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As a result of the 3rd UNI-Europa Women’s Conference in May 2008 where 10 action points were adopted in the conclusions, the participants were asked to choose three out of them as priority points in each area. The different areas shared the discussions they had prior to the meeting where they concluded that the three priority action points should revolve around these main topics: organization, training and action.



A key issue in all regions was the increase of participation of women in negotiation processes.



It was also stated that the representation of women in the Executive Committee is the lowest in history with just 23%.The objective is to have an appropriate representation for the Congress in 2011.



Likewise, one of the topics that were addressed during the meeting was the impact of the financial crisis on female workers. It was suggested that this should be considered during the Executive meeting on November 24 and should be given more visibility in all UNI-Europa’s campaigns.



There was an invitation to participate in the Euro-Demonstration called amongst others by ETUC in Strasbourg, 16^th December 2008.



The representatives in the Social Dialogue shared the topics addressed in the sectors: work-life balance; equal wage and opportunities; diversity: examples of good practice; the crisis as an opportunity to claim rights and ask for new ones; the crisis will have a stronger impact on young female workers.