text: jobs, and stressed the role of trade unions in equalizing the treatment of male and female workers in pay and employment. 187. An observer for another non-governmental organization emphasized the persis~ence of problems confronting women, especially young women, in their access to educ~tion and training, as well as equal opportunities for employment. An observer for a non-governmental organization informed the Commission that far too little was known about the role of elderly women in the economy of developing countries. She pointed 6ut that once women became elderly, they slipped unnoticed from public view, particularly since most of them were ineligible for even the most rudimentary forms of public assistance, and were thus a population group at great risk. The observer for another non-governmental organization stressed the role of women in the family, and the need to include that topic in any discussions on an international year of the family. c. Peace: access to information, education for peace, and efforts to eradicate violence against women within the family and society 188. In introducing the priority theme, the Director of the Branch for the Advancement of Women said that while two separate reports were before the Commission, the two issues were closely linked in that they were both directed towards equipping women to fulfil their peace-making role. The report on information and education for peace (E/CN.6/1988/5) raised more questions than answers, and the Commission, in addition to providing policy guidance, should select those issues in the report that it believed would merit further investigation. The second report (E/CN.6/1988/6) was based on the Expert Group Meeting on Violence ,in the Family with Special Emphasis on its Effects on Women, held in Vienna from 8 to 12 December 1986, and the issue addressed was not whether 
analysis: The text discusses various issues related to women's rights, including employment, education, and access to information, with a focus on their role in peace-making. It also touches on the theme of family and the risks faced by elderly women. This suggests that the category should be related to social issues, human rights, and women's empowerment.