WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2315/96 by Martina GREDLER to the Commission. Trends in the labour market for women
Date: 1996-08-27
Institutions: European Parliament, GREDLER
Subjects: allocation of work, female work, gender equality, job security, labour market, new technology, professional qualifications, vocational guidance, vocational training













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2315/96 by Martina GREDLER to the Commission. Trends in the labour market for women  


Official Journal C 365 , 04/12/1996 P. 0108 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2315/96 by Martina Gredler (ELDR) to the Commission (27 August 1996)Subject: Trends in the labour market for womenRecent developments could have an unfavourable effect on the labour market situation for women. As a result of the transformation of jobs following the development of new technologies and the redistribution of work there is a risk that a disproportionate number of women's jobs will be lost.Has the Commission already investigated the extent to which women's jobs are at risk?Which occupational groups are particularly affected?What strategies does the Commission intend to use to interest schoolgirls in training which is not specific to women and is adapted to the technology?Are female workers in particularly high risk occupations made aware of the situation or warned of impending unemployment?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the commission (9 October 1996)The Community Initiative Employment-Now (New Opportunities for Women) includes a measure which concerns the provision of training, including training to qualify candidates for employment in sectors and professions where women are under-represented, at management and executive level, and in new jobs.The Community Initiative 'Adapt' helps both women and men by improving workforce qualifications and the internal and external flexibility of workers and by promoting job mobility.Since the 1980s the Commission has supported policies to stimulate the interest of girls in technology-oriented training that is not specifically feminine. The first Community action programme on the promotion of equal opportunities for women (1982-1985) ((Doc. COM(81) 758 final. )) urged Member States to take measures designed to diversify the job choices made by schoolgirls and help them master new technologies, notably in the field of vocational guidance and initial and continuing education. In 1985, the Resolution of the Council and of the Ministers of Education on an action programme on equal opportunities for girls and boys in education ((OJ C 166, 5.7.1985. )) also emphasised educational and vocational guidance as a service to all pupils to encourage girls and boys to diversify their career choices.In the fourth medium-term Community action programme on equal opportunities for women and men (1996-2000) ((OJ C 306, 17.11.1995. )) the Commission proposes encouraging girls and boys to acquire skills traditionally associated with only one of the two sexes, both through its initiatives and its action programmes in this area (Socrates, Leonardo, Media) and in its White Paper 'Teaching and Learning - Towards the Learning Society' ((Doc. COM(95) 590 final. )).