Mairhuber, Ingrid - 2003 - Final version
) thus only required minimal adjustments of Austrian law. With regard to the protection of expecting and nursing mothers these amendments were implemented in 1995, providing for
workplace risk assessment, entitlement of pregnant women to take time of work for health … are several reasons why equal treatment may be vital to the development of a skiled/ productive workforce and the succesful transition to a knowledge society. � to improve the supply of scientists/engineers
� to provide the high quality labour needed to maintain and develop the public infrastructure – particularly in health … in female share in high level jobs/non traditional jobs Women’s higher education levels are paralleled by a significant increase in female labour market participation. According to Prenner et al. (2000:V) this increase has mainly been
due to the increasing number of women working in the service sector, in particular in so caled secondary services. Secondary services are defined as higherlevel services, including public and private administration, education, research, health …