Access and participation of women and girls in education, training and science and technology, including for the promotion of women's equal access to full employment and decent work 2011, para. 22cc
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[The Commission urges Governments, at all levels [...] to take the following actions, as appropriate:] [Supporting the transition from education to full employment and decent work]: Address the different barriers women and girls face in the transition from school to work by: expanding the scope of education and training opportunities that are relevant to employment opportunities and aligned with rapidly changing labour market needs, particularly in emerging, new and non-traditional fields; helping women acquire business, trade, information and communications technology and entrepreneurship skills; raising awareness of such opportunities and of their suitability to both women and men, particularly among parents, teachers, career counsellors and other advisers; and encouraging interaction between educational systems, the private sector and civil society, as appropriate;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Commission on the Status of Women
Document type
CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Economic Rights
Education
Gender
Person(s) affected
Girls
Women
Year
2011
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CSW Agreed Conclusions, Access and participation of women and girls in education, training and science and technology, including for the promotion of women's equal access to full employment and decent work (2011), para. 22cc.