U. whereas a strategy to remedy the pay gap, horizontal and vertical segregation of the labour market and stereotyping of the jobs and sectors where women typically predominate will require a framework for legislative and other measures at various levels which distinguishes between pay discrimination and pay differences based on factors other than direct or indirect discrimination, since while the former falls directly within the scope of legislation, the latter has to be tackled by means of targeted policies and specific measures,

U. whereas a strategy to remedy the pay gap, horizontal and vertical segregation of the labour market and stereotyping of the jobs and sectors where women typically predominate will require a framework for legislative and other measures at various levels which distinguishes between pay discrimination and pay differences based on factors other than direct or indirect discrimination, since while the former falls directly within the scope of legislation, the latter has to be tackled by means of targeted policies and specific measures,

A. whereas the Commission's report on equality between women and men, 2008, suggests that, while female participation in employment has steadily increased, there remain significant challenges with regard to the quality of female employment, in particular the persistent pay gap between women and men, the continuing horizontal and vertical labour market segregation, the fragmented professional careers of women and the difficulty of reconciling professional and family life, all of which prevent equal treatment in education, during working lives and in retirement; whereas two thirds of part time jobs are held by women and women generally ha ...[+++]ve more precarious employment relationships,

Projects funded included measures to facilitate access to work and learning for all through individually-tailored 'pathway' programmes; support for new sources of employment, such as in the social economy; help for SMEs to anticipate and adapt to market change; the provision of training; the encouragement of flexible working arrangements; and support for women to help them realise their potential in the labour market through desegregation of occupations and sectors of activity and making it easier for them to reconcile work and f ...[+++]amily life.

12. The priorities are: creating more jobs and jobs of better quality; encouraging desegregation of the labour market and equal pay (in this process, developing indicators, as called for by the Stockholm European Council, is a key factor).

Specific objectives and targets to reduce gender inequalities (for instance reduced vertical or horizontal labour market segregation, reduced gender pay gap) and to promote gender equality (for instance increased female activity rates, increased number of women setting-up businesses) are rare.