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Considers that an organisation can only develop through development of its personnel and the role of that personnel in creating strategy which is in harmony with its internal culture. Advocates the need for open and honest internal communications; points to the apparent lack of sufficient feedback to women managers from their bosses. Proposes a system of integrated personnel development in which equal opportunities programmes are not isolated and which sees all organisational members as equals in a dialogue on strategy formulation. Outlines an integrated equality project at an unidentified company, which consisted of three stages: diagnosis (of women′s jobs, views, training); feedback; suggestions for action; notes the advantages of the project in terms of motivation and job satisfaction.

ILO: Women's Participation in Trade Unions. This is the theme of a special issue of Women At Work namely that of the role of trade unions and the ILO in promoting the equal participation of women in economic, political and social life. It presents complementary information to that provided in the previous issue in which trade union and ILO responses, in terms of policies and programmes, to the situation of women workers were identified both nationally and internationally. This issue reflects on the actions being taken to organise women workers and to improve their participation at all levels of trade union activities and structures. A selection has been made of various initiatives by trade unions, nationally and internationally, and ILO technical projects in different regions are described and analysed. In this regard extracts from the ILO 1988 Survey on the Implementation of Convention No. 111 on Discrimination in Employment and Documentation are included. Requirements for trade union action to promote equality are reflected in the various ILO Conventions as well as in a number of ILO resolutions covering specific industrial sectors and geographical regions.