Activities of Luisa REGIMENTI related to 2021/2003(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the EU Gender Action Plan III
Amendments (12)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WPoints out that, according to the report 'Women and trade: the role of trade in promoting gender equality', published jointly by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Bank, trade supports the economic and social empowerment of women in the workplace, marketplace and home, and also women make up, on average, 33% of the labour force in exporting firms versus 24% in non-exporting firms, meaning that countries that are more open to trade, as measured by the trade-to-gross domestic product ratio, have higher levels of gender equality; welcomes the fact that the new EU Gender Action Plan 2021-2025 (GAP III) calls for the promotion of gender equality through the EU’s trade policy and recalls the necessary support for the inclusion of a specific gender chapter in EU trade and investment agreements;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that trade policy is not always gender neutral and that better collection of gender-disaggregated data, together with clear indicators, is needed to adequately assess the different impacts of trade policy on women and men, as well as a careful analysis of specific local sectors and contexts, in order to avoid replicating or exacerbating existing gender imbalances; reiterates its call for the EU and its Member States to include in ex ante and ex post impact assessments the country-specific and sector-specific gender impact of EU trade policy and agreements;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of cooperation activities aimed at improving women's access to education and skills development in the fields of business and management, science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and in other areas that could lead to fair pay and decent working conditions for women;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes the obstacles that working mothers face in the world, especially single mothers, who are particularly economically vulnerable, including the difficulties linked to pregnancy; calls on the Commission and Member States to promote a trade policy that protects mothers;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to pay particular attention when entering into international trade agreements to all forms of violence against women, including female trafficking and exploitation; notes also that the burden of (unpaid) domestic and care work falls heavily on women, and that this has major implications on their educational and professional choices;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that gender inequality in trade can be seriously detrimental to economic development since, in the long term, it can disincentivise skills development and technical innovation, and that unequal access to productive resources and markets can stifle the range of products on offer;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the participation in trade of female entrepreneurs and women; calls for COVID-19 recovery strategies to pay special attention to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), which are often run by women, and burdened with taxation, often in connection with the cost of doing business in a country, that leaves them unable to compete on the foreign market and excludes them from certain economic opportunities, and to sectors with higher female participation (agriculture, tourism, garment and retail);
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with concern the persistent gender gap in digital access and digital skills; calls for the Commission and the Member States to support female entrepreneurs in acquiring the necessary skills through development cooperation and Aid for Trade; stresses that policies promoting female participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics provide an opportunity for the European Union to establish itself in these sectors in which third countries are increasingly advancing, and to stimulate the economic recovery;1a _________________ 1a https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/do cuments/2017.2082_mh0217177enn_pdfw eb_20170803123353.pdf
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need to verify whether third-country operators participating in public tenders or procedures launched by the Union and Member States comply with EU law with regard to human rights, in particular as regards discrimination against women;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes with concern the difficulties that women face in many countries around the world in accessing education, professional training and, therefore, the world of work;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that sufficient resources are available to promote the core value ofa gender equality perspective in its trade and investment policies, through dialogue and an exchange of good practices with trade partners in order to create an environment in which women have access to decent work and genuinely equal pay, and to ensure that the secretariats of the EU institutions responsible for trade policy and negotiations have the knowledge and technical capacity to incorporate the gender perspective.
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that in order to pursue the aim of promoting gender equality through trade policy, trade policy must ensure that women play a greater role in negotiating and implementing trade agreements;