text: set fort~ in PGrt I of the Convention but also contains detailed stipulations for its pra~tical realization. Consequently, every State organ, enterprise or individual is obli­ gated to treat and promote women on equal terms with men. Legislation makes concrete provision for the application of the principle of equality in every regard -the family, employment and work, health·'pro~ection, ·and promotion of mother and child. Wherever rights and duties of the GDR's citizens are defined by law, they apply equally to women and men, to young and elderly citizens, and to the Serbs, a national_minority living in the GDR. The Family Code,_ the Labour Code, the Civil Code and the Penal Code, for· instance, spe~ify norms for the equality of women. Women are specifically protected by the GDR's penal law which subjects trafficking_in human beings and the explo~tation and encouragement of prostitution to prosecution and punish- ment (see Penal Code, paragraphs 123 and i32). 2. Part II of the Convention (Articles 7-9) requires the States Parties to eliminate discrimination against women in political and public life. In the GDR the right of women to participate in the country's political affairs is a reality. ~omen can practise their right to co-determination in political affairs because they _have all the opportunities to do so. The degree of women's ~a-determination in political ~ffairs is clearly reflected in the increasing number of female deputies ~~ tiis elected ra~resantativs bodies at all lavels. In the People's Chamber, the supreie legislative organ, 168 of i~s 500 members, i.e. 33.6 per cent, are women. The Democratic I" ' L ~ G ' . d ' . . .c .~omens eague OT ermany, tne unite womens organization 01 the GDR, is represented in the People's Chamber through its own parliamentary group consisting of 35 deputies. The Council 
analysis: The text appears to focus on the social and political rights of women in the GDR, discussing their equal treatment and participation in various aspects of society, including family, employment, health, and political life. It highlights the legal framework and measures taken to ensure equality and eliminate discrimination. This suggests that the text is related to the categories of Employment, Education, Health, and Humanitarian aid and relief.