… has been made in relation to women’s labour market participation over the past decades, deeply entrenched … States and in most accession countries employment and participation rates for women, even if increasing in the last … working hours constitute a fundamental difference in their participation in the labour market compared to men. The …
… than men. As a result this limits women’s prospects to a balanced working and family life. In December 1995, the … of work and family life as a condition of equal participation in the labour market (one of the objectives …