11 Amendments of Cindy FRANSSEN related to 2020/2216(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that women account for 30 % of the technology workforce and 17 % of ICT specialists in Europe, and that the EU economy would be boosted by EUR 16 billion a year if women technology graduates followed through to digital jobs at the same rate as men, and that promoting gender equality within the digital single market will contribute bridging the digital gender divide;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that gender equality is a core principle of the European Union and should be reflected in all EU policies; thus within the European digital transition, to acknowledge the fundamental role of women to achieve the European digital strategy goals in line with the gender equality objectives recalls that women’s participation in the digital economy is crucial to shaping a flourishing digital society and to boosting the EU’s digital internal market;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to continue addressing the gender gap within the ICT sector and to establish policies to fully assess the causes and factors behind and to establish policies mechanisms and programmes to increase the participation of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and AI, and to advocate measures in education and employment in the digital sector in order to achieve this; to take into account AI from a gender perspective when developing policy and legislation, and, if necessary, adapt current legislation, including EU programmes;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the Commission’s commitments to boosting the participation of women in the information society included in the Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025, and calls on the Commission to ensure the full implementation of the ministerial Declaration of Commitment on ‘Women in Digital;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Strongly supports the European Commission’s initiatives in raising awareness on digital opportunities such as the “ no women, no panel” approach, the EU Code week, , the “Digital skills and Jobs coalitions”, the “EU prize for women’s innovators”, #SaferInternet4EUinitiatives across Europe , the skills Agenda for Europe”- lifelong learning perspectives;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase financing opportunities for female entrepreneurs so that they have equal opportunities to compete in the digital single market, and for policies to unleash and support female’s entrepreneurial potential, as an untapped source of economic growth, innovation and jobs creation; Calls to further expand the European Business Angels Network and European Network of Mentors for Women Entrepreneurs, including through gatherings of female innovators, tech professionals and investors to encourage and boost innovations and funding for women-led firms;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Considers it to be of the utmost relevance, as additional measures, to have more women role models and to increase the number of women in leadership positions in the digital sector;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that AI can significantly contribute to promoting gender equality, provided that an appropriate legal framework is developed, conscious and unconscious biases are eliminated and the principles of gender equality are respected; stresses the lack of diversity in the AI sector within teams of developers and engineers, and the importance of using sex- disaggregated data when developing products, AI standards, algorithms and applications; to ensure that it is developed in a way that respects and promotes equality;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for special attention to be paid to women as vulnerable consumers and to the rise in cyber criminality and cyber violence against women in the digital world, that as a consequence is also deterring women and girls from an inclusive digital participation and welcomes the Commission’s proposal on the digital services act (COM(2020)0825), which is addressing these issues.
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission to exploit and better target the Digital Agenda and the Digital Single Market Strategy with a view to addressing the serious gender gap within the ICT sector and fostering the full integration of women into the sector, particularly in relation to technical and telecommunication professions, and to foster the education and training of women and girls in ICT and other science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support lifelong learning as well as training and schemes which help participants to adapt better or to prepare for a potential change of career path in accordance with the growing demand for digital skills in many different sectors, paying particular attention to elderly woman.