appreciate specific figures on the number of women appointed to senior positions in those fields. The report also stated that the media were portraying males and females in broader, less stereotyped roles and she wished to know whether a specific agency was responsible for monitoring that trend. She would appreciate more information on the negotiations currently taking place between the Advertising Standards Authority and the Women's Media Action Group. Was there an existing code with respect to how women were portrayed in advertising and what were the demands of the Women's Media Action Group? She also wished to know whether job advertisements in newspapers were monitored and whether any cases of discriminatory advertising had been brought to court. 95. Ms. ESCOBAR said that she too was concerned at the large number of reservations to the Convention made by the United Kingdom. 96. Having had a women Prime Minister for several years now, the United Kingdom was unique among the countries of the world. She wondered whether that situation had had a significant influence on anti-discriminatory practices and on relations between men and women. 97. With respect to the Obscene Publication Acts of 1959, she would appreciate a definition of the terms "depravation" and "corruption". Specifically, which body established the criteria defining those terms? 98. Ms. NOVIKOVA asked whether any sociological studies had been carried out in the United Kingdom to measure changes in public attitudes towards the roles of the sexes. Such data could provide feedback on the effectiveness of particular Government anti-discrimination policies. Article 6 99. Ms. FORDE asked whether British researchers had investigated the relationship between prostitution and the spread of HIV infection. With respect to the issue of rape, she recalled that a decision in one such case had aroused controversy because 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing issues related to gender equality, representation, and discrimination in the United Kingdom. The questions and concerns raised by the speakers seem to be focused on the social and cultural aspects of gender relations, rather than purely economic or environmental issues.

**Category**
Employment, Humanitarian aid and relief, Education