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7. Promote the participation of women in government procurement. II. A Prepared Workforce A. Promote women's knowledge of and participation in education, training and retraining, and lifelong learning that prepare women to succeed in the Global Economy. B. Promote greater emphasis on training for nontraditional occupations and growth fields. C. Promote a gender-sensitive approach. D. Promote greater involvement of women in the design, development and implementation of training strategies in both the public and private sectors. E. Promote women's knowledge of and access to quality and timely labor-market information and employment services: information about the full range of currently available jobs. information about the full range of jobs and careers that will be in demand in the global economy. assistance to women who lose their jobs to make the transition to new, adequately paid employment as quickly as possible. III. A Secure Workforce: A. Promote the development of social safety nets for workers B. Promote legal literacy among women about labor and other laws particularly impacting them, and how they can seek to enforce these laws. IV. Enhanced Economic Opportunities for Women A. Promote policies and programs that help women and men workers balance work and family responsibilities. B. Promote nondiscrimination enforcement and education so that women have the opportunity to make full use of their talents and abilities to help their employers, themselves, their families, and their countries succeed in the Global Economy. C. Promote women's access to higher-paying jobs, including nontraditional jobs; create viable economic alternatives for workers in hazardous occupations.