In this task, you are given a sentence in Spanish and your task is to translate it into English. In translation, keep the numbers and capitalization (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and name).

Si tienen la ocasión de demostrar sus méritos reales, si suprimen al máximo las barreras relacionadas con lo específico de su condición, y no en el marco de un conflicto en que ellas darían la impresión de combatir contra los privilegios de los hombres, las mujeres darán prueba de su interés en conseguir la eclosión de sus carreras profesionales, y llegarán a modificar los desequilibrios que aún los desfavorecen.
By having the opportunity to show their true merit, by eliminating as far as possible the barriers associated to the specifics of their condition as women, and not in the context of a conflict in which women seem to be attacking male privilege, women will demonstrate the benefits to be gained by facilitating a situation where their professional careers may flourish. In this way they will succeed in altering balances which are still not in their favour.

El lunes acordamos que se aplazase la declaración del Consejo sobre el 50 aniversario de la Convención de Ginebra.
We decided on Monday that the Council' s statement on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Geneva Convention was to be postponed.

La esperanza de lograr mejoras amenaza con desaparecer si la Comisión continúa resistiéndose a mirarse en el espejo ¿Por qué no se ha hecho público el crítico informe sobre la coherencia en la política de desarrollo?

Hope of improvement threatens to be nipped in the bud if the Commission keeps refusing to look into the mirror. Why was the critical report on the coherence of development policy not disseminated externally?