resolut council minist employ social polici meet council june balanc particip women men famili work life council european union minist employ social polici meet council treati amsterdam lai commun task promot equal men women end creat possibl commun action articl treati establish european commun principl equal men women make essenti offset disadvantag face women regard condit access particip labour market disadvantag face men regard particip famili life aris social practic presuppos women chiefli respons unpaid work relat famili men chiefli respons paid work deriv econom activ principl equal men women relat employ labour impli equal share work father mother time work children depend balanc particip women men labour market famili life advantag men women essenti aspect develop societi matern patern right children emin social valu protect societi member state european commun men women discrimin ground sex reconcil famili work life signific acqui communautair relev initi european union context account field reconcili famili work life council decis ec march guidelin member state employ polici year strengthen polici equal opportun men women pai attent introduc measur reconcil work famili life decis underlin import men women polici career break parent leav part time work flexibl work arrang serv interest employ employe maintain balanc flexibl safeti lisbon european council march recognis import further aspect equal opportun includ reduc occup segreg make easier reconcil work life famili life consid aim activ employ polici increas number women employ rang intern instrument agreement relat reconcil work famili life context unit nation council europ intern labour organis bear mind light articl treati establish european commun import protect male femal worker exercis right relat patern matern reconcil work famili life begin twenti centuri symbol moment give shape social contract gender de facto equal men women public privat domain social accept condit democraci prerequisit citizenship guarante individu autonomi freedom reflect european union polici declar object balanc particip men women famili work life coupl object balanc particip men women decis make process constitut relev condit equal men women global integr approach reconcil famili work life men women mean person fulfil public social famili privat life emin social respons societi member state european commun make effort promot specif measur respect accompani evalu measur mean indic bring structur attitud essenti balanc particip men women famili work promot measur improv qualiti life respect activ solidar men women vi vi futur older gener encourag member state reinforc govern programm promot balanc particip men women famili work life basic condit de facto equal indic concret measur adopt horizont specif develop global integr strategi aim bring balanc particip men women famili work life measur enumer prejudic practic appli member state examin scope respect legal system grant work men individu untransfer patern leav subsequ birth adopt child maintain right relat employ time mother take matern leav irrespect length period matern patern leav ii examin scope respect legal system grant work men right provid major support famili life view cement equal iii reinforc measur encourag balanc share work men women care provid children elderli disabl depend person iv reinforc measur encourag develop support servic famili lai criteria examin result improv child care structur grant specif protect singl parent famili vi examin possibl harmonis school work hour vii examin possibl develop school programm support awar relat reconcil work famili life precondit equal men women viii regularli compil publish report figur particip women men labour market men women famili life women men matern patern parent leav respect effect situat men women labour market order acquir accur knowledg factual situat promot public awar area ix provid support scientif research area enabl develop idea concept develop incent support measur government organis activ commit object set resolut xi devis launch promot inform awar campaign regular interv design develop progress outlook gener public specif target group xii encourag busi small medium size enterpris introduc extend manag practic account worker famili life call institut bodi european commun implement measur capac employ basi review promot balanc recruit career advanc men women view prevent horizont vertic segreg labour market evalu result thereof period publish call commiss notabl framework commun initi programm step inform awar effort effort promot research introduc pilot scheme implement balanc particip men women famili work life account resolut action programm equal opportun men women notabl place emphasi equal famili respons men women context strateg object give suffici promin measur promot balanc particip men women work famili life propos light requir laid articl treati establish european commun take account aforement action programm form balanc particip women men work famili life work develop dialogu social partner european level whilst respect autonomi view promot equal men women reconcil famili work life ensur member state inform regularli progress made area call employ public privat sector worker social partner nation european level step effort ensur balanc particip men women famili work life notabl organis work time abolit condit lead wage differenti men women social partner endeavour find solut encourag balanc particip men women work life undertak conduct regular discuss topic cover resolut parallel framework topic balanc particip men women decis make process oj