3.2.3 – Gender Stereotyping Article 4 (2) (c) 547. Gender stereotypes are a real obstacle to women's fulfillment. Despite the legal provisions in the Constitution, the Personal and Family Code, the Labour Code, the Criminal Code, the Children’s Code and other instruments in favour of their elimination, women continued to encounter socio-cultural obstacles to the emergence of their talents and their empowerment. 548. Awareness-raising campaigns against this phenomenon are often carried out in the context of strengthening national capacities in the field of gender and women's rights, but also through the activities of civil society organizations working in the domain. People are beginning to become more aware of women’s potentials in development. 3.2.4 – Sexual harassment 549. Women are protected from sexual harassment at their workplaces through Article 40 of the Labour Code, which states: "No employee may be penalized or dismissed for having suffered or refused to be harassed by an employer, his representative or any other person who, abusing the authority conferred on him by his functions, has given orders, uttered threats, imposed constraints or exerted pressure of any kind on this employee with the aim of obtaining sexual favours for his benefit or for the benefit of a third party ". 550. The Children's Code, from Articles 387 to 403, provides more protection for children, including sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, rape and other sexual and moral violence. 551. The Criminal Code has a whole section on violence against women. It broadens the scope of criminalization and increases the penalty for solicitation for prostitution and pimping (Articles 397 and 398) and sexual harassment (Articles 399 and 400). 3.2.5 – Domestic violence: Article 4 (2) (a)) 552. Domestic violence is a reality in Togo and manifests itself in various forms. In the vast majority of cases, domestic workers, especially girls and women, are subjected to long and arduous hours of work. Sometimes they are deprived of pay, food, care in the event of illness, and worse still, they are harassed or sexually abused by members of their foster families. 553. The denunciation of this form of violence is very rare for fear that the victims would lose their job or due to the ignorance of their rights. 155