3 Amendments of Biljana BORZAN related to 2014/2245(INI)
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. since women have a certain specific set of qualities in relation to men with which they can contribute to the diversification and development of the labour market,
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets the fact that Member States have not done more to address the gender pay gap; is concerned that women in the EU earn on average 16 % less than men doing work of equal value or work 59 days for free;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that SMEs make a significant contribution to the European economy, in particular by creating jobs; is disappointed that women lead SMEs to a much lesser extent than men; calls on the Member States to exchange best practices for encouraging women to set up SMEs and develop strategies for the development of women's entrepreneurship; is pleased that the European Regional Development Fund is providing support to women-led SMEs;