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United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women - State Party Reports |
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
against Women
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Fifth periodic reports of States parties
* The present report is being issued without formal editing. For the initial report submitted by the Government of Denmark, see CEDAW/C/5/Add.22, considered by the Committee at its fifth session. For the second periodic report submitted by the Government of Denmark, see CEDAW/C/13/Add.14, considered by the Committee at its tenth session. For the third periodic report submitted by the Government of Denmark, see CEDAW/C/DEN/3, considered by the Committee at its sixteenth session. For the fourth periodic report submitted by the Government of Denmark, see CEDAW/C/DEN/4.
Denmark*
Contents
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Introduction
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4
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Chapter 1: The Framework for Working Towards Equality
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5
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Foundation
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5
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Constitution and Legislation
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5
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National Policy
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7
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Equality Bodies and Temporary Measures
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8
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Priorities
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13
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Special Issues
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14
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Chapter 2: Public Life
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15
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Political Rights and Participation
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15
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Participation in Public Services
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19
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Representing the Government
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21
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Citizenship
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21
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Chapter 3: Education
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23
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Access to Education
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23
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Primary and Lower Secondary School
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24
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Higher Secondary Education and Vocational Training
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25
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Further and Higher Education
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26
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Adult and Lifelong Learning
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28
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Chapter 4: Labour Market
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30
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The Situation in the Labour Market
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30
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Employment Opportunity Measures
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33
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Women Entrepreneurs
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37
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Pensions
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40
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Equal Treatment
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41
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Harmonization of Family Life and Working Life
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44
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Social Support Services
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45
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Chapter 5: Other Legal and Social Efforts
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47
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Health Problems
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47
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Violence and Rape
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49
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Incest
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54
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Prostitution
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54
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Trafficking in Women
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55
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Circumcision of Women
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56
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Eliminating Gender Discrimination
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57
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Tables
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1. Women’s representation in elected bodies, 1970-1998
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58
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2. Women’s representation in public councils, boards and committees,
1985-1998
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59
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3. Women and men by completed highest level of education, 1997
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59
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4. Women’s and men’s choices of higher education
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60
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5. Labour force and participation rate, 1976-1997
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61
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6. The gender divided labour market, 1997
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61
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7. Women’s and men’s personal incomes, 1993-1997
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62
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8. Average number of women and men on leave, 1994-1997
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62
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9. Women’s and men’s unemployment, 1980-1998
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63
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10. Women managers, 1983-1996
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63
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Comments made by Danish non-governmental organizations
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64
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Women’s Council in Denmark
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64
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Danish Women’s Society
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68
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Masculine Forum of Denmark
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74
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