provided as integral parts of the concept of gender equality and gender analysis, and ILO Convention No. 156 needs to be promoted. "23. In operational activities, there should be a greater commitment to the provision of care of children and dependants. "24. The work on indicators should be better coordinated. The World Bank should also be associated with the analysis of data on globalization and change in international work patterns. "25. Under operational activities, there should be a clearer reference to United Nations system assistance to Governments in implementing policies to ensure women equal rights with men to economic resources; this should include access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, credit, inheritance, natural resources and new technologies. "26. As regards women in the rural sector, as reflected in paragraphs 137 and 138 of the system-wide medium-term plan, there should be more emphasis on the concepts contained in the Platform for Action, in particular paragraph 166 (c) thereof. "G. Women in power and decision-making "27. The expression ’parity’ is not used in the Platform for Action and should not be used in the system-wide medium-term plan. "28. Decision-making is a cross-cutting theme throughout the Platform for Action and should be addressed at all levels. "29. The linkage between the productive and reproductive roles of women should be stressed. "30. Activities within the United Nations Secretariat in this area of concern need to be strengthened. "31. The United Nations Statistics Division should collect and publicize statistics (in a yearly publication) on the number of women and men throughout the United Nations system at all levels. "32. Research on men’s representation in fields where they are underrepresented should be stressed. "33. Dialogue with and the participation of local communities and civil society needs to be strengthened in development activities. "H. "34. Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women The United Nations system should take into account that the main task of national machineries for the advancement of women is to support government-wide mainstreaming of a gender perspective in all policy areas, and that Governments should create or strengthen national machineries and other governmental bodies for the advancement of women. -83-