resolut council repres govern member state meet council decemb equal particip women employ intens econom growth strategi european union council european union repres govern member state meet council regard treati establish european commun council direct equal treatment men women made essenti contribut improv posit women direct eec eec eec eec adopt view harmon live work condit men women promot equal treatment men women consider import context commun action programm equal opportun women men cover period undertak enter context relat area constitut posit contribut promot equal opportun implement principl equal pai equal work work provid articl treati result principl equal accord commun provis essenti featur construct oper common market harmon live work condit men women essenti interest equit econom social develop meet madrid strasbourg european council stress pai attent econom social aspect earlier effort made area awar educ train aid european social fund creat condit favour pursuit ambiti futur object pursuant articl treati task commun promot high level employ provis made respect respons member state bear mind characterist labour market structur member state includ type work suffici suppli full time part time work men women effect polici equal opportun presuppos integr strategi allow organ work hour greater flexibl easier return work life strategi type cover qualif opportun target women promot employ recal legal instrument commun constitut basi develop commun action emphas role commiss guardian treati stress equal opportun depend men women support take paid employ europ high level skill current demograph trend suggest grow number highli educ women hitherto insuffici exploit sourc skill innov capac develop intens femal unemploy rate member state exce rate men long term unemploy concern level femal employ risen recent year union level women repres skill lower paid job offer secur concentr small number employ sector women repres manag post area employ requir high level technic skill women wish join labour market face specif structur practic difficulti confirm intern market continu develop dynam notabl job creat posit measur promot equal opportun men women put forward background number import object wish foreclos discuss union facilit access women labour market progress career ladder improv opportun gain qualif overcom sex base segreg labour market promot employ women decis make post econom social polit circl institut aim achiev equal employ remov discrep men women pai promot full time part time work voluntari basi improv organ flexibl work hour promot employ creation recoveri busi improv flexibl work hour note acknowledg import role respons side industri area improv organ flexibl work hour framework activ employ polici necess commerci manag nation economi social requir offer men women opportun reconcil work respons famili oblig person interest underpin adequ structur child care servic posit implic employ concern labour market segreg basi sex area part time work end introduc flexibl work hour work arrang public privat sector make flexibl work arrang grow number area employ qualifi job includ increas flexibl work hour posit effect employ organ part time work voluntari basi men women order break sex base segreg labour market instruct personnel manag organ work time question involv work preoccup view encourag equal opportun europ high level skill note technolog presuppos high level skill part worker precis technolog requir basic level train built continu train number train post remain larg base sex sex base obstacl inhibit access work career advanc continu prevent extens rang job open women stress women readi meet futur challeng develop potenti wide rang job level essenti greater number women train tradit job technic improv chanc find work women prepar posit respons sector employ technic sphere mean specif measur provid young women role model tradition femal job modern upgrad possibl promot improv train vocat train possibl offer tailor women adequ structur framework childcar continu career profession develop plan encourag women offer specif train open career prospect rural area affect structur chang women benefit adequ nation commun assist measur take account proport women target group young peopl train unemploi long term unemploi nation transnat strategi design combin activ improv vocat train job opportun women receiv effect support level view put practic prospect innov undertak facilit continu entri entri women labour market stress advis maintain flow women labour market facilit return work career break famili reason offer opportun guidanc retrain encourag employ note number member state consider proport busi start women creation recoveri busi women posit effect employ women set busi mean escap unemploy time creat job convinc busi creation recoveri programm account specif women offer relev opportun guidanc condit laid busi creation recoveri programm examin equal relev action servic sector chamber commerc bank administr bodi local author cooper pinpoint possibl offer guidanc retrain women creat recov busi framework job creation measur region develop lag account fact women set busi gradual instanc begin side line ii invit member state develop polici reconcil oblig famili work includ measur encourag facilit greater involv men domest life recogn gener aim high level employ measur aim promot flexibl work hour encourag voluntari part time work improv skill level support creation recoveri busi outlin commiss white paper growth competit employ sake equal treatment benefit women men make discuss held implement white paper increas integr polici women econom financi social labour market polici union member state time develop action specif programm aim women give effect support interdisciplinari strategi support commiss prepar fourth programm commun medium term action equal opportun women men full account respons power side industri area invit side industri hold collect bargain subject equal opportun equal treatment endeavour ensur undertak occup sector introduct organ flexibl work hour voluntari part time work return work facilit ensur women adequ repres servic train cours undertak continu step social dialogu work famili respons reconcil problem protect digniti men women work place press collect bargain equal pai abolit discrimin base sex exist pai job classif scale step increas represent women decis make bodi invit commiss prepar fourth action programm equal opportun women men fresh closer object equal men women ey employ intens econom growth strategi develop initi design improv flexibl promot part time work acquisit skill qualif encourag creation recoveri busi draw implement polici action programm employ field ensur goal equal opportun equal treatment continu prioriti pursu greater intens action initi oj oj oj oj