Activities of Guido REIL related to 2021/2170(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on women’s poverty in Europe
Amendments (4)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the ‘at-risk-of-poverty rate’ is the main indicator used by the EU to measure poverty; whereas, according to the EU’s definition, an individual is deemed at risk of poverty if their net monthly income is below the average for all households;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for an overarching European anti-poverty strategy, with ambitious targets for reducing poverty and a focus on breaking the intergenerational cycle ofNotes that the EU uses the ‘at- risk-of-poverty rate’ as an indicator to measure progress in reducing poverty; points out that this indicator measures income inequality rather than poverty; calls on the EU to use an alternative indicator instead of the misleading ‘at- risk-of-poverty rate’ so that assistance and help can better be proverty riskided to the truly poor in the EU Member States;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to reduce the burden of women by ensuring affordable and quality care and services for people with disabilities, the elderly and other dependants; calls on the Commission and the Member States to adequately fund public services and social infrastructure, as this would allow more women to participate in the labour market and would also contribute to reducing the risk of women falling into poverty;
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to submit initiatives to promote women’s empowerment through education, vocational training and lifelong learning, as well as access to finance, female entrepreneurship and women’s representation in future-oriented sectors with a view to ensuring access to high- quality employment; calls on the Member States to expand and improve childcare provision so that women are more employable on the job market and increasing numbers of women are employed in more highly paid full-time jobs; calls for greater promotion of STEM subjects, digital education, artificial intelligence and financial literacy in order to ensure that more women enter these sectors and contribute to their development.