Communiqué March 2005
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- Director's diary
- Industrial relations still differ in the EU, Japan and US
- Working conditions and gender in an enlarged Europe
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Director’s diary
The transition to market economies in the central and eastern European countries seems to have done little to improve employment for women or to help close the pay gap between women and men, according to the Foundation’s recent report on Working conditions and gender in an enlarged Europe. At a time when Europe is focusing its efforts on creating more and better jobs and increasing the numbers of women employed throughout the European Union these findings highlight the need to put equal rights between women and men in Europe’s labour markets at the very centre of the policy debate.
The 74th meeting of the Foundation’s Administrative Board will take place in Dublin on 1 April, after which the 2004 Annual report will be published in all 20 EU languages. Work is in progress on the EIRO user survey, and final adaptations are being carried out for the new-look Eurofound web design. Following the successful visit to Hungary this month, preparations are also underway for the next phase of the road show presenting the findings of the European Quality of Life Survey in Spain. The visit will take place in Madrid on 25 and 26 April 2005.
Willy Buschak
Acting Director