Contents Foreword i Preface ii Acknowledgements iii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS v INTRODUCTION 1 NHRC Sub-Committee of Experts on CEDAW 4 CHAPTER ONE Equality and Non- Discrimination 8 CHAPTER TWO Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation 18 CHAPTER THREE Political and Public Life 34 CHAPTER FOUR Education and Employment 41 CHAPTER FIVE Health and Reproductive Rights 62 CHAPTER SIX Marriage, Family and Legal Rights 70 CHAPTER SEVEN Social and Cultural Life 85 CHAPTER EIGHT Women in Rural Areas 92 CHAPTER NINE Image Credit: Adam Cohn Procedural Aspects of Implementation of CEDAW 104 Major Recommendations 109