A/HRC/49/15 88.118 Pass legislation explicitly defining and prohibiting sexual harassment in the public and private sectors, with protections against retaliation for those who report (United States of America); 88.119 Take temporary special measures aimed at achieving substantive equality between women and men in all areas where women are underrepresented or disadvantaged, including the political and public spheres, education, employment and health (Togo); 88.120 Take further steps to promote women’s empowerment in political and public life (Bulgaria); 88.121 Repeal discriminatory provisions against women in national legislation, including in the Equal Opportunity Act and the Sexual Offences Act, with a view to fully incorporating the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women into national legislation (Australia); 88.122 Continue strengthening gender equality programmes with concrete measures to consolidate women’s empowerment (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela); 88.123 Prioritize the incorporation into its legislation of a comprehensive definition of discrimination against women and girls in line with article 1 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, that covers both direct and indirect discrimination and that recognizes intersectional forms of discrimination, in accordance with the comments received from the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (Uruguay); 88.124 Further strengthen gender mainstreaming into national development strategies, and ensure the participation of women and relevant stakeholders in programme planning and implementation (Philippines); 88.125 Intensify the measures adopted to promote the empowerment of women, by strengthening the national mechanism for women and the Directorate of Gender Affairs and developing intersectoral monitoring and coordination mechanisms for the implementation of the policies adopted (Peru); 88.126 Intensify efforts to enhance awareness among women of their rights under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Maldives); 88.127 Continue its effort to promote gender equality by pursuing the development of a national gender policy (Malaysia); 88.128 Work to incorporate the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women into its national legislation (Iraq); 88.129 Continue with further measures for promoting gender equality and combating gender-based discrimination (India); 88.130 Continue efforts to combat discrimination against women and girls, in particular by defining policies, with an intersectional approach, to promote the visibility of this category in the country’s public and political decision-making spaces, as well as in the scientific areas (Haiti); 88.131 Take the necessary steps to combat discrimination and violence against women and children, and on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity (Fiji); 88.132 Take all the necessary measures to strengthen the fight against genderbased violence, and in particular sexual violence (France); 88.133 Take further measures to prevent violence against women and girls, including domestic violence, also through awareness-raising campaigns and increased support to victims (Italy); 17