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... Concerned that in situations of poverty women have the least access to food, health, education, training and opportunities for employment and other needs, ...


... 1. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in the field of employment in order to ensure, on a basis of equality of men and women, the same rights, in particular: ...
... (b) The right to the same employment opportunities, including the application of the same criteria for selection in matters of employment; ...
... (b) The right to the same employment opportunities, including the application of the same criteria for selection in matters of employment; ...
... (c) The right to free choice of profession and employment, the right to promotion, job security and all benefits and conditions of service and the right to receive vocational training and retraining, including apprenticeships, advanced vocational training and recurrent training; ...
... (b) To introduce maternity leave with pay or with comparable social benefits without loss of former employment, seniority or social allowances; ...


... (e) To organize self-help groups and co-operatives in order to obtain equal access to economic opportunities through employment or self employment; ...
... (e) To organize self-help groups and co-operatives in order to obtain equal access to economic opportunities through employment or self employment; ...