International Guidelines:

• Joint Ministerial Statement and Recommendation of the 1998 APEC Ministerial Meeting on Women

Treaties and Secondary Legislation:

Council Directive on Implementation of the Principle of Equal Treatment for Men and Women as Regards Access to Employment, Vocational Training and Promotion, and Working Conditions

Supplementary and Preparatory Legislation:

Resolution containing an Action Programme for Equal Opportunities for Girls and Boys in Education

Commission Recommendation of 24 November 1987 on Vocational Training for Women

Communication on the Integration of Women in the Labour Market

Initiatives and Programmes:

• Employment NOW Programme
• Leonardo DA VINCI Programme

Policy Documents:

• Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM)
• Summits of the Americas
• The XII Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML)

Initiatives and Programmes:

• Business Leadership Programme