E/C.12/ALB/CO/2-3 stereotypical perception of traditional roles of women. The Committee is also concerned about the underrepresentation of women in national and local government bodies (art. 3). The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Undertake comprehensive reform to repeal legal provisions which may perpetuate gender discrimination and empower women through gender-sensitive labour policies aiming at hiring of women to non-traditional professions, enhancing their access to vocational and technical education and ensuring equal conditions of work; (b) Undertake a study to determine and evaluate the factors that make it difficult for women to enter and remain in the formal labour market, including sociocultural factors that affect their educational and professional choices; (c) Take measures to eliminate the social perceptions of traditional gender roles and prejudices, including concerning employment, while raising awareness of both men and women especially about harmonizing work and family duties; and (d) Enforce gender equality legislation, in particular the observance of the State party’s quota of 30 per cent for representation of women in senior-level positions at public administration, academic and research institutions. 17. The Committee reiterates its concern about the relatively high unemployment in the State party which impacts disproportionately the members of disadvantaged and marginalized groups including minorities as well as people living in rural areas. The Committee is also concerned about the small proportion of employed persons with disabilities which points to the lack of impact of the “Law on the Encouragement of Employment”. The Committee further notes with concern the absence of information from the State party about active employment policies and data on unemployment among those groups, including in urban and rural areas (art. 6). The Committee urges the State party to reduce unemployment through effective measures of active employment such as requalification, local employment initiatives, incentives and tax benefits to employers, including also programmes aimed at reducing unemployment of disadvantaged and marginalized groups, in particular in rural areas. The Committee also urges the State party to establish objectives on an annual basis for the employment of persons with disabilities, ensuring that at least 30 per cent of employees with disabilities are women. The Committee reiterates its recommendation to the State party to consider ratification of ILO Convention No. 2 (1919) on Unemployment. 18. The Committee is concerned about the absence of a system for ensuring the enforcement of the principle of “equal pay for work of equal value” (art. 7). The Committee urges the State party to enforce the observance of provisions of the Labour Code in regard to equal pay for work of equal value, including through labour inspections and imposition of sanctions, and to address the sources of the limited effectiveness of remuneration legislation in particular through public campaigns and training within the State party’s associations of employers and employees. 19. The Committee is concerned at the extremely low figures on public and private employees receiving the minimum wage which points out the weak enforcement of the relevant legislation (art. 7). 5