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7 Amendments of Marije CORNELISSEN related to 2011/2067(INI)

Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas the EU 2020 Strategy puts an emphasis on ecological transformation, the renewable sector, and science and technology-intensive green jobs for a sustainable economy; whereas the active inclusion and reintegration of women on the labour market is crucial to reach the employment targets,
2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas over 60% of students graduating from universities are women, whereas not enough women and girls go into science, leading to severe gender segregation by sector; whereas the gender gap between women and men's employment in the IT sector has tended to widen rather than narrow over time;
2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas gender gaps in the EU labour markets persist in pay, in part-time versus full time rates and in employment rates among others due to parenthood; whereas labour market segregation in employment is a major obstacle to a well functioning EU labour market;
2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that investment in social infrastructure is an opportunity to modernise Europe and promote equality and can be seen as a parallel strategy to investment in green technologies modernising the physical infrastructure; considers that gender equality should therefore be a policy priority and an essential tool;
2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the Commission's announcements on reviewing the pension system for those with gaps in pension- saving contributions, due to periods of unemployment, sickness or caring duties which concern mainly women, calls in this context on the Commission to put forward new legislative proposals covering paternity leave, adoption leave and care leave for dependants;
2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Member States to deliver on the Barcelona childcare targets in order to improve labour market participation and economic independence of women; calls on the Member States to overcome obstacles which keep women from working the amount of hours they want - be it part-time or full time work; stresses the need for decent wages and access to full social security whether working full-time or part-time;
2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that 'green jobs' have the potential to become a key growth segment of the future European labour market, that today more than 20 million jobs in the European Union can be considered as 'green' and that recent evidence shows that job in the renewable energy sector alone have a potential to double to 2.8 million by 2020; calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to assure that women equality profit from this;
2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM