10 Amendments of Karen MELCHIOR related to 2020/2135(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D (new)
Recital D (new)
D. whereas there is a gender gap in digital skills of 11%; Whereas women are still under-represented at all levels in the digital sector in Europe and the share of women in this sector is decreasing and the percentage of women in ICT careers still remains below 2% of women's total share in the European labour market; whereas four times more men than women in Europe have ICT-related studies;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E (new)
Recital E (new)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M (new)
Recital M (new)
M. whereas attitudes towards STEM do not differ from boys and girls through primary education, however, gender stereotypes negatively impact girls’ self- confidence to pursue continued studies in STEM and ICT related subjects, hampering their ability to work in developing future oriented sectors and related high quality, better paid jobs;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P (new)
Recital P (new)
P. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has shown the need to increase investments in digital skills and online education;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S (new)
Recital S (new)
S. whereas girls’ access to related infrastructure and services such as ICT equipment and broadband are essential to their pursuit of digital literacy and skills; whereas girls in rural and depopulated areas face more barriers to enroll in digital education and access good ICT infrastructure and services;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a (new). Welcomes the Gender Equality Strategy’s focus on gender equality in the digital transition; Underlines the need for gender mainstreaming across all EU policies regarding education, skills and digitalisation, in particular the updated Digital Education Action Plan, Updated Skills Agenda for Europe and the Council recommendation on vocational education and training; Welcomes the Commission’s Women in Digital (WID) Scoreboard to monitor women’s participation in the digital economy;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a (new). Stresses the need for digital education to begin from an early age and include a strong gender perspective ensuring bias-free education curricula and materials which combat gender stereotypes; encourages a more social approach to ICT and STEM education to underline the social impact of these careers through, for example, introductory courses of social sciences in each technical subject during the digital education;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a (new). Encourages the Commission to facilitate best practices between Member States in this regard and for Member States to ensure educators are aware of the digital education gender gap and its causes and that appropriate measures are introduced to address them;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a (new). Considers that, given the rising demand for ICT practitioners and the importance of digital careers in the future of European economy, it is critical to increase the share of women in the digital sector to build a more sustainable and inclusive economy and society through scientific, digital and technological innovation; Encourages public and private actors to increase the visibility of women leaders in digital and technology to establish stronger role models and break existing stereotypes;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a (new). Stresses that digital education must include digital literacy and cyber hygiene and safety modules to equip young people to navigate disinformation and cyber violence and harassment online, in particular for girls and women who are disproportionately affected; Encourages Member states to set strict codes of conduct and protocols to report to the relevant authorities all cases of harassment;