"We want this international and interdisciplinary congress to be a meeting place for researchers and practitioners, for the social partners – trade unions and employers alike –, for representatives of governments and not least feminist activists. Our hope is that the congress serves as a forum for open and critical discussions, where participants share practical experience and scholarly work on the many issues pertaining to women's working and living conditions and their health.
For each of the three congress themes two invited keynote speakers, one scholar and one practitioner, are going to present the state of art on science and practice. Others again will give presentations on actions and strategies used in the past, worked with at present and planned for the future. A great number of thematic sessions have been arranged for the presentation of papers and posters, for discussions in symposia.
The series of congresses on Women, Work & Health was initiated in 1996 in Barcelona with the aim of giving access to information and resources that would enable women to achieve improved health and a better quality of life.

The second congress, held in Rio in 1999, provided a forum for greater visibility for the production of knowledge. The event also helped to spread awareness of an inter-related gender, work and health approach throughout Brazil and Latin America."

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