A number of factors may be responsible for the relatively low female labour force participation rate.

Women's interest and number in trade unions has increased, and so has their participation in training events.

Table 2 Number of participants and Parties funded from the Trust Fund for Participation in the UNFCCC Process

She noted some progress in that participation but wanted to know the number of women deputies in Parliament.

During the past decade, we have seen a number of advances in women's access to and participation in media.

Thus, the number and significance of employers and self employed persons is increasing at the account of participation of employees.

Although a number of women had held Government portfolios, their participation in representative bodies lagged far behind that of men.

A number of Member States joined the reporting mechanisms for the first time, while others showed greater regularity in participation.

Ms. O'Higgins (Ireland) said that, as in other European countries, women's participation in the labour market was measured by the number of individuals employed rather than the number of hours worked.

The 10 year review and appraisal identified a number of critical opportunities and promising strategies to enhance women's participation in development.

In a number of countries, there has also been a significant increase in participation at local government levels over the past decade.

Furthermore, a number od parties have incorporated into their statutes the obligatory percent of participation of women in membership and bodies of the party.

She wished that the number was higher, but pointed out that participation in public life was not limited to being a member of Parliament.

There are a number of clear entry points for women's advancement and gender equality, such as citizen participation, accountability of government and protecting human rights.

Conscious of the importance of increasing the number of States parties to the Convention and the Agreement in order to achieve the goal of universal participation,

The Committee had expressed concerns about a number of issues, including women's limited participation in the country's political life, their inability to transmit their nationality to their children, gender based discrimination in the workplace and the number of illegal abortions.

The Chair also noted concerns raised by participants about the number of contact groups and informal consultations during sessions and the problems these posed for effective participation.

The Chair also noted concerns raised by participants about the high number of contact groups and informal consultations during sessions and the problems these posed for effective participation.

In response to this analysis, the Committee for the Participation of Women from Ethnic Minorities in the Labour Market (AVEM) made a number of recommendations in March 2002.

Increasing female participation in the workforce would not only strengthen the country's potential for growth but also reduce the number of poor as households gained a second income.

With regard to women's participation in political and public life, she recognized that the number of women candidates was very low for all political parties, for various reasons.

ICC is actively working on these initiatives with its own resources but also with the help of consultants and the active participation of a number of United Nations organizations.

The level of participation of women in the project activities is raised each year, especially in light of the fact that an increasing number of women are direct credit beneficiaries.

For example, in Angola in 1976, a small number of mercenaries from the United States and the United Kingdom were sentenced to death for their participation in the civil war.

Current data shows that the number of female minors and male minors defined as active athletes (meaning participation in 18 games in group sports and participation in 3 4 recognized competitions in personal sports) is almost equal (9,641 female minors to 9,710 male minors) in all areas of sports.

In addition, the Ceasefire Agreement calls for the active participation of the United Nations in a number of bodies that will be created to assist in the implementation of the Agreement.

It is interesting that one third of the workers on lay off are women, mostly in the production sector, which is the number that corresponds to their participation in the labour force.

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It's inviting participation, and cities have, historically, invited all sorts of participation.

Encouraging, in this regard, efforts aimed at strengthening the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group and its regional groups, particularly through the participation in their activities of representatives of a larger number of countries,

2. Encourages efforts aiming at the strengthening of the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group and its regional groups, particularly through the participation in its activities of representatives from a larger number of countries

Option 4 A legally binding instrument such as a Stand alone Convention, open to participation by all or a large number of states that impose binding commitments accountability and may involve pre agreed sanctions

Stakeholder participation.

NGO participation

Participation requirements

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Community participation.

Since a number of Irish political parties had taken positive measures to increase women's participation, she wondered whether it would be possible to use those good practices as the basis for a set of guidelines.

Bearing in mind the existence of a broad structure of disarmament and arms regulation agreements resulting from non discriminatory multilateral negotiations with the participation of a large number of countries, regardless of their size and power,

Encouraging, in this regard, efforts aiming at the strengthening of the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group and its regional groups, particularly through the participation in its activities of representatives of a larger number of countries,