Activities of Daniela AIUTO related to 2015/2111(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on external factors that represent hurdles to European female entrepreneurship PDF (322 KB) DOC (128 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas in many cases the problems encountered by women in entrepreneurship are due to diffuse cultural factors and prejudices which exist in various Member States;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the greater difficulty that women face in comparison with men in obtaining credit from financial institutions in order to launch their own businesses is often due to the fact that their reliability is called into question by prejudices regarding their training and their way of conducting business, because it has been statistically demonstrated that, in comparison with men in similar positions, women entrepreneurs have less propensity to take risks and are less concerned with business expansion and growth, which is seen as incompatible with the requirements of private life, which influence women enormously in their business decisions;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas very often women who request access to credit are ‘fronts’ and not the real owners of the undertaking, for the sole purpose of securing financial concessions and advantageous conditions from credit institutions and European, national and regional public administrations;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas in most cases women entrepreneurs operate in sectors which are secondary from the point of view of economic returns and competitiveness on the market;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas the need to reconcile working time with family needs is one of the needs most commonly felt by women entrepreneurs, to say nothing of the difficulties of access to continuing training and assistance services;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the European Union to invest in the creation of support structures for women entrepreneurs to provide child care and care of elderly relatives and the family, improving and facilitating access to basic services (such as crèches) and various work opportunities (such as flexible working hours);
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that European networks of women entrepreneurs should create a European and national network to facilitate and assist women in seeking financing and in advice services for ease of access;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that easier access to financing should be provided for women entrepreneurs in innovative and sustainable sectors, with special reference to those in ICT, construction and transport, where men are in the majority; calls in this respect for greater monitoring to avoid phenomena whereby women are used by men as ‘fronts’ in order to secure financing on easier terms;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the European Union to invest in programmes to provide continuing training for women, both workers and entrepreneurs, constantly bringing their skills up to date and ensuring quality professional development, with particular reference to the commercial sector;