236 Section 22 (2) (c) (i) protects women against discriminatory practices in the acquisition of land. It prohibits the treating of an application from a woman less favorably than an equivalent application from a man, a group of men or a mixed group of men and women. The Act also encourages committees to adopt or apply no adverse discriminatory practices or attitudes towards any person who has applied for a customary estate. 237 Women generally still lag behind men in the enjoyment of the right to education. According to MDHS 2015/2016, 12% of women and 5% of men aged 15-49 have no education. Nearly 6 in 10 women and men have attended primary school, while 23% of women and 32% of men have attended secondary education. Only 3% of women and 5% of men have more than secondary education. About three-quarters of women and 83% of men are literate. 238 For primary schools, enrolment of boys and girls has increased by 12% and 14%, respectively. The average gender parity index (GPI) between 2013 and 2017 is 1.01, which is also the average for standard 1 to standard 8. The results for secondary schools show marginal improvement between 2013 and 2017 where the GPI stands at 0.85 and 0.9 respectively. Despite the improvement, the index still stands less than 1. As such, more needs to be done to equal girls to boy’s access to secondary education. With respect to higher education, even though female enrolment in many public institutions is low, University of Malawi and Mzuzu University are moving towards a 50:50 enrolment target. However, MUST and Nalikule, which are science focused institutions, have a gender gap of more than 50%. 239 In 2017, the Gender Parity Index (GPI) for primary enrolment was 1.01, and 1.0 in the year 2018. Gender Parity Index (GPI) for secondary enrollment in 2017 was 0.90, and 0.92 in the year 2018. Article 14 - Health and Reproductive Rights 240 In terms of the rights of women to sexual and reproductive health, the Maputo Protocol has largely been domesticated through various legislation such as the Gender Equality Act, Marriage Divorce and Family Relations Act and HIV/AIDS (Prevention and Management) Act. The status of child mortality and maternal mortality has significantly improved during the reporting period. According to the 2015-2016 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey 91