title: Action programme to strengthen the position of women in the labour market, March 1985.
abstract: In March 1985, the Swedish Parliament allocated financial resources for an action program to strengthen the position of women in the labor market.  This program is based on the recognition that special efforts are needed to interest girls in technical subjects at preschool age and to support women entering occupational fields where men predominate.  The program includes: special technology courses for girls in grades eight and nine; further training of teaching and vocational personnel concerning equal opportunities; an experimental training scheme for women whose jobs are threatened by new technology; supportive back-up groups or study circles for women who have opted for nontraditional occupations; and the appointment of a special study group to analyze conditions for women in connection with structural changes in industry.  The Government also instructed the National Board of Education to follow the progress of upper secondary school girls taking technical lines of study and to ascertain the extent to which special supporting measures are needed.
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004493:Education; D004651:Employment; D005060:Europe; D006280:Health Workforce; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D011287:Prejudice; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; D012919:Social Behavior; D012940:Social Problems; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013548:Sweden; D014933:Women's Rights
keywords: Behavior; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Education--legal aspects; Education--women; Europe; Female Role--legal aspects; Human Resources; Labor Force--women; Legislation; Northern Europe; Scandinavia; Sex Discrimination--legal aspects; Social Behavior; Social Discrimination; Social Problems; Socioeconomic Factors; Sweden; Training Programs--legal aspects; Women's Status--legal aspects