23 Amendments of Sofia RIBEIRO related to 2017/2008(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas women's economic empowerment and equal opportunities in the labour market are crucial for women individually but also instrumental for EU's economic growth with positive impact on GDP, inclusiveness and competitiveness of businesses as well as challenges related to the ageing population in the EU
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas maternity should not be seen as an obstacle to women’s professional development and consequently to their emancipation;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas women and men have equal rights and duties in relation to parenthood (with the exception of recovery after giving birth), and bearing in mind that the burden of bringing up children should be shared and should therefore not be assigned exclusively to mothers;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas gender equality policies have a strong impact on GDP and by 2050, improving gender equality would lead to an increase in EU GDP per capita by 6.1 to 9.6%, which amounts to €1.95 to €3.15 trillion (EIGE's estimates)
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas balancing work and family is essential in order to boost women’s professional careers, and this requires public and private childcare structures;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the European rate of female participation in scientific and technical degree courses is lower than the equivalent rate for men, and it is estimated that jobs in the area of ICT and computer sciences will play a significant role in the short term, in terms of both vacancies and earnings;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that equal opportunities for economic independence and the guaranteeimplementation of the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work andor work of equal value applied by the Member States as defined in the article 157 of TFEU are necessary steps for women’'s economic empowerment;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to promote the well-being of women, by tackling the pay and pension gaps and combating atypical and insecure forms of work and employment, such as temporary contracts or involuntary part-time workand equal opportunities for women, by tackling the pay gap, addressing and eliminating breaches of anti-discrimination legislation in employment, combating insecure forms of work and employment, such as involuntary part-time work or the use of contracts which do not correspond to the nature of the work performed in accordance with the national law;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to promotect the well-beingrights of women, by tackling the pay and pension gaps and combating atypical and insecure forms of work and employment, such as the majority of temporary contracts or involuntary part- time work;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that preventing and eliminating the gender pension gap and reducing women's poverty in the old age first and foremost depend on creating conditions for women to make equal pension contributions through further inclusion into the labour market and safeguarding equal opportunities in terms of pay, career advancement and possibilities to work full-time;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. points out that digitalisation has a profound impact on the labour market by changing value chains, conditions and nature of work as well as creating new job opportunities and more flexible working patterns; notes that opportunities for flexible and teleworking arrangements brought about by digitalisation may serve as a an effective tool for further inclusion of women into the labour market as well as better reconciliation of professional and domestic duties for both women and men;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. highlights that improving digital skills and IT-literacy among women and boosting inclusion into the ICT, which is one of the highest paying sectors, could contribute to their economic empowerment and independence resulting in the reduction of the total gender wage gap;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Points out that the demand for digital technology professionals in the EU has grown by 4% annually in the last ten years and the number of unfilled vacancies for ICT professionals is expected to double by 2020; calls therefore on the Member States and the Commission to advance their efforts to promote digital skills and e-literacy among women and girls, who remain underrepresented in this sector, from the earliest stages at school and going through the whole educational cycle as well as in the framework of life-long learning;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Encourages Member States to introduce age appropriate ICT education at early stages with a particular focus on inspiring and supporting girls to pursue their interest and talents in the digital field and safeguarding them from constraining and negative stereotyping which discourage girls from advancing their e-skills;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls Recognises that domestic work and provision of household services, which are largely feminised, are often perfor measures to guarantee the economic and social dignity of feminised work, such as domestic workd as undeclared work; calls on the Member States to promote and further develop the formal sector of domestic services through facilitation and incentives to employ domestic workers with the aim of reducing the undeclared work and improving reconciliation of private and professional life for the working families;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on policy makers, also through the European Platform Tackling Undeclared Work, to recognise household services, family employment and home- care as a valuable economic sector which needs to be better regulated within the Member States with a view to create both secure position for domestic workers and provide families with a capacity to assume their role as employers;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to enforce laws and workplace policies that prohibitsure proper application of the existing equal treatment legislation in order to eliminate gender-based discrimination in the recruitment, retention and promotion of women in employment in both the public and private sectors and at work in both the public and private sectors and to offer women a level-playing field in terms of pay and career advancement;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges Member States to implement, where applicable, parental protection schemes comprising mandatory exclusive maternity and paternity leave for each parent, as well as parental leave that can be used in accordance with a joint decision by the parents, as a way of recognising the rights of both parents and countering any presumption on the part of employers that parenting responsibilities fall exclusively on mothers;
Amendment 129 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to implement and enforce public social care policies as well as to provide quality childcare fafurther develop care facilities for the dependent, including children and elderly, with the view of enhancing reconciliaties and promote the equal sharing of unpaid domestic work and co- responsibility in care.on of private and professional life for the working families and increasing women's participation in the labour market as a precondition for women's economic empowerment;
Amendment 136 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges Member States to incorporate mechanisms into their labour legislation aimed at offering an incentive for the creation of flexible working patterns and distance working models that will make it easier for parents to look after their children after school hours and help strike a balance between work- related and family responsibilities;
Amendment 137 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Encourages the Member States based on the provisions of the Public Procurement Directive (2014/24/EU) to promote the use of social clauses in public procurement as a tool for enhancing equality between women and men where relevant national legislations exists and can act as a ground for social clauses;
Amendment 142 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Urges Member States to invest in informal after-school play-centred learning facilities that could provide support for children after school and crèche hours in particular, as a way of responding to the gap between school and business hours;
Amendment 146 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Suggests that Member States draw up programmes to combat social and gender stereotypes, particularly among the youngest groups, as a way of preventing a socio-professional categorisation that frequently restricts women’s access to the highest-paid positions and jobs;