supervisors – is likely to undermine the equality of treatment to which they are entitled in terms of access to work, activities and health. With this in mind, the CGLPL recommends authorising men and women to cross paths during their movements within prisons – under careful surveillance – so as to foster equal access for prisoners to communal areas. It therefore recommends that surveillance of women by male staff members be possible. Allowing mixed access for men and women within psychiatric institutions – except inside bedrooms – is a good practice as it allows for equal access to activities. The principle of strict separation within prisons does not allow for women to be treated in exactly the same way as men in terms of their access to activities, and yet the provisions of Article 28 of the Prison Act of 24 November 2009 "subject to maintaining order and safety within institutions, and on an exceptional basis, activities may be organised for both sexes to participate in" are likely to enable women to access more activities. The CGLPL thus recommends phasing this in in prisons, in conjunction with the provision of clear, systematic information on the mixed nature of the activities on offer and with efforts to obtain participants' consent. It suggests deleting the words "on an exceptional basis" from Article 28 and rephrasing it as follows: "subject to maintaining order and safety within institutions, activities may be organised for both sexes to participate in". In reply, the Minister indicated that the assignment of male warders in female wings would probably make the organisation of services more complicated, and that, in practice, no male staff member is allowed to enter a female prisoner's cell unaccompanied – a measure which was taken to avoid any complaints being lodged for harassment. He nevertheless stated that the French National School for Prison Administration (ENAP) would be asked to set up a specific training module for warders on the treatment of female prisoners. The Chief Inspector draws attention to this project since she had suggested that initial training and continuing professional development for prison staff take into account the specific treatment required of women and that professional practices be assessed to detect any difficulties that might be encountered in this context. As part of its deliberations on allowing men and women to mix in prisons, the CGLPL took a particular interest in a trial of a workshop on a single malefemale concession, the objective of which was to allow equal treatment between men and women. It found that the male-female workshop achieved its aims: providing permanent, sufficient work and a return to normalcy. The investment of the management and supervisors in the workshop's implementation was highlighted. Finally, the Chief Inspector recommended that the trial be continued and expanded, that the projects in the pipeline be put into practice and that substantive gender diversity be phased in within this single workshop for men and women. The principle of equality must be respected; but this should not prevent the possibility of specific situations being handled differently. With this aim in mind, the adoption of specific measures must make it possible for certain fundamental rights of women deprived of liberty to be respected in practice – not least access to medical care and necessary bodily hygiene care. In this regard, the CGLPL underscores the fact that female prisoners must be able to access gynaecological care under the conditions set out in Article 46 of the Prison Act of 24 November 2009: "the quality and continuity of healthcare are guaranteed to prisoners in conditions that are equivalent to those that the rest of the population benefits from". In the Minister of Social Affairs and Health’s reply, she indicated that the introduction of specific time slots for women is the chosen policy in most health blocks across France to enable them ongoing access to healthcare. In custody facilities, "hygiene kits" must contain sufficient amounts of feminine hygiene products. In prisons, self esteem must be encouraged; it must be possible for women to take care 39