This booklet outlines existing and emerging career selection, reentry, and advancement opportunities for females throughout the European community. Existing educational and employment opportunities for males and females in various Western European nations are compared. New opportunities for girls and new occupations for women who are unemployed or who wish to reenter the work force after a period of interruption are discussed. The concluding section focuses on women's rights to career advancement. Throughout the booklet statistical information is presented along with commentary stressing that more opportunities are becoming available to women, that women should work for increased educational and employment opportunities, and that the new perspectives for women will be what women themselves make of them. Information on conditions in Belgium, Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom is included in the booklet. (MN)