Concluding comments of the Committee Introduction 15. The Committee appreciated the detailed responses provided by the Government of Argentina to all the questions sent in advance, as well as the updating of the information contained in the second and third periodic reports which the delegation provided during their presentation. The Committee was very appreciative that the delegation reiterated the firm stance taken by the Government, as part of democratization, of its willingness to continue to develop a political ideology of equality for women and to ensure the full implementation of the Convention. Factors and difficulties affecting the implementation of the Convention 17. The Committee expressed concern that women have been adversely affected by the economic reforms and by the amendments to the labour and social-security laws which were adopted recently.
Stereotypes persist with regard to the social roles of women and men.
Positive aspects 19. The Committee noted welcomed the consolidation of democracy in Argentina. The Committee commended the Government for granting the Convention a normative status on the par the Constitution. The Committee notes with satisfaction that the Constitution recognizes the competence of the National Congress to adopt affirmative action laws in order to guarantee equality of opportunity and treatment. The Committee applauded the increase in the number of women parliamentarians as a result of the effective application of the Quota Act.