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CEDAW Article 13 - Article 13 States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in other areas of economic and social life in order to ensure, on a basis of equality of men and women, the same rights, in particular: (a) The right to family benefits; (b) The right to bank loans, mortgages and other forms of financial credit; (c) The right to participate in recreational activities, sports and all aspects of cultural life.
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CEDAW - 39 The State party should develop positive measures to ensure that women equally benefit from all social schemes in place in the State party, and, in particular, increase the participation of women, including self employed women, in the retirement pension scheme. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
CEDAW - 45 The State party should: (a) As a matter of urgency, decriminalize and abolish the imposition of flogging as a sentence for consensual sexual relations outside marriage, as recommended by the Committee in its previous concluding observations (CEDAW/C/MDV/CO/3, para. 34); (b) Ensure that, in exceptional cases of marriage of persons under 18 years of age, the age limit is set at 16 years and court authorization is required in all such cases, in accordance with joint general recommendation No. 31 of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women/general comment No. 18 of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on harmful practices; (c) Take steps to facilitate the procedure to register marriages in rural and remote areas and enforce the mandatory registration of all marriages, including through sanctions; (d) Take measures to discourage polygamy with a view to prohibiting it, in accordance with joint general recommendation No. 31 of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women/general comment No. 18 of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on harmful practices; (e) Expedite the adoption of the proposed amendments to the Family Act and include guarantees to equal distribution of marital property upon divorce, in line with article 16 (1) of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation No. 29 on the economic consequences of marriage, family relations and their dissolution. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
2021-10 (d) 10 (d) Ensure that women and girls benefit equally from stimulus packages, including financial support for unpaid care work, aimed at mitigating the socioeconomic impact of the pandemic. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
2021-42 42. The Committee recommends that the State party develop and implement policies and programmes for the economic empowerment of women and to this end: (a) Establish the legal and operational framework to increase women’s participation in entrepreneurship and assist women in finding a suitable market for their products domestically, in protecting their intellectual property and in navigating the export procedure for their products Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
2021-42.(b) 42.(b) Provide adequate support for women’s entrepreneurship by facilitating their access to income-generating opportunities and financial credit, including low-interest loans without collateral, land, equipment and machinery Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
2021-42.(c) 42.(c) Ensure the dissemination of information on the available loan schemes and income support, especially on allocated quotas, and proper guidance on and assistance with applying for loans and income support, especially for women in the outer islands Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
2021-42.(d) 42.(d) Ensure access for women who are self-employed or employed in the informal sector to childcare allowances and affordable and quality care services for children and sick and elderly family members, in order to reduce the unpaid care work performed by women and develop social protection schemes for these women, such as a pension Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
2021-44 44. The Committee recommends that the State party carry out a gender impact analysis of the tax reforms and develop and implement policies and programmes based on the findings of the study that promote and safeguard the human rights of women and take into account the impact of these tax reforms on women, especially single-women-headed households and women living in poverty Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
2021-52 52. The Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Adopt all necessary measures, including temporary special measures, to combat the intersectional discrimination that disadvantaged groups of women encounter, such as migrant women, women with disabilities, lesbian, bisexual and transgender women and intersex persons, and women professing religions other than Islam, in relation to all aspects covered by the Convention Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
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