Annex to Norway’s Addendum to the Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review 26 August 2019 171 172 Develop and implement comprehensive measures to prevent and eliminate gender-based violence against women and girls, particularly domestic violence and other forms of sexual violence (Costa Rica); Strengthen the training of judges and lawyers with regard to violence against women (Switzerland); Accepted. See 123. Equal pay for equal work and gender equality in the labour market 173 Take measures to increase the representation of women from minority groups in decision making positions in the public and private sectors, and to eliminate the gender wage inequality (Cuba); 174 Ensure equal pay for equal work for men and women and investigate violent sexual crimes and rape (Egypt); Consider further measures for enhancing opportunities for women with minority backgrounds to enter the labour market (Finland); Implement effective measures to eliminate the gender wage gap (India); Strengthen its efforts to achieve gender equality in education and in the labour market (Iraq); Take steps to eliminate the wage gap between women and men by tackling differences in pay for equal work, and make sure that family life does not negatively impact women’s wages (Algeria); 175 176 177 178 Partially accepted. We have not introduced specific measures to increase the representation of women from minority groups in decision-making positions. Norway has, however, seen a substantial increase in the number of female leaders over the past 15 years, both in the public and private sector. Female leaders are in the majority in the public sector. In collaboration with the business community, the Government has created a best practice list on how to achieve gender balance at the top in business.6 The list has been distributed to the 500 largest Norwegian companies. Several measures have been implemented to recruit immigrants to the public sector. The Government has recently launched a pilot scheme for anonymous job applications within the civil service. At least one applicant with a migrant background is to be invited to a job interview if he/she is qualified for the job. Accepted. Children’s rights and child welfare 179 6 Continue with ongoing activities and programmes to address child poverty, through targeted interventions (Sri Lanka); Accepted. https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dokumenter/how-to-achieve-gender-balance-at-the-top-in-business/id2625076/. 15

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