text: countries, though justified, might neglect facts that were relevant to the situation of other countries. -69-90. Another representative suggested that if the survey was to assist in formulating policy recommendations, a concluding chapter should present major findings and recommendations and identify areas for future action. 91. Several representatives stressed the importance of the chapter on international debt, adjustment and. women because international debt, protectionism and the economic situation hindered the advancement of women. One representative emphasized the need to study the impact of structural adjustment on women, while another suggested that such a study might be premature, given the scarcity and unreliability of data. 92. One reprE~sentative stressed that the role of women in the environment shou}.d be acc,,rdecl hi9her priority.. Another mentioned that the issue of technology and industrial development should be consolidated in a single chapter, together with the study.of the effects of education. Several representatives considered that both the role of women in the informal sector and the role of rural women were important. ThEl specific situation of migrant women was mentioned by one representative~ and another emphasized the gro~ing importance of women as providers of resour<::es on which the survival of the family depended. 93. The observer for the European Economic Community (EEC) mentioned the problem of equal treatment of women in social security systems. Communications concerning the status of women 94. The Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women (see para. 244 below) studied a list of communications concerning the situ~,1.tion of women in specific countI'ies (S. w. Communications List No. 23 and Corr.land 2) ana the replies received from a number of Governments. 95. The Working Group analysed the substance of the communications and agreed that many of them dealt with very serious and extensive violations of human rights, including diffet'Emt forms of discrimination against women. 
analysis: The text primarily discusses the status of women in various countries, focusing on their economic situation, education, and role in society. It also touches on issues related to international debt, protectionism, and structural adjustment, which are all economic development-related topics. Additionally, it mentions the importance of considering the impact of these factors on women's lives.