Proposal for a COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION on the balanced participation of women and men in decision-making
Date: 1995-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: decision-making, gender equality, participation of women

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95/0308<CNS) 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  RECOMMENDATION 

on  the balanced  participation  of 

women  and men in  decision-making 

(presented  by the  Commission) 

Proposai  for  a 
Council  Recommendation  on  the  balanced  participation  of 
women  and  men  in  decision-making 

Explanatory  Memorandum 

I 

INTRODUCTION 

Changes  in  the  roles  of  women  and  men  are  one  of  the  major  features  of  social  change 
in Europe  Upheavals  in the labour market,  changes in demographic  and family  structures, 
and  developments  in  education  and  training  have  also  played  a  major  part.  Policies 
conducted  on  the  initiative  of  the  Member  States  and  the  activities  of  organisations 
involved  in  promoting  equal  opportunities  have  led  to  some  real  progress. 

The  Community  has  been  one  of  the  prime  movers  in  changing  the  status  of  women  in 
society  It first  consolidated  the  legal  principle  of  equal  treatment  at work,  and  to  a large 
extent  with  regard  to  social  security,  on  the basis  of  Article  119 of  the  Treaty  enshrining 
the principle of equal  pay.  Realising that equal  opportunities  are conditional  upon,  but not 
necessarily  guaranteed  by,  equality  in  law,  the  Commission  also  instituted  a  host  of 
measures  to  promote  de  facto  equality  -  mainly  through  its  three  consecutive  equal 
opportunities  programmes  -  in  many  different  and  mutually  complementary  ways,  such 
as  forming  networks,  stepping  up  information  and  communication  activities,  supporting 
pilot  activities  or  studies  and  identifying  and  disseminating  sound  practice,  etc. 

inequality  still  exists.  The  scarcity  of  women  in  the  circles  where 
However,  de facto 
collective  decisions  are  prepared  or  taken  is  identified  as  one  of  the  causes  of  inequality 
between  women  and  men  and  of  our  societies'  structural  inflexibility.  The  repercussions 
on  society  as  a  whole  of  decisions  at  national  and  international  level  in  political, 
economic,  social  and  cultural  domains,  taken  by  groups  mainly  made  up  of  men,  "tend 
to reflect  the  values,  points  of  view  and  the personal  experience  of  their  authors" 

The  question  of  women's  participation  in  decision-making  has  been  on  the  Community 
agenda  since  1984,  when  the  Council  adopted  a  Recommendation  on  the  promotion  of 
positive  action  for  women.  This  was  confirmed  once  again  in  1986  by  the  Council 
Resolution  on  the  promotion  of  equal  opportunities  for  women.  The  Council  Resolution 
of  21  May  1991  on  the  third  Community  programme  on  equal  opportunities  for  women 
and  men  (1991-1995)  set  itself  equal  representation  in  decision-making  as  one  of  its 
goals 

The  network  of  experts  on  women  in  decision-making,  establised  in  the  context  of  this 
programme,  provided  statistics  on  how  representation  is shared  between  women  and  men 
in  governments,  elected  assemblies  (from  the  European  Parliament  to  elected  assemblies 
of  local  municipalities  in  the  Member  States),  administrations  and  the  advisory  bodies 
involved  in  decision-making.  The  network  members  collaborated  on  research  work  on 
decision-making  in  sectors  other  than  the  political  sectors,  especially  finance,  health, 
education  and  justice  and  helped  to  highlight  strategies  which  were  likely  to  promote 
equal  access  to  decision-making  circles. 

Les femmes  et le cliangement structurel  (Women and structural change), Paris. OECD. 1991 

In  its  resolution  of  It  February  1994,  the  European  Parliament  called  upon  the 
Commission  "to  step  up  implementation  of  the  equal  opportunities  policy 
to  combat 
individual  obstacles  which  hinder  women  from  taking  part  in  decision-making"  and  to 
define  "measures  and  actions  to promote  greater  participation  of  women  in  the  decision 
making  process" 

The European  Union at the fourth  World Conference  stressed  the need for  responsibilities, 
powers  and  rights to be  shared  equally  which  constitutes  one of the  main  elements of  the 
Platform  for  Action  and  the  Declaration  adopted  at  the  end  of  the  conference. 

The fourth  Community  action  medium-term  action  programme on  equal  opportunities  for 
women  and  men  (1996-2000) proposed  by  the Commission  includes  measures to  achieve 
balanced  participation  of  men  and  women  in  decision-making. 

The  requirement  for  women  and  men  to  share  decision-making  represents  a goal  which 
is regarded  as beneficial  for  society  as a whole.  It is not  simply  a matter  for  the  Member 
States  The  social  partners,  political  organisations,  NGOs  and  the  media  must  play  their 
part  It  is  therefore  appropriate,  in  the  present  case,  to  consult  the  Economic  and  Social 
Committee  and  the  Committee  of  Regions. 

At  the  end  of  its  Resolution  of  27  March  1995,  the  Council  asked  the  Commission  to 
prepare a draft  recommendation  to promote the balanced  participation  of women  and men 
in  decision-making.  This  is  the  subject  of  this  proposal  for  a  recommendation  which,  in 
conformity  with  the  principle  of  subsidiarity,  calls  upon  the  Member  States  to  choose 
suitable  measures  which  can  range  from  mere  encouragement  to  legislation. 

II 

PRESENTATION 

1.  Subject  of  the  recommendation 

The  aim  is  to  encourage  the  Member  States  to  examine  the  question  of  the  balance 
between  women  and  men  in  decision-making  in  all  areas (political,  social,  economic  and 
cultural)  and  forms  (the  decision-making  circles  themselves  and  also  the  bodies  which 
prepare  and  contribute  to  decision-making)  and to  adopt  a comprehensive  and  integrated 
strategy  to  achieve  such  a  balance. 

2.  The  sectors  involved  in  the  comprehensive  and  integrated  strategy 

a) 

b) 

imbalances  mainly 

training:  The  existing 

the 
Education  and 
stereotyping  of  men's  and  women's  roles  by  education  and  training  and  the 
presentation  of  the  role  and  the  contribution  of  women  in  society  Equal  access 
to  decision-making  is  dependent  on  school  textbooks  and  education  and  training 
not  representing  public  responsibilities  as  being  reserved  for  men  and  private 
responsibilities  for  women  but  as  being  shared  between  the  two 

result  from 

Advertising  in  the  media:  In  our  societies,  communication  plays  a  key  part  in 
reinforcing  the  role  models  created  by  education  and  training.  The  media  have, 
often  and  still  tend  to,  stereotype  men's  and  women's  roles,  especially  in 
advertising.  Without  prejudice  to  freedom  of  expression,  the  Member  States  are 
called  upon  to  take  suitable  measures  to  stop  advertising  undermining  equality. 

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Institutional  communication:  The  Member  States  themselves  use  communication 
for  the  public  good  and  for  general  interest.  Action  by  and  help  from  the  State in 
preparing  and  disseminating  campaigns  designed  to  demonstrate  the  advantages 
of  equality  in  decision-making  have  proved  effective  and  should  be  stepped  up. 

The  social  partners,  political  organisations  and  media  enterprises:  Balanced 
participation  of  men  and  women  in  decision-making  is  not  solely  a  matter  for 
public  institutions  and  the  national  administration.  The  States  must  alert  all  social 
and  cultural  partners  and  players  to the  importance  of  establishing  such  a balance 
in  their  organisations  and  must  encourage  them,  by  suitable  means,  to  do  so  by 
preparing  equal  opportunities  plans to ease access to decision-making  for  women. 

3.  Showing  how  far  men  and  women  share  decision-making,  developing  research, 

and  taking  advantage  of  and  disseminating  examples  of  sound  strategy 

a) 

b) 

The  need  to  compile  and  publish  statistics:  The  existing  imbalance  between  men 
and  women  in  decision-making  is not  properly  appreciated  as there  is a  statistical 
time  lag  in  this  area.  The  States  are  thus  encouraged  to  develop  existing,  or 
introduce  new,  statistics  providing  as  accurate  and  complete  as  possible  a  picture 
of  how  the two  sexes  are represented  in political,  administrative,  economic,  social 
and  cultural  decision-making  circles.  These  statistics  must  be  published. 

The  need  for  both  quantitative  and  qualitative  studies  on 
the  two  sexes' 
involvement  in  decision-making  Since  the  existing  imbalances  are  ingrained  in 
history  and  culture,  any  attempt  to  correct  them  will  come  up  against  prejudice 
and  opposition  The  Member  States  are  called  upon  to  support,  develop  and 
publicise  studies which  help assess the situation  in terms of scale and  also  identify 
the  legal,  social  and  cultural  obstacles to more balanced  participation  of the  sexes 
in  decision-making.  As  calls  for  equal  representation  in  decision-making  are  a 
recent  development,  it  is  also  necessary  to  encourage  research  on  partnership 
between  men  and  women  in the  decision-making  process,  strategies  conducive  to 
such  partnership  and  ways  of  assessing  them. 

c) 

Experimentation  and  dissemination  of  good  practice:  Experimentation  and 
dissemination  of examples of good  practice  are needed  to pave the way to equality 
in  decision-making.  Here,  it is up  to the  States to support,  encourage  and  raise the 
profile  of  initiatives  taken  in  this  area  in  order  for  them  to  become  widespread. 

4.  The  specific  role  of  the  States 

a) 

b) 

As  regards  the  presence  of  women  in  government:  This  is  mainly  a  question  of 
political  will.  Appointing  more  women  to  key  posts  in  government  is  a  way  of 
setting  an  example  to  other  sectors  of  society.  It  is  therefore  recommended  that 
the  Member  States  promote  a  better  balance  between  men  and  women  in 
government. 

As  regards  the  presence  of  women  in  elected  assemblies  and  advisory  bodies:  In 
spite  of  most  efforts  have  been  made  in  this  area,  there  are  few  women  in  the 
elected  assemblies  at  national,  regional  and  local  level  in  most  Member  States. 
The  same  is  true  of  the  advisory  bodies  which  help  to  prepare  public  decisions. 
Here  again,  State  action  can  bring  about  significant  changes  and  induce  a  knock-

on  effect.  Plans  or  programmes,  sometimes  with  target  figures,  and  support 
measures  for  women  to enable  them  to gain  access to assemblies  and  bodies  have 
proved  effective  The States  are  asked  to continue  implementing  these  or,  if  they 
do  not  yet  exist,  to  introduce  them. 

c) 

d) 

As  regards  decision-making  in  general  government:  The  operational  side  of  the 
civil  services  is  mainly  staffed  by  women,  whereas  management  and  supervisory 
staff  are  mainly  men  in  the  majority  of the  States.  The  States  are  reminded  of the 
need  to  implement  or  step  up  equal  opportunities  plans  in  this  sector  and  are 
called  upon  to ensure  that,  when  civil  servants  are  recruited  by  competition,  men 
and  women  are equally  represented  in  the committees  and  selection  boards  which 
prepare  and  conduct  the  competitions,  as  overrepresentation  of  one  of  the  sexes 
is  likely  to  affect  the  nature  and  content  of  the  competition  and  the  selection 
process. 

As  regards  communication  enterprises:  The  media  -  be  it  the  press,  radio  or 
television  - have a special  responsibility,  as they  produce  information,  images and 
programmes  which  themselves influence  social  behaviour  It is thus crucial  for  the 
Slates  to  encourage  these  enterprises  to  adopt  equal  opportunities  measures, 
particularly  to equalise representation  in their management  bodies, especially  those 
responsible  for  decisions  concerning  programme  production 

PROPOSAL  FOR 
A  COUNCIL  RECOMMENDATION  ON  THE  BALANCED 
PARTICIPATION  OF  WOMEN  AND  MEN 
IN  DECISION-MAKING 

THE  COUNCIL  OF  H IE  EUROPEAN  UNION, 

having  regard  to  the  l'reaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular 
Article  235  thereof, 

having  regard  to  the  Commission's  proposal1, 

having  regard  to  the  opinion  of  the  European  Parliament2, 

having  regard  to  the  opinion  of  the  Economic  and  Social  Committee  , 

having  regard  to  the  opinion  of  the  Committee  of  the  Regions4, 

Whereas  the  Council  has  adopted  a  series  of  legislative  instruments  and  political 
commitments  in  the  field  of  equal  treatment  and  opportunities  for  men  and  women  ; 

Council  Directive 75/117/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to 
the  application  of the principle of equal  pay for men and women, OJ No L 45.  19.2.75, p. 19. 
Council  Directive  76/207/EEC on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment  for men 
and  women  as regards  access to employment,  vocational  training  and promotion,  and working 
conditions, OJ No L 39, 14 2.76, p.  40. 
Council Directive 79/7/EEC on the progressive implementation of the principle of equal treatment 
for  men and women  in matters of social  security, OJ No L 6,  10.1.79, p. 24 
Council  Directive 86/378/EEC on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men 
and women  in occupational  social  security  schemes, OJ No L 225,  12.8.86, p.  40. 
Council Directive 86/613/EEC on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men 
and women engaged  in an activity, including agriculture, in a self-employed  capacity  and on the 
protection  of self-employed  women  during pregnancy  and motherhood, OJ No L 359,  19  12.86, 
p. 56. 
Council  Directive  92/85/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage  improvements  in the 
safety  and health at work of pregnant  workers and workers who have  recent l\  given birth or are 
breastfeeding.  OJ No L 348, 28.11.92, p. 1. 
Council  Recommendation  of  13 December  1984 on the promotion of positive action for women 
(84/635/EEC).  OJ No L 331,  19.12.84. p.  34. 
Council  Recommendation  of 31 March  1992 on child  care  (92/242/EEC). OJ No L 123, 8.5.92. 
p.  16. 
Council  Resolution  of  12 July  1982 on the promotion  of equal  opportunities  for women. OJ  No 
C  1X6.  21.7.82.  p.  3. 
Council  Resolution of 7 June  1984 on action to combat  unemployment  amongst  women. OJ No 
C  loi.  21.0X4. p.  4. 
Resolution of the Council and of the Ministers for Education meeting within the Council of 3 June 
1985 containing an action  programme  on equal opportunities for girls and boys in education, OJ 
No C  166. 5 7X5, p. 1. 

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Whereas  the  Meads  of  State  and  Government,  meeting  within  the  European  Council  in 
lessen  attd  Cannes,  stressed  that  equal  opportunities  for  women  and  men  and  the  fight 
against  uneniploysieBi  were  paramount  tasks  of  the  European  Union  and  its  Member 
States, 

Whereas  attention  was  focused  on  women's  access  to  decisicm-making  in  the  Council 
Recommendation  of  13 December  1984 on  the promotion  of  positive  action  for  women, 
in  the  Council  Resolution  of  24  July  1986 on  the  promotton  of  equal  opportunities  for 
women  and  in  the  Council  Resolution  of  21  May  1991  on  the  Third  Medium-Term 
Community  Actios Programme on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men ( 1991-1995); 

Whereas  the  Council  Resolution  of  27  March  1995  on  the  balanced  participation  of 
women  and  men  in  deosion-niafcing  called  on  the  Member  States  to  "promote  the 
balanced  participation  of  roen  and  women  in  dedsion-making  as  a  priority  objective  in 
the context of their respective practices regarding equal opportunities for  women  and men 
and  to  adopt  this  objective  as  such  in  their  government's  programmes"  and,  moreover, 
called  upon  the Commission  *to draw  up  a draft  recommendation  to be  submitted  to  the 
Council  aimed  at  promoting  the  balanced  participation  of  women  and  men  in  decision 
making"; 

Whereas  the  European  Parliament  in its  Resolution  of  11 February  1994"  "on  women  in 
decision-making bodies" asked  the Commission  wto step up  implementation  of the  equal 
opportunities  policy  ...  to combat  individual  obstacles  which  hinder  women  from  taking 
part  in  decision-making"  and  to  define  "measures  and  actions  to  promote  greater 
participation  of  women  in  the  decision-making  process"; 

Whereas 
the  European  Commission's  Fourth  Medium-Term  Community  Action 
Programme on Equal Opportunities for Women  and Men (1996 to 2000)7, which  has been 
submitted  to  the  Council  for  decision,  included  promotion  of  the  balanced  participation 
of  women  and  men  in  decision-making  as  one  of  its  six  main  objectives; 

Whereas  the  Declaration  and  the  Action  Platform  of  the  Fourth  World  Conference  on 
Women  stressed  the  need  to  ensure  that  responsibilities,  powers  and  rights  are  shared 

Second Council Resolution of 24 July  1986 on the promotion of equal ppportunilies for women, 
OJ  No C  203,  12.8 86. p. 2. 
Council Resolution of  16 December  1988 on the reintegration and late integration of women into 
w o * »g  life, OJ N® C  333, 28.12.88,  p . l. 
Council Resolution of 29 May  1990 on the protection of the dignity  of women and men at work, 
OJ  No C  157. 27.6.9», p. 3. 
Council Resolution of 2-1 May  1991 on Ihe third meéîum-tenit Community  action programme  on 
equal  opportunities  for  women  and  men (1991-1995), OJ No C  142. 31.5.91. p. 1. 
Council Resolution of 22 June  1994 on the promotion of equal opportunities for  men and women 
through  action  by  the  European  Structural  Funds, OJ  No C 231. 20.8.94, p. 1. 
Council  Resolution  of  6  December  1994 on  equal  participation  by  women  in  an  employment-
intensive  economic  growth  strategy  within  the  European  Union, OJ  No  C 368, 29.12.94. p. 3. 
Council  Resolution  of  27  March  1995  on  the  balanced  participation  of  women  and  men  in 
decision-making.  OJ  No C  168, 4.7.95, p. 3. 

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equally,  and  that  the  Member  States  are  fully  involved  in  the  implementation  of  the 
platform  for  action*; 

Whereas  the  underrepresentation  of  women  in  decision-making  bodies  is  largely  a result 
of  the  delay  in  women's  attaining  equal  rights and  of  obstacles  to their  gaining  economic 
independence; 

Whereas  women  are  still  underrepresented  in  such  bodies 
political,  administrative,  economic,  social  or  cultural; 

be  they  public  or  private, 

Whereas  women  account  for  over  half  the  population  and  balanced  participation  of 
women  and  men  in  representation  and  administration  of  nations  is  a  requirement  for 
democracy, 

Whereas  the  underrepresentation  of  women  in  decision-making  posts  constitutes  a  loss 
for  society  as a whole  and  does  not allow  the  interests  and  needs  of the  whole  population 
to  be  catered  for  in  full; 

Whereas  a balanced  participation  of men  and  women  in  decision-making is likely  to give 
rise to different  ideas, values and  behaviour  which  will  result  in  more justice  and  equality 
in  the  world  for  both  men  and  women; 

Whereas the Member  States, the social  partners, political  parties and  organisations,  NGOs 
and  the  media  have  a  key  role  to  play  in  creating  a  society  where  public  and  private, 
economic,  political  and  domestic  responsibilities  are  shared  equally  by  women  and  men; 

Whereas,  in  conformity  with  the  principle  of  subsidiarity  and  proportionality  as  set  out 
in  Article  3B of  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  the aim  of  the  present 
Recommendation  -the balanced  participation  of women  and  men  in decision-making-  can 
be  pursued  more  effectively  by  the  exchange  of  information  and  examples  of  good 
practice  within  a  common  framework  for  all  Member  States;  it  is  therefore  appropriate 
to  propose,  at  Community  level,  guidelines  to  promote  a  balanced  representation  of 
women  and  men  in  decision-making  bodies;  whereas  the  present  recommendation  is 
limited  to  the  minimum  necessary  to  obtain  this  objective  and  does  not  exceed  what  is 
necessary; 

Whereas 
Recommendation,  any  other  powers  that  those  set  out  in  article  235, 

the  Treaty  does  not  confer,  for 

the  purpose  of 

the  adoption  of 

this 

RECOMMENDS  THAT  THE  MEMBER  STATES: 

Adopt  a  comprehensive  and  integrated  strategy  designed  to  promote  balanced 
representation  of  women  and  men  in  places  of power,  influence  and  decision,  and 
develop  or  introduce  suitable  legislative  or  regulatory  measures  or  incentives  to 
achieve  this 

Communication  from  the Commission to the Council of 29.5.1995 (COM(95)221  final) on a new 
partnership  between  women  and  men  : Equal  sharing  and  participation 

? 

a) 

b) 

c) 

d) 

a) 

b) 

c) 

4. 
a) 

b) 

Highlight'in  school  textbooks  and  curricula  and  in  education  and  training  at  all 
levels the role and  the contribution  of women  in  society  and  stress the  importance 
of  sharing  both  public  and  private  responsibilities  between  women  and  men, 

Take  suitable  steps  so  that  the  image  of  women  and  men  in  the  media  and 
advertising  neither  reinforces  nor  consolidates  unjustified  stereotyping  of  men's 
and  women's  responsibilities, 

Devise,  encourage  and  propagate  public  campaigns  to alert  public  opinion  to  the 
usefulness  and  advantages  for  society  as  a  whole  of  balanced  participation  by 
women  and  men  in  decision-making, 

Alert  the  social  partners,  political  parties  and  groups,  associations  and  NGOs  and 
the  media  to  the  importance  of  a  balance  between  women  and  men  in  decision 
making  bodies,  and  encourage  them  to  develop  equal  opportunities  plans  with 
measures  to  ease  access  to  decision-making  for  women. 

Develop  or  promote  the  production  and  publication  of  statistics  illustrating  how 
men  and  women  are  represented  in  decision-making  circles  in  general  and  in 
committees, 
political 
administrative  and  management  boards  at  national,  regional  and  local  level  and 
in  the  economy  and  social  and  cultural  life  in  particular, 

and  administrative  domains,  public  councils  and 

Support, develop and encourage quantitative and qualitative  studies on women  and 
men  in  decision-making  and  especially  on  the  legal,  social  or  cultural  obstacles 
to  decision-ma-king  for  persons  of  either  sex,  on  ideas  and  concepts  which  are 
likely  to  enhance  the  concept  of  a  democratic  partnership  between  women  and 
men  and  on  strategies  to  bring  about  equality  in  decision-making, 

Support  and  encourage  initiatives  creating  examples  of  good  practice  in  the 
various  areas  of  decision-making  and  develop  programmes  for  the  dissemination 
and  exchange  of  experience  with  a  view  to  propagating  such  practice 

Promote  a  better  balance  between  women  and  men  at  all  levels  of  government, 

to  promote  a  balance  between  women  and  men 

Introduce  or  pursue  active  measures,  such  as  mentorship  activities  and  target 
figures, 
in  political 
representation  at  national,  regional  and  local  level,  including  advisory  bodies 
which  contribute to  public decision-making.  Particular  attention  should  be  paid  to 
the  promotion  of  a  balanced  composition  in  committees,  commissions  and 
working  groups  at  national  as  well  as  European  level. 

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d) 

e) 

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2. 

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the  public  sector 
Implement  or  develop  equal  opportunities  plans  for 
incorporating  the  concept  of  balanced  participation 
in  decision-making,  and 
ensure,  when  recruitment  competitions  take place, that  women  and  men  are, as far 
as  possible,  represented  equally  in  the  committees  responsible  for  preparing 
competitions  and  in  the  selection  boards, 

Encourage  the  private  sector  to  increase  the  presence  of  women  at  all  levels  of 
decision-making,  notably  by  the  adoption,  or  within  the  framework,  of  equality 
plans  or  positive  action  programmes, 

Encourage  press,  radio  and  television  organisations  to  adopt  measures  to 
promote  balanced  participation  by  women  and  men  in  production,  management 
and  decision-making  bodies, 

AND  THEREFORE  CALLS  ON  THE  COMMISSION 

to  step  up  its  efforts  to  provide  information,  alert  public  opinion,  encourage 
research  and  promote  pilot  activities  to  achieve  balanced  participation  by  women 
and  men  in  decision-making, 

to  encourage  and  organise,  in  conjunction  with  the  Member  States,  systematic 
pooling  of  experience  and  assessment  of  policies  implemented  to  achieve  a 
balance  between  women  and  men  in  decision-making, 

to  submit  a  report  to  the  Council,  within  three  years  of  adoption  of  this 
Recommendation,  on  progress  achieved  in  implementing  it  on  the  basis  of 
information  provided  by  the  Member  States. 

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