expectiations for an improvement in the status of women, makes it difficult to achieve the objectives of the United Nations Decade for Women and is becoming an obstacle to the effective implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, 22/ Reaffirming the need to examine in depth the role of women in development, in particular the situation of women in developing countries and the problems hindering their advancement, 1. Recommends that the updating of the World Survey on the Role of Women in Development give particular emphasis to those factors that contribute to the deteriorating status of women in developing countries, namely: (a) The economic crisis, including the problem of external debt servicing, which has resulted in the worsening of working conditions, particularly in low-paid employment and the informal sector of the economy; (b) The long-term effects of the inability of certain sectors of the economy to absorb adequately female labour; (c) The decline in women's income, particularly in agricultural regions; For the discussion, see paras. 120-122 below. l..l.l E/CN.6/1988/7. 22/ Report of the World Conference to Rev·iew and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: __gguality, Development and Peace, Nairobi, 15-26 July 1985 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E$85.IV.10), chap. I, sect. '/\.. -14-(d) The gap that evidently exists between the income levels of men and women; (e) The long-term effects of the decline in the level of education, nutrition and health that is evident in a large number of developing countries as a result of adjustment policies; 2. Further recommends that when preparing the updated survey, the Secretary-General make a special effort to adopt approaches that strike a balance between traditional viewpoints on adjustment policies and more innovative approaches that take into account the social cost to women of adjustments arising from, among other things, debt servicing; 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the role of women in development, particularly in developing countries, and highlights the factors that contribute to the deteriorating status of women. It emphasizes the impact of economic crises, debt servicing, and adjustment policies on women's working conditions, income, and education. These issues are closely related to employment, economic development, and education.

**Category**
Employment, Economic development