18 Amendments of Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT related to 2017/2008(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas equality between women and men is a key economic asset to promote fair and inclusive economic growth, and reducing occupational inequality is not just a goal in terms of equal treatment, but also in terms of labour market efficiency and fluidity;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas education, qualifications and the acquisition of skills are essential to the empowerment of women at social, cultural and economic level, and education opportunities are recognised as a core element to combat inequalities such as underrepresentation in decision- making and manager posts, engineering and science, thus improving economic empowerment for women and girls;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas violence against women is one of the main impediments to equality between women and men and be combatted through education and subsequently social and economic empowerment; whereas workplace violence has serious negative consequences for the female and male workers affected, their co-workers and families, as well as the organisations they work in and the society as a whole;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas digitalisation has positive effects in shaping new job opportunities and inducing a constructive shift towards more flexible work patterns, particularly for women entering and re-entering the labour market, and also in better balancing caring and professional life for both women and men;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas trade unions have the potential to strengthen women’s economic empowerment through promoting equal pay between women and men and investing in work-life balance in their sector;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that women’s economic participation and empowerment are key for strengthening their fundamental rights, enabling them to reach economic independence, to exert influence in society and to have control over their lives, breaking down the glass ceilings that are preventing them from being equal to men in working life;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that women constitute 52% of the total European population, but only one third of the self-employed or of all business starters in the EU, facing more difficulties than men in access to finance, training, networking, and in maintaining a work-life balance;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Highlights that women's economic empowerment and equal opportunities in the labour market are not only crucial for women individually, but also instrumental for EU's economic growth with positive impact on GDP, inclusiveness and competitiveness of businesses; points out that, according to OECD projections, total convergence in participation rates would result in a 12.4% increase in per capita GDP by 2030;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses the need to combat all forms of violence against women at the workplace; calls on the Commission and the Member States to embark on concerted action, including public awareness and information campaigns, on violence against women, and to encourage the exchange of good practices;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls for the adoption of the necessary measures to promote higher participation of women in the labour market in order to meet the challenges of the 21st century; welcomes in this regard the Commission proposal on work-life balance to improve the reconciliation of professional and private life, which will allow women and men to share occupational, family and social responsibilities more evenly, especially where assistance to dependants and childcare is concerned;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises that better work-life reconciliation and strengthened equality between women and men are essential for supporting and enhancing the participation of women in the labour market, in particular women-carers and single mothers, and achieving the goals of women empowerment;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Takes the view that initiatives are needed at both national and EU level to enhance female participation in male- dominated sectors and to increase the recognition of women's skills and economic performance at the workplace, so as to overcome horizontal and vertical exclusion and to increase the number of women in decision-making bodies in the political and business sphere;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that gender equality plans on a company or sectorial level may contain multiple human resource measures addressing recruitment, pay, promotion, training and work-life balance; that they often include concrete measures such as gender-neutral language, prevention of sexual harassment, appointment of the under-represented gender to top positions, part-time work and fathers participating in childcare, and that a variety of approaches exist in Member States regarding mandatory introduction of such measures;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underlines the importance of promoting gender equality in education and training related initiatives, particularly initiatives taken to alleviate gender imbalances in literacy, including media and digital literacy, also reducing the digital gap as mentioned in the Europe 2020 Digital Agenda;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Invites the Member States and the Commission to promote, through information and awareness-raising campaigns, the participation of women in sectors traditionally viewed as 'male', notably the sciences and new technologies, with a view to fully benefitting of the human capital represented by European women and hence enhancing the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy and mainstreaming gender equality in the digital agenda of the forthcoming years;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Encourages Member States to promote measures and actions to assist and advise women who decide to become entrepreneurs, stressing that financial independence is a key to equality; calls on the Member States to encourage women entrepreneurship, facilitate access to credit, cut red tape and other obstacles to women's start-ups;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to advance their efforts in putting an end to the digital divide between men and women by increasing women's access to information society, boosting the acquisition of e-capacities and improving ICT literacy among women, with a particular focus on increasing female visibility in the digital sector;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on EIGE to continue its work on putting together gender specific data and scoreboards in all relevant policy areas;