27 Amendments of Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN related to 2019/2164(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality between men and women is a basic precondition for the full enjoyment of human rights by women, girls and girlboys, and it is essential for their empowerment– in order for them to develop fully and for the achievement of a sustainable and inclusive society; whereas the insufficient use of human capital associated with gender inequalities reduces the potential advantages forfair society – that men and women have equal opportunities in businesses, in the fields of research and innovation, and for overall economic development, as well as having harmful social consequences;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU is allegedly facing an unparalleled shortage of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers and education, particularly considering that women apparently make up 52 % of the European population, yet only account for 2 out of 5 scientists and engineers6; whereas although there has been a positive trend in the involvement and interest of girls in STEM education, the percentages remain insufficient; whereas attitudes towards STEM do not differ between boys and girls through primary education, and in many cases girls often outperform boys in STEM and ICT-related tasks7; whereas, however, girls fear that they will be less successful than boys in STEM- related careers; _________________ 6Eurostat, Human resources in science and technology, annual average data 2016-2020. 7 O’Dea, R.E., Lagisz, M., Jennions, M.D. et al., Gender differences in individual variation in academic grades fail to fit expected patterns for STEM, Nature Communications 9, 3777, 2018.;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women who major in STEM fields arecould find themselves less likely than their male counterparts to enter STEM occupations or remain in them as a result of the dominant stereotypes or a negative work environment; whereas closing the gender gap in STEM careers wouldeliminating the difference in the level of interest in STEM careers would, according to reports, contribute to an increase in EU GDP per capita by 2.2 to 3.0 % in 20508; whereas closing the gender gap in STEM careers would have a positive impact in reducing the gender pay gap and the gender pension gap; _________________ 8European Institute for Gender Equality briefing paper, How gender equality in STEM education leads to economic growth, 2018.
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the low numbers of women who work in innovative technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), can negatively affect the design, development and implementation of these technologies, causing the replication of existing discriminatory practices and stereotypes, and the development of ‘gender-biased algorithms’provided they address the interests and needs of women;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas gender-biased technologies are mainly caused by non- disaggregated data and the lack of a gender perspective in research, which can have harmful consequences for women’s health and well-being and the safety of products, and can have a negative impact on career development9; _________________ 9 Report of the Expert Group 'Innovation through Gender', Gendered Innovations: How Gender Analysis Contributes to Research, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission, 2013.the woman-factor in technologies can adversely affect career development;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas there is a need for STEM training that focuses on the genuine interests of women, in line with their specific sensitivities and nature, in the areas in which they feel most fulfilled, and taking into account their natural inclination towards motherhood and family life;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that in view of the rising demand for STEM practitioners and the importance of STEM-related careers for the future of the European economy, increasing the share of women in the STEM sector is critical to building a more sustainable and inclusive economy and society throughhave an impact on equal opportunities in the fields of scientific, digital and technological innovation;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates that the main goal should be to remove all barriers restricting women’sthe interests, preferences and choices of men and, in particular, women, without compromising their liberty in making decisions; encourages the Member States to promote the participation of women who might be interested in STEM studies and careers in their relevant national or regional gender action plans or strategies; considers that these action plans or strategies should aim to increase gender equality between men and women by focusing on education and qualifications, a better work- life balance, equal opportunities, non- discrimination in the labour market, raising awareness of gender bias across all relevant sectors, and increasing the visibility of female role models, among other things;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that gender stereotyping, cultural discouragement and a lack of awareness and of promotion of female role models hinders cand negatively affects the extent to which girls’ and women’s opportunities in are inspired by STEM studies, in related careers and digital entrepreneurship, and can lead to discrimination and fewer opportunities for women in the labour market;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reaffirms the importance of integrating the awareness of gender biasthe value of the complementarity of women across all relevant sectors, including in the initial and continuous training of teachers; highlights the need to address structural barriers, such as working conditions and work culture, which hinder girls and women from entering a predominantly male-dominated fieldfield in which men have stood out, and the need to increase the visibility of hitherto undervalued role models in order to inspire women and girls who wish to follow these technology-focused models;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to combat gendered labour market segmentation in STEM careers by investing in formal, informal and non- formal education, lifelong learning and vocational training for women to ensure their access to high-quality employment and opportunities to re- and up-skill for future labour market demand; calls, in particular, for greater promotion of entrepreneurship, STEM subjects and digital education for girls from an early age, in order to combat existing educational stereotypes and ensure more women enter developing and well-paid sectors;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomNotes the Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027 and its action to ‘Encourage women’s participation in STEM’, and hopes that it will help to develop more attractive and creative ways to encourage girls to pursue STEM studies, if they wish to do so, as well as to boost women’s self- confidence in their digital skills;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises the role of school and teachers in eliminatingraising awareness of the gender gap in STEM education, and highlights the role of education in promoting the presence of girls and boys on a level playing field in STEM-related courses and in establishing benchmarks to monitor female recruitment and retention;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights that male teachers and other male staff dominate STEM-related studies in schools and, later on, in universities and workplaces, leading to an absence of female role models and limited guidance and mentoring opportunities; encourages gender mainstreaming in primary, secondary and tertiary education, and urges the committees and institutions involved in recruitment to promote gender balance to avoid the ‘outsider effect’ that could be mitigated if the extensive benefits of complementarity between men and women were showcased with regard to all careers;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets the fact that women can face disproportionately more obstacles in their careers than men do, owing, in some cases, to the lack of a proper work-life balance and an increase in unpaid care work in mostsome households; urges public and private institutions to establish adequate measures to guarantee better maternity and paternity leaves, flexible working hours, on-site childcare facilities or to promote telework; urges the Member States to fully transpose and implement the Work-Life Balance Directive and calls on the Commission to monitor it effectively; calls on the Commission and the Member States to fully assess the causes and factors that lead to a high drop-out rate of women from STEM careers, and to develop mechanisms and programmes to integrate women and girls into education, training and employment initiatives;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. RegreHighlights the fact that women are under-represented in leadership positions in STEM careers, and highlightspoints out the urgent need to promote equality between men and women at all levels of decision-making in business and management; underlines that gender diversity ithe presence of both men and women on boards and in decision- making positions improves firms’ performance as the result of the broader spectrum of knowledge, attitudes and experience; urges the Council and the Member States to adopt the Women in Boards Directive and establish targets for gendera balance between men and women in decision-making bodies;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Regrets the fact that the gender pay gap remains a reality and is even more pronounced in male-dominated sectors, such as ICT and technological companies10; calls on all actors to practice pay transparency; urges the Council to unblock the Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, which aims to extend protection against discrimination through a horizontal approach; _________________ 10Lambrecht, A. and Tucker, C. E. Algorithmic bias? An empirical study into apparent gender-based discrimination in the display of STEM career ads, Management Science, Vol. 65, No 7, 2019, p. 2970.in some specific fields and geographical locations and is even more pronounced in male-dominated sectors, such as ICT and technological companies;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages the establishment of an inclusproductive dialogue with the relevant stakeholders, such as private companies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), state institutions, regional and local authorities, policy-makers and civil society representatives to coordinate and tackle the missing links in order to promote women in STEM;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Regrets the fact that the gender gap existsEmphasises that there could be an imbalance across all digital technology domains, but is especially concerned about the gender gap in innovative technologies, such as the AI and cybersecurity domains, where, it seems, the average worldwide female presence stands at 12 % and 20 % respectively11; _________________ 11 Sax, L.J., Kanny, M. A., Jacobs, J. A. et al., Understanding the Changing Dynamics of the Gender Gap in Undergraduate Engineering Majors: 1971-2011, Research in Higher Education, Vol. 57, No 5, 2016; Shade, L. R., Missing in action: Gender in Canada’s digital economy agenda, Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, Vol. 39, No 4, 2014, pp. 887-896.;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Regrets the fact that women arcan be under-represented in innovation-driven business start-ups and highlights the gender biases and systemic disadvantages that exist in social structures, in particular in those at the intersection ofin STEM and entrepreneurship;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that the under- representation of women in charge of investment decisions at venture capital firms tocan constitute a major source of the persistent funding gap for women-driven start-ups and enterprises;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase financing opportunities for female start-up entrepreneurs and innovators in the same way as is done for men, to facilitate their access to existing funds, create special funds and look for new and innovative ways to financially support them and help them to overcome the barriers they face;