Activities of Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ related to 2010/2138(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on equality between women and men in the European Union
Amendments (9)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that the Lisbon Strategy aims to integrate 60% of women able to work into the labour market, while efforts at the demographic level should strive to promote a rise in the birth rate with a view to meeting the challenges of the future;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Considers that access to childcare services and services for the elderly and other dependent persons is vital if there is to be equal participation of women and men on the labour market and in education and training;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that demographic change makes it necessary to realise the potential of women, to make up for the increasing shortage of skilled labour, in conjunction with efforts to ensure the sustainability of the social security systems;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that employment rates for both men and women are lower in rural areas and this is to the detriment of the countryside in terms of lack of availability of quality jobs; in addition, many women are not part of the official labour market and therefore do not count as registered unemployed, and are thus faced with financial and legal problems regarding maternity rights, sick leave and acquisition of pension rights;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Stresses that realising the potential of the female workforce is also consistent with the objective of the EU-2020 strategy to reduce poverty, and that access to employment is a key factor in efforts to combat poverty;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Urges the Council, the Commission and the Member States to defend social rights and to ensure that the economic and financial crisis does not lead to cuts in benefits or social services in the field of childcare and care of the elderly; stresses that policy on care and the provision of care services are closely bound up with achieving gender equality;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States, with the assistance of the Commission, to encourage women - by stepping up existing measures - to participate in vocational training in the context of lifelong learning, in response to the switch towards a sustainable economy, with the emphasis on SMEs, thereby enhancing the employability of female workers;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Member States to promote entrepreneurship among women and to offer financial support and professional counselling to women starting up businesses, as well as appropriate training;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls on the Member States to support employment for the disadvantaged category of 'pregnant women or mothers performing domestic tasks on their own', encouraging the provision of jobs for this group that are decent, stable and compatible with a proper work-life balance;