21. 根深蒂固的歧视性社会规范和结构性障碍继续排挤世界各地妇女和女童，并可能因疫情而加剧。18 会员国采取了法律和政策措施，实现妇女的社会、经济和文化权利，解决若干领域的性别歧视问题，包括公共行政(安道尔、荷兰、挪威)；警察和武装部队以及维持和平特派团(波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那)；婚姻和离婚(葡萄牙)；土地、财产和继承(阿富汗、摩洛哥、莫桑比克)；工作和就业(安道尔、阿塞拜疆、摩洛哥、挪威、罗马尼亚)；同酬(安道尔、巴林、多民族玻利维亚国、荷兰、葡萄牙)；产假、陪产假和育儿假(孟加拉国、古巴、埃塞俄比亚、日本、荷兰、南非、瑞典)；性取向和性别认同(阿根廷)；基于性别的性别选择(阿塞拜疆)；残疾(奥地利、阿塞拜疆)；性健康和生殖健康(加纳、墨西哥)；全面的性教育(法国)；移民(荷兰)。
21. Entrenched discriminatory social norms and structural barriers continue to marginalize women and girls worldwide and are likely to be exacerbated by the pandemic.18 Member States have taken legal and policy measures to realize women’s social, economic and cultural rights and address gender-based discrimination in a number of areas, including public administration (Andorra, Netherlands and Norway); police and armed forces and peacekeeping missions (Bosnia and Herzegovina); marriage and divorce (Portugal); land, property and inheritance (Afghanistan, Morocco and Mozambique); work and employment (Andorra, Azerbaijan, Morocco, Norway and Romania); equal pay (Andorra, Bahrain, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Netherlands and Portugal); maternity, paternity and parental leave (Bangladesh, Cuba, Ethiopia, Japan, Netherlands, South Africa and Sweden); sexual orientation and gender identity (Argentina); gender-biased sex selection (Azerbaijan); disability (Austria and Azerbaijan); sexual and reproductive health (Ghana and Mexico); comprehensive sexuality education (France); and migration (Netherlands).