The Act on Equal Opportunities between Women and Men in the Federal Administration and in the Courts of the Federation, which entered into force on 5 December 2001, replaced the Act on the Advancement of Women of the Federation (described in detail in Part I Chapter 2.5) The reform of the Federal Child-Raising Benefit Act (Bundeserziehungsgeldgesetz), which entered into force on 1 January 2001, improved the framework for reconciliation of gainful employment and family for mothers and fathers (dealt with in Part II at 11.5.1), and The Act on Part-Time Working and Fixed-Term Employment Contracts, which has applied since 1 January 2001, which for the first time provides for a general legal right to part-time working in private industry (details at II 5.1; 11.5.1; 13.3).
• La Loi sur le travail à temps partiel et les contrats de travail de durée déterminée, qui est appliquée depuis le 1er janvier 2001, fournit pour la première fois un droit juridique général au travail à temps partiel dans le secteur privé (voir la Partie II, section 5.1; section 11.5.1; section 13.3).