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84/635/EEC: Council recommendation of 13 December 1984 on the promotion of positive action for women

Official Journal L 331 , 19/12/1984 P. 0034 - 0035

Spanish special edition: Chapter 05 Volume 4 P. 0124

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COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION

of 13 December 1984

on the promotion of positive action for women

(84/635/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,

Having regard to the draft recommendation submitted by the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),

Whereas various action has been undertaken at Community level to promote equal opportunities for women; whereas, in particular the Council adopted, on the basis of Articles 100 and 235 of the Treaty, Directive 75/117/EEC (4), 76/207/EEC (5) and 79/7/EEC (6) concerning equal treatment for men and women; whereas other legal instruments are being prepared;

Whereas Article 2 (4) of Council Directive 76/207/EEC provides that it shall be without prejudice to measures to promote equal opportunities for men and women, in particular by removing existing inequalities which affect women's opportunities in the areas referred to in Article 1 (1) thereof;

Whereas existing legal provisions on equal treatment, which are designed to afford rights to individuals, are inadequate for the elimination of all existing inequalities unless parallel action is taken by governments, both sides of industry and other bodies concerned, to counteract the prejudicial effects on women in employment which arise from social attitudes, behaviour and structures;

Whereas, by its resolution of 12 July 1982 on the promotion of equal opportunities for women (7), the Council approved the general objectives of the new Community action programme on the promotion of equal opportunities for women (1982 to 1985), namely the stepping up of action to ensure observance of the principle of equal treatment and the promotion of equal opportunities in practice by positive action (Part B of the programme), and expressed the will to implement appropriate measures to achieve these objectives;

Whereas, in a period of economic crisis, action taken should be not only continued but also intensified at national level and Community level with a view to promoting the achievement of equal opportunities in practice through the implementation of positive actions, more especially in the fields of equal pay and equal treatment as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion and working conditions;

Whereas the European Parliament has underlined the importance of positive action,

HEREBY RECOMMENDS MEMBER STATES:

• 1. 

  To adopt a positive action policy designed to eliminate existing inequalities affecting women in working life and to promote a better balance between the sexes in employment, comprising appropriate general and specific measures, within the framework of national policies and practices, while fully respecting the spheres of competence of the two sides of industry, in order:

(a) to eliminate or counteract the prejudicial effects on women in employment or seeking employment which arise from existing attitudes, behaviour and structures based on the idea of a traditional division of roles in society between men and women;

(b) to encourage the participation of women in various occupations in those sectors of working life where they are at present under-represented, particularly in the sectors of the future, and at higher levels of responsibility in order to achieve better use of all human resources.

• 2. 

  To establish a framework containing appropriate provisions designed to promote and facilitate the introduction and extension of such...

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