I • • • something even in adverse circumstances. care, literacy and education generally: those lines. CEDAW/C/SR.l66 English Page 7 (Ms. Schopp-Schilling) Such groups could he used to boost health she urged the Government to work along 31. Ms. PILATAXI DE ARENAS said that the Peruvian Government must he made aware of the discrimination that was practised against women. At such times, the Convention should he seen as a source of strength. She urged the Peruvian representative to look on Ms. Gonzalez Martinez' call for a follow-up report -which she endorsed - as an expression of the Committee's solidarity with the women of his country. 32. Ms. LAIOU-ANTONIOU commented that adversity always tended to cement societies together: that might be the reason for the strength of women's organizations in Peru. Still, history showed that when social unrest and upheaval ended, whatever the original issues involved, women tended to be forgotten again. The Government should be encouraged to help women immediately, because their liberation would prove to be an additional source of economic development for the country as a whole. She had little patience with the notion that development should come first and women's concerns could be attended to later. 33. Ms. TALLAWY pointed out that a supplementary report such as called for by Ms. Gonzalez Martinez would help the Committee secretariat to prepare for the consideration of the second periodic report of Peru, while in Peru the Office for Wo~en's Affairs could use the Committee's questions to help guide its activities over the coming four years. She endorsed the suggestion. 34. She was disappointed that budgetary constraints had prevented the head of the Office for Women's Affairs from attending the Committee's discussion: allowing one or two women to travel to a meeting once every four years hardly seemed an 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the empowerment of women in Peru, mentioning the importance of education, health, and economic development. It highlights the need for the government to take immediate action to support women's liberation, which would have a positive impact on the country's economy. The text also touches on the role of international organizations, such as the Committee, in promoting women's rights.

**Category**
Education, Health, Employment