6 Amendments of Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ related to 2014/2245(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas gender equality represents an important tool for economic development and social cohesion
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas equal opportunities for men and women and the principle of gender- based integration are expressly laid down in the Structural Funds Regulations as cross-cutting elements in terms of programming and political application;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets the fact that Member States have not done more to address the gender pay gap; is concerned that women in the EU earn on average 16.4 % less than men doing work of equal value; highlights the worrying fact that in nine Member States the difference has far from decreased, but has instead increased over the past five years;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Points out that there is a significant digital gender gap that must be addressed by facilitating and promoting access for women to training schemes in new technologies;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Urges the Member States to promote investment in training schemes aimed at helping women to integrate themselves into the labour market, particularly for those who have previously been full-time mothers or guardians for other dependents, and in care services for children, the elderly and others in need, which are both accessible and affordable and follow a schedule that fits in with those who work full time, with a view to creating a balance between work and family as well as targeting unemployment and social exclusion;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Asks the Member States to establish budgetary measures that take account of gender issues in programming the cohesion policy, in an attempt to examine not only those schemes that specifically target women but also all other schemes and policies put forward by the government, together with their impact on the allocation of resources and their contribution to equality between men and women;