commun commiss juli address member state commiss decis relat gender balanc committe expert group establish text eea relev introduct balanc particip women men decis make process kei element achiev substant equal women men increasingli recognis requir democraci posit outcom societi idea valu fed decis make process lead result account interest popul commun prime promot chang statu women societi guarante equal legal principl equal treatment sex fundament principl commun law amsterdam treati amend treati establish european commun take commun guarante formal equal pro activ approach aim elimin inequ promot equal women men commun polici member state adopt measur posit action ensur full equal practic women men gender mainstream adopt european union effect strategi promot equal women men treati establish european commun enshrin approach equal number women men decis make bodi mean reach gender sensit polici platform action unit nation fourth world confer women beij member state commit recognis lack balanc particip women men decis make amount democrat deficit nation context member state legal bind provis composit committe austria numer represent women men committe account author belgium advisori committe give opinion maximum third member sex special derog ministri equal opportun denmark oblig put forward equal number women men appoint public committe finland women make member committe germani system doubl nomin sweden norwegian law prescrib minimum gender balanc committe sex iceland figur set eu context order redress represent women decis make amount democrat deficit addit utilis human resourc council adopt recommend decemb balanc particip women men decis make process integr strategi promot balanc particip women men awar rais campaign collect data encourag exampl good practic promot gender balanc level government bodi committe object council recommend encourag member state promot balanc particip women men decis make process adopt specif measur achiev goal recommend address commun institut agenc commiss prepar report implement council recommend reveal host measur adopt member state represent women govern parliament committe prepar decis higher level labour market chang consider recommend adopt preliminari studi committe establish commiss director gener employ social affair reveal women minor committe deal free movement worker equal opportun women men commiss decis commiss recognis make progress achiev greater gender balanc committe expert group order make decis make process european level balanc end adopt decis relat gender balanc expert group committe establish order elimin exist inequ activ promot equal commiss propos exist committe expert group gender balanc council recommend defin term quot balanc particip quot scandinavian countri unit kingdom target particip countri particip rate constitut critic mass women men exercis real influenc commiss decid set medium term minimum level particip women men committe expert group figur chosen repres good compromis procedur member state figur reflect procedur commiss women particip panel assembl advisori bodi assist commiss implement framework programm research technolog develop demonstr activ scienc identifi area women repres situat rectifi interest equal opportun gener order enrich european scienc realist medium term aim achiev full gender balanc commiss aim achiev gender balanc newli creat expert group committe appoint women men member expert group committe establish committe expert group exist term member end member replac commiss aim appoint member ensur gender balanc increas gender balanc expert group committe commiss face problem whilst formal power appoint group committe nomin member member state member state make nomin frequent member state pass commiss nomin social partner ngo profession bodi commiss appoint member expert group committe order achiev gender balanc gender balanc nomine put forward commiss abil appoint member achiev gender balanc severli limit commiss call member state bodi organis respons propos candid put forward name men women suffici number commiss appoint member expert group committe gender balanc commiss suggest name put forward posit member list name includ sex rule establish expert group committe call altern member nomin post follow procedur member procedur appli nomin member expert group committe replac exist gender balanc improv commiss respons propos appoint member expert group committe ensur gender balanc achiev made clear commiss intend appoint qualifi nomine order achiev gender balanc committe expert group member sex repres committe expert group commiss call member state make special effort nomin suitabl qualifi member sex year adopt decis commiss prepar report implement includ statist gender balanc expert group committe commiss servic improv gender balanc committe expect justifi case basi report commiss decid action articl ec treati ec oj annex final studii dgempl committe websit http europa eu int comm dg equ opp index en htm oj