7 Amendments of Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ related to 2015/2042(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the objective of the Facility is to increase access to finance for unemployed and other disadvantaged people and for microenterprises, which in turn generates employment and growth in local communities; whereas the financial situation of women borrowers appears to be worse than that of men with a higher share of women being unemployed or at risk of poverty1 a ; __________________ 1aEuropean Commission, Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion, Interim Evaluation of the European Progress Microfinance Facility, November 2014
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the marginalisation and multiple discrimination suffered by certain groups of women further exacerbate their economic disadvantage and difficulty in accessing financing; whereas the insertion of women suffering from exclusion should be a priority;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas an increasing number of women participating on the labour market are also primary breadwinners for their families; whereas the rate of single parents is higher for women than for men; whereas microfinance should benefit to an increasing number of women;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to pursue equality between men and women in terms of access to microfinance and to envisage an equal target ratio between male and female entrepreneurs in the future; calls on the Commission and Member States to encourage intermediaries to implement specific strategies to target women and support female entrepreneurship, including through cooperation with relevant associations and organisations in the field;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to further promote the visibility and information as regards the possibilities of financing under this Facility, including through awareness raising campaigns, exchange of best practices between women entrepreneurs, workshops and training that specifically target women with a view to achieving better gender balance in access to microfinance;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission to take into account the benefits of microfinance for women, including the creation of sustainable jobs; calls on the Commission to facilitate exchanges of views and sharing of good practices between women entrepreneurs;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights the importance of a gender perspective to be incorporated into funding programmes; believes that gender impact assessments and gender budgeting are useful in evaluating and improving the impact on women of funding priorities, the allocation of financial resources and specifications for funding programmes; emphasises the need for gender-disaggregated data to be systematically collected and regularly analysed;