A/HRC/43/73 (j) Notes with concern the rise in the negative stereotyping, racist and sexist bullying and harassment of women of African descent, which often results in the normalization of discriminatory attitudes, insults and ridicule, especially in the media and on the Internet, and recalls that such media platforms can be harnessed to play a key role in advancing human rights and equality; (k) Emphasizes the need for data and statistics, disaggregated by relevant factors, on the specific situation of women and girls of African descent, which strengthens the assessment of the enjoyment of their rights and contributes to revealing and determining effective ways to redress racial and gender-based discrimination and barriers and promotes meaningful recognition in the analysis of their experiences and highlights the need to use data collection responsibly and in line with international human rights law, including the right to privacy; (l) Regrets that the human rights situation of women of African descent is often subsumed under data on women in general, which conceals patterns of inequality among women and misrepresents the situation of women of African descent; (m) Recalls that all policymaking requires a comprehensive approach that takes into consideration the particular experience of women and girls of African descent and allows for their participation and guidance in setting agendas and determining their priorities and needs. 2. Recommendations 90. The aforementioned key areas affecting the rights of women and girls of African descent must be addressed. The Working Group therefore urges States: (a) To respect, protect and fulfil all human rights of women and girls of African descent and recognize the fundamental role that women of African descent have played in national development processes and the urgent need to ensure that all their human rights are fully promoted, fulfilled and protected; (b) To adopt a holistic and intersectional approach to public policymaking, taking into account gender, race, ethnicity, social origin, migration status, disability and religion, and any other status; (c) To develop public policies aimed at eliminating inequalities, in line with provisions under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and taking into account relevant recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women; (d) To consider establishing legislative and policy frameworks to mainstream intersectional, gender and racial perspectives into poverty-reduction policies and policies for tackling economic exclusion and financial discrimination, ensure that all measures to improve the living conditions of women of African descent have a strong commitment to the eradication of discrimination and to guaranteeing effective development opportunities; those policies must take into account the broader context of the communities in which women of African descent live and the specific needs and experiences of those women, as well as the disproportionate burden of child-rearing and household responsibilities, the lack of access to markets and credit and the income disparities in the workplace that they face; (e) To ensure specific attention to the situation of rural women in the area of land and food security; (f) To ensure access to education at all levels for women and girls of African descent, with particular attention given to those in the most vulnerable and marginalized situations, allocating adequate resources and adopting temporary special measures when necessary, particularly for access to tertiary education, and take appropriate 17