council recommend decemb promot posit action women eec council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard draft recommend submit commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe action undertaken commun level promot equal opportun women council adopt basi articl treati direct eec eec eec equal treatment men women legal instrument prepar articl council direct eec prejudic measur promot equal opportun men women remov exist inequ affect women opportun area refer articl thereof exist legal provis equal treatment design afford right individu inadequ elimin exist inequ parallel action govern side industri bodi concern counteract prejudici effect women employ aris social attitud behaviour structur resolut juli promot equal opportun women council approv gener object commun action programm promot equal opportun women step action ensur observ principl equal treatment promot equal opportun practic posit action part programm express implement measur achiev object period econom crisi action continu intensifi nation level commun level view promot achiev equal opportun practic implement posit action field equal pai equal treatment access employ vocat train promot work condit european parliament underlin import posit action recommend member state adopt posit action polici design elimin exist inequ affect women work life promot balanc sex employ compris gener specif measur framework nation polici practic fulli respect sphere compet side industri order elimin counteract prejudici effect women employ seek employ aris exist attitud behaviour structur base idea tradit divis role societi men women encourag particip women occup sector work life present repres sector futur higher level respons order achiev human resourc establish framework provis design promot facilit introduct extens measur continu promot posit action measur public privat sector step ensur posit action includ action bear aspect inform increas awar gener public work world promot equal opportun work women respect digniti women workplac qualit quantit studi analys posit women labour market diversif vocat choic relev vocat skill vocat train includ implement support measur suitabl teach method measur ensur placement guidanc counsel servic suffici skill personnel provid servic base expertis special problem unemploi women encourag women candid recruit promot women sector profess level underrepres posit respons adapt work condit adjust organ work work time encourag support measur design foster greater share occup social respons activ particip women decisionmak bodi includ repres worker employ emploi ensur action measur point made public work world potenti beneficiari mean extens enabl nation equal opportun committe organ make signific contribut promot measur presuppos committe organ provid mean action encourag side industri promot posit action organ work place suggest guidelin principl code good conduct good practic formula implement action make effort public sector promot equal opportun serv field inform technolog develop make arrang gather inform measur public privat bodi follow evalu measur end request commiss promot organ liaison member state systemat exchang assess inform experi posit action commun submit report council year adopt recommend progress achiev implement basi inform suppli member state brussel decemb council presid quinn oj oj opinion deliv novemb publish offici journal oj oj oj oj