'The United Kingdom Federation of Business & Professional Women is delighted to support this practical guide to equal opportunities ...The guide gives a comprehensive review of many issues affecting business and professional women.' Ann Swain, National President, United Kingdom Federation of Business & Professional Women . This book explains all relevant equal opportunities legislation and best practice in the UK and the rest of Europe. Not since the Industrial Revolution has industry faced so many changes as now, including an increase in female participation in the labour market, skill shortages and the Single European market. Covering both current and historical issues, this important new book will help anyone involved in equal opportunities to plan effective policy and, more importantly, turn the policy into everyday practice. The Equal Opportunities Handbook includes:. * Complete country by country analyses of the initiatives, legislation and practice in EC member states. * Sections on AIDS/HIV and Opportunity 2000. * Details of The Year of the Elderly in 1993. * Information on the roles of the relevant governing bodies and organizations. The provision of equal opportunities in any organization is nothing less than a means of survival in the extremely competitive and rapidly changing economic climate of the 1990s. This handbook highlights the negative effects of prejudice and examines the major advantages which can be brought about through good equal opportunity practice.