| | [22 Jul 1997] WOM/995 : COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF ARGENTINA'S REPORTS |
 | | In the area of legal equality, a notebook on women in the Constitutional Reform of 1994 was being prepared. |
| | The Argentine Constitution indicates that the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women stood at par with the Constitution and was to be regarded as complementing its rights and safeguards, the report says. |
| | Further, the Constitution established a real equality of opportunity for men and women in their access to elective and party positions by means of affirmative action in the regulation of political parties and in the electoral system, she said. |
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