1 Amendments of Heinz K. BECKER related to 2015/2228(INI)
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the lack of affordable childcare contributes to the gender employment gap, the pay gap and related pension gapand high-quality care arrangements and services with respect to children, older people and other relatives in need of care contributes to the gender employment gap, the pay gap and related pension gap (due to women having to decrease or give up paid labour as a result of their caring tasks, leading to loss of social security and pension rights), and the disproportionate number of women who are in precarious work and in or at risk of poverty; urges the Member States to ensure access to childcare by, for example, increasingare support services by, for example, ensuring adequate expenditure on the provision of childcareare and support services and/or subsidies to households, incentivising employer contributions to childcare costs, improving the attractiveness of the health and social services sector for both men and women, in particular for young people, respite care and carer-friendly work environments - enabling the combination of work and informal care - and making better use of EU funds;