smaller than that of women employed in agriculture.

Improvement of Women's Status NCWT strives to make women's participation more accepted in society, by fighting against all typed of discrimination.

In the period under review, the Bureau held panel discussions on the themes of Women and Leadership' and Positive Images of Women in the Media'.

Women in Local Authorities

At the beginning of 2005, women constituted 37 of the directors.

Women and the criminal justice system.

National Council of Women of Malta

Asian Women Human Rights Council Habitat International Coalition

CODEMU Departmental Council of Women of Nariño

CONFIDENTIAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN INFORMATION FORM

All types of sports are acceptable for women, but a decline is being noted in the involvement of women and girls in sports and physical training.

26. In the new Government, which has been in office since February 1996, a woman has been appointed Minister of Women s Affairs, responsible for preparing action to combat discrimination against women and violation of their specific rights.

Issues of older women and mental health concerns for women have been added to the tableaux of major concerns for the advancement of women.

The Afghan Women's Business Council, supported by UNIFEM, has continued to assist women to market their products.

44. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Division for the Advancement of Women, the Commission on the Status of Women and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women have developed close cooperation.

Both for women working in agriculture and for those house makers, there is a need to follow or abide with, these rules.

Source Economic Activities of Women in Guinea, August 2000 (MASPFE).

Source Economic Activities of Women in Guinea, August 2000 (MASPFE).

The Regulation establishes the list of works that pregnant women are not allowed to perform and of the works that women who are breastfeeding are not allowed to perform.

In addition, 8.8 per cent of executive managerial positions were occupied by women 8.4 per cent of women were board directors.

At January 2005, women constituted 37 of the directors.

Women in local government councils