in many countries significant efforts have been made to promote girls and women s educational enrolment in sciences and technology as a way to break occupational segregation germany s girls day and new paths for boys initiatives have been successful in influencing the vocational and careers choices of boys and girls spain has enacted a specific action plan for equality between women and men in the information society see box like those in the private sector women in the public sector are more likely to work parttime than men although male participation in parttime employment has also increased in oecd countries ibid legislative changes the constitutional act of march for effective equality between women and men followed by a concrete action plan the strategic plan for equal opportunities have greatly contributed to those results