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CEDAW - 33 The State party should: (a) Provide free school transport and economic assistance for girls, especially in rural areas and on remote islands, and promote their access to higher levels of education, as well as reduce the number of girls who are dropping out of school for such reasons as engagement in domestic work or early marriage and/or pregnancies; (b) Formulate re-entry and inclusive education policies enabling pregnant girls, young mothers and married girls under 18 years of age to remain in or return to school and ensure that such policies are disseminated to all educational establishments, as well as among parents and communities; (c) Encourage women and girls to choose non-traditional fields of education and careers, in particular technological and science subjects, such as environmental and engineering studies, which are particularly relevant in the State party. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
2021-18.(c) Involve members of the Women’s Development Committees and Island Councils in capacity-building on gender and women’s empowerment to support the work of the Women’s Machinery, especially in the outer atolls Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
2021 - 50.(a) In line with its general recommendation No. 34 (2016) on the rights of rural women and target 5.a of the Sustainable Development Goals, promote the effective participation of rural women in planning and decision-making on natural resource management Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
2021-50.(b) In line with its general recommendation No. 34 (2016) on the rights of rural women and target 5.a of the Sustainable Development Goals ensure that long-term land lease projects do not undermine the rights of rural women and their livelihoods, and guarantee that such projects are permitted only after consultations and decision-making processes involving rural women Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
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