ومع هبوط حجم العمل في الاقتصاد الكلي في مجموعه، شمل الإدراج المتزايد للمرأة في سوق العمل في بعض الحالات إعادة لتوزيع العمل فيما بين النساء.
From 1 October 2002, the Deutsche Ausgleichsbank will supplement its promotion programme with a microloan of up to € 25.000. The microloan is to help starters of small and micro enterprises, which are common in the service sector in particular, to make it easier to become self-employed. More than 56% of self-employed women work in the service sector. It can therefore be expected that women will especially benefit from this programme.