13 Amendments of Pina PICIERNO related to 2020/2135(INI)
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a (new) Recalls that the digital gender gap is an economic, societal and cultural issue, to be addressed with multi- level and holistic policies, as it leads to growing gender inequality; reminds that digital gender gap slows down the growth of the European economy of the future, characterised by digitalisation; calls on the Commission to incorporate an institutional horizontal strategy in its Digital Education Action plan to combat gender inequality;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a (new) Recalls that increasing the number of women in the ICT sector, is a method that will contribute to boosting of the European global competitiveness; stresses the need to implement tools that encourage girls and women to engage with the various forms of digital education; recalls that women from an early age face discrimination and prejudice in regards to their digital skills and potential to participate in digital education and ICT labour market;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17a (new)
Paragraph 17a (new)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a (new) Recognizes the role of teachers and caretakers at every stage of education in the process of forming expectations and biases towards digital skills and ICT career; stresses the need for awareness raising, in order to confront discrimination and prejudice against women participation in decision making and acquisition of digital skills; stresses the need for a bottom up approach and an inclusive dialogue with the relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a (new). Underlines that women and young girls also face hostility and prejudice throughout their participation in the ICT sector or digital education; stresses the need to promote policies that contribute to the creation of an inclusive environment in order to maintain the highest possible number of women within the system, once engaged;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a (new). Emphasizes the need for Member States to take note of best practices in addressing digital gender gap and incorporate such practices and recommendations into the national education and labour market policies by including targeted measures in national action plans;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a (new). Stresses that women undertake majority of unpaid household chores and care work at home, which has been increased by the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, women are less likely to spend sufficient time with digital tools and participate in digital education; recommends to strengthen the efforts to boost women’s participation and gender equality in the labour market and education by promoting equal sharing of care and household responsibilities between women and men and by supporting the equal take-up of parental and carers’ leave by women and men;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a (new). Recognizes that courses and learning opportunities often coincide with household chores; calls on the Commission to incorporate flexible learning methods. Specifically designed for women caretakers and others who are unable to attend classes but are able to participate in distance learning;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a (new). Emphasizes that new and emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, robotics, virtual and augmented reality offer exciting new prospects to intrigue young women to participate in the development and implementation of these technologies;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a (new). Recalls that an important obstacle women face in participation in online activities and social networks is cyber violence; notes that the Digital Education Action plan should aim to provide skills and tools to girls, young women and men to react to cyber violence and bullying; stresses that the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence should be ratified and applied;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a (new). Stresses the importance of the "Women in Digital" Task Force and the "Digital4Her" initiative; reminds the importance of developing European networks of women in the digital field promoting the participation of girls and women in digital studies and careers across the EU; reminds that it is essential to promote women role models in the ICT sectors in order to motivate and inspire young girls in pursuing digital education;