This report concerns the training requirements of women workers arising from the introduction of new technology in the services sector of the Irish economy. Section 1 discusses the importance of the services sector as a source of employment for women workers. In Section 2, the structure of female employment in the services sector is explored with particular emphasis on the place of women workers in the occupational hierarchy. Section 3 contains four case studies of organizations within the services sector where new information technologies have been or are about to be introduced on an extensive scale. They cover a banking organization, a retail organization, a major public utility, and a local government agency--all of which are major employers of female workers. Section 4, on training institutions, concentrates on training programs particularly associated with new technology. Section 5 summarizes conclusions and recommends more emphasis on training and career development in negotiations concerning new technologies and inclusion of specific positive action initiatives in equal opportunities programs. (Fifteen data tables and 17 references are appended.) (YLB)