thusthe cedaw committee has expressed particular concern at the notably high dropout rates of roma girls and women in some state parties here too it is not enough simply to espouse a policy of equal access a more transformative approach is needed that in the words of the cedaw committee requires states to address barriers to the education of women and girls including negative cultural attitudes and excessive domestic duties and to implement reentry policies the first relates to the extent to which women are represented in the workforce particularly in higher grades and in traditionally maledominated areas in this context the participative and redistributive dimensions operate closely together