Saco - The Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations

Saco – Representing Graduate Professions -24 trade unions/professional organizations -More than individual members -Politically unaffiliated -Recognized negotiating partners in all sectors

Union Profile Academic Qualification, Knowledge and Competence should be rewarded -Wage formation determined locally -Individual, differentiated salary setting -Equal conditions, regardless of gender or ethnic origin -Scope for individualized solutions in working life, e.g., working hours

Representing Members Employed in all Sectors Municipal sector 28% Private sector 27% State sector 16% Students 17% Non-active professionally 10% Self-employed 2%

Membergroups – professions, some examples: -Graduate engineers m 22 % f -Teachers e 68 % e -Graduates in Law m 52 % m -Graduates in social b 80 % a science, social work, personnel management -Medical doctors e 41 % l -Scientists r 52 % e -Architects s 48 % -Occupational Therapists % -Dentists %

More in common than is commonly thought

It is just as important for both female and male professionals that: -managers are consistent when decision-making -the design of the work organisation is crystal clear -the aims and objectives are make sense and are realistic -- the context of the undertaking is known to all -- they are able to use all their knowledge and competences at work -execellence in performance is rewarded within the organization -they are able to act on the basis of their own intuition and tacit knowledge

How important is it to you to supervise others in the organization? Female Male Absolutly necessary 3 % 3 % Very important 15 % 19% Important 35 % 34 % Less important 40 % 38 % Not important 7 % 6 %

Differences in opinion between female and male professionals -women attach greater importance to fellowship at the work-place -women find it more important to get appreciation from their manager -women estimate documentation and follow-ups of the undertaking higher than their male collegues.

Top-10 Female 1A meaningful private life 2New knowledge on board 3Clear, realistic objectives 4Consideration to collegues 5Having fun at work 6To understand one´s own role in the bigger context 7Proficiency and experience 8Promotion of health and safty at work 9To be able to reconsider work-methods 10Efficient undertaking Male 1A meaningful private life 2Have fun at work 3New knowledge on board 4Clear, realistic objectives 5To understand one´s own role in the bigger context 6To be able to use all of one´s personal capabilities 7Personal decision-making 8To be able to reconsider work-methods 9Consideration to collegues 10Proficiency and experience

Concluding results -Female and male professionals have - on the whole – the same values concerning work organization and careers -Female professionals value fellowship higher than men -Male professionals consider the specific task -Female professionals consider the total operations -Female and male managers share the same values more often than female and male officials