A/HRC/53/12 39.246 Continue to promote increased women’s representation at all levels of public administration (Cyprus); 39.247 Continue to promote increased women’s representation at all levels in public administration and the private sector (Timor-Leste); 39.248 Take further steps to improve women’s participation in work life, including by strengthening measures to address the causes of the gender wage gap, and combat gender discrimination in employment and occupation (Norway); 39.249 Develop a strategy and action plan to promote increased women’s representation at all levels and to eliminate all forms of gender disparities (India); 39.250 Guarantee that peasant women have the benefits of social security to strengthen their economic independence, regardless of their civil status and family situation (Cuba); 39.251 Adopt measures so that society stops tolerating discrimination against women, sexism and gender stereotypes (Cuba); 39.252 Invest in prevention and victim protection and support without discrimination, in line with the Istanbul Convention (Iceland); 39.253 Pursue efforts in terms of gender equality and in combating violence against women, in particular through the implementation of the Istanbul Convention (France); 39.254 Take further measures aimed at eliminating all forms of violence against women, including domestic violence and femicide (Israel); 39.255 Strengthen the protection of victims of domestic violence, in particular victims of foreign origin, and ensure that they are not subjected to excessive procedural obstacles (Luxembourg); 39.256 Amend the definition of rape in the Criminal Code so that it is based on lack of consent, in line with international standards, and remove any provision allowing the judicial authority to reduce sentences or acquit perpetrators of sexual offences (of a less serious nature than rape) due to their marriage or relationship with the victim (Belgium); 39.257 Reform the sexual criminal law to ensure a consent-based definition of rape and sexual offences (Iceland); 39.258 Strengthen the legal framework for the prevention of gender-based violence, including by establishing an unequivocal definition of rape and sexual violence and combating all impunity (Paraguay); 39.259 Continue to work towards greater representation of women in the workplace and ensure that the definition of rape in national legislation is based on lack of consent, in accordance with international standards (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); 39.260 Continue strengthening measures aimed at eliminating female genital mutilation, in particular by implementing public awareness programmes and prosecuting the perpetrators of such acts (Burkina Faso); 39.261 Develop a federal strategy and action plan for preventing, combating and monitoring all forms of violence against and abuse of children, including sexual violence, bullying and violence in the digital environment, with a particular focus on children in disadvantaged situations (Croatia); 39.262 Pursue efforts to combat domestic violence and to strengthen child protection mechanisms in such cases (Syrian Arab Republic); 20 GE.23-03429