text: the Convention seemed to make equality dependent on the health of the economy. She (Ms. Laiou-Antoniou) also had the impression that the Equal Opportunities Commission did not have the necessary decentralized machinery to promote equality in the remoter areas of the United Kingdom, and she requested additional information on the adequacy of the decentralized system in the United Kingdom. She would also welcome further information on the staff and structure of the Equal Opportunities Commission. 79. In the reports concerning the Isle of Man, the British Virgin Islands, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Falkland Islands, she had read of thousands of women living under very discriminatory conditions. On the Isle of Man, for example, women could be dismissed from work if they became pregnant and in the Turks and Caicos Islands, women received only half their salary when they took maternity leave. In all the Crown Territories, women could not receive a tertiary education unless they went to the United Kingdom. There was no special legislation to safeguard women's rights in those Territories and there was no way for women to claim their rights in a visible and effective way. Medical care was highly insufficient, especially in the Falkland Islands. In general, it seemed that the Convention did not apply in the Crown Territories and she hoped that the representative of the United Kingdom would make some comments in that regard. 80. The United Kingdom Government did not seem particularly concerned that, while 43 per cent of all women participated in the labour force, half of them were engaged in part-time work and women earned only 76 per cent of what men earned; 91 per cent of all people working part-time in the United Kingdom were women. It appeared that that situation would perpetuate discrepancies between the incomes of 
analysis: The text discusses the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in the United Kingdom and its territories. It highlights issues related to employment, education, and healthcare, particularly in the remoter areas and Crown Territories. The text also touches on the economic situation of women in the UK, including their participation in the labor force, part-time work, and income disparities.