Activities of Therese COMODINI CACHIA related to 2014/2250(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Empowering girls through education in the EU (A8-0206/2015 - Liliana Rodrigues)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for a revamped impetus to accredit informal education as a certificate of competence, as well as ensure a high standard certificate of work-based learning in relation to vocational education, as this will assist girls in finding better jobs and re-integrate in the labour market ensuring that females are equated to males through dignity and competence;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises that education is an important tool to assist women to fully participate in social and economic development; calls on the Commission to ensure that education at all levels is accessible to girls and women, that obstacles to accessing education are addressed through the financing of targeted measures; stresses that lifelong learning measures are key in providing women with skills that enable them to return to employment, to better their job, their income and job conditions;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recalls that education is a tool to empower women towards attaining economic independence thereby often providing them with a platform to be survivors rather than victims of domestic violence;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Stresses that measures are to be taken to ensure that girls with disabilities are given equal opportunity to access education at all levels, thereby providing them with better opportunities when seeking employment and empowering them to overcome multiple forms of discrimination; emphasises that education is an important tool towards giving girls from disadvantaged groups the possibility of living a life free from marginalisation and as active members of society.