3 Amendments of Jana TOOM related to 2015/2228(INI)
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that employment is a key strategy for reduction of poverty among women; notes that proactive measures are needed to improve women's situation in the labour market, including elimination of gender stereotyping in employment through awareness-raising campaigns, proper counselling of women and girls on their professional choices, and policies to increase the number of women in responsible positions in companies and public institutions;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that women are disproportionately and often involuntarily concentrated in precarious work; urges the Member States to consider implementing the International Labour Organisation (ILO) recommendations intended to reduce the scale of precarious work2 , such as restricting the circumstances in which precarious contracts can be used and limiting the length of time workers can be employed on such a contract, after which they must be given the option of a permanent contract; __________________ 2 International Labour Organisation, Policies and regulations to combat precarious employment, 2011.
Amendment 68 #
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 gap, 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, increasing expenditure on the provision of childcare services and/or subsidies to households, including parental leave, incentivising employer contributions to childcare costs, and making better use of EU funds; guarantying that pensionable service of the person includes the time during which a parent, guardian or actual caregiver cares for a child until the child attains 3 years of age;