Activities of Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA related to 2019/2164(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Promoting gender equality in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and careers (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on promoting gender equality in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and careers
Amendments (19)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality is abetween women and men is a core value of the European Union and basic precondition for the full enjoyment of human rights by women and girls, and is essential for their empowerment and the achievement of a sustainable and inclusive society; whereas the insufficient use of human capital associated with gender inequalities reduces the potential advantages for businesses in the fields of research and innovation, and for overall economic development, as well as having harmful social consequences;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas women are significantly underrepresented in the information and communication technologies (ICT) sector (17%), among science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduates (36%), with the share of men working in a digital sector 3.1 times greater than the one of women;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women who major in STEM fields are less likely than their male counterparts to enter STEM occupations or remain in them as a result of the dominant stereotypes or acultural discouragement, negative work environment and lack of female role models and mentors ; whereas closing the gender gap in STEM careers would contribute to an increase in EU GDP per capita by 2.2 to 3.0 % in 20508 ; whereas closing the gender gap in STEM careers would have a positive impact in reducing the gender pay gap and the gender pension gap; _________________ 8European Institute for Gender Equality briefing paper, How gender equality in STEM education leads to economic growth, 2018.
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas cultural discouragement, lack of awareness of female role models and of their promotion hinders and negatively affects girls' and women’s opportunities in STEM studies, related careers and digital entrepreneurship, and lead to discrimination and fewer opportunities for women in the labour market;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas there is still a lack of interest among girls to pursue ICT and STEM studies, which leads to lost social and economic opportunities, as well as prevents potentially to reduce gender inequality and gender pay gap; whereas girls become interested in STEM subjects around the age of 11 and lose their interest when 15;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas women show lower confidence in their own digital skills, while digital skills are needed in life and at work, especially now more than ever, in the months of lockdown due to the outbreak of COVID-19, when everyone must rely on an Internet connection to work, study or buy food;
Amendment 56 #
E a. whereas emphasis should be placed on the factors that motivate and support girls' interest in STEM studies, related careers and digital entrepreneurship such as promoting female role models, teacher mentors, peer group approval, developing creativity and practical experience;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to create new channels to connect with girls and ensure that the digital education reaches all of them; calls for efficient funding and strategies that include positive action, lifelong learning and active encouragement for girls to undertake studies in ICT and STEM areas;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take into account the situation of women and girls with disabilities and women and girls in outermost regions or rural areas and to ensure their full access and inclusion into digital education in order to avoid the widening of digital divide;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on Member States to take into account ongoing concerns about the risk of the further spread of COVID-19 and to address the issue of the lack of equipment, to address the issues of vulnerable students and students with socio economically disadvantaged backgrounds, such as girls in rural areas, and to develop tools in order to ensure a full access and smooth functioning of digital education;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop an high quality, inclusive and non-discriminatory digital education which will ensure that digital transformation of Europe’s economy and society benefits all and contributes to gender equality; encourages Member States to add computer science education into national curriculum;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights that male teachers and other male staff dominwomen are still underrepresented ate STEM-related studies in schools and, later on, in universities and workplaces, leading to an absence of female role models and limited guidance and mentoring opportunities; encourages gender mainstreaming in primary, secondary and tertiary education, and urges the committees and institutions involved in recruitment to promote gender balance to avoid the ‘outsider effect’promote better gender balance to allow interested women exploit their potential in STEM fully;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to find more attractive and creative ways to showcase female role models with successful career in ICT and STEM in order to encourage girls to pursue ICT and STEM studies, as well as to boost self-confidence of women in their digital skills;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Commends various private educational initiatives to support girls and promote women in the digital economy with viral stories on social media, professional networks organised by women for women and initiatives of tech companies;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets the fact that women face disproportionately more obstacles in their careers than men do, owing to the lack of a proper work-life balance and an increase in unpaid care work in most households; urges public and private institutions to establish adequate measures to adopt family-friendly policies and guarantee better maternity and paternity leaves, flexible working hours, on-site childcare facilities or to promote telework; urges the Member States to fully transpose and implement the Work-Life Balance Directive and calls on the Commission to monitor it effectively; calls on the Commission and the Member States to fully assess the causes and factors that lead to a high drop-out rate of women from STEM careers, and to develop mechanisms and programmes to integrate women and girls into education, training and employment initiatives;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. RegretNotes the fact that women are under-represented in leadership positions in STEM careers, and highlights the urgent need to promote equality between men and women at all levels of decision-making in business and management; underlines that gender diversity in boards and decision- making positions improvesmay affect firms’ performance as the result of the broader spectrum of knowledge, attitudes and experience; urges the Council and the Member States to adopt the Women in Boards Directive and establish targets for gender balance in decision-making bodies;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Regrets the fact that the gender pay gap remains a reality and is even more pronounced in male-dominated sectors, such as ICT and technological companies10 ; calls on all actors to practice pay transparency; urges the Council to unblock the Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, which aims to extend protection against discrimination through a horizontal approach; _________________ 10 Lambrecht, A. and Tucker, C. E. Algorithmic bias? An empirical study into apparent gender-based discrimination in the display of STEM career ads, Management Science, Vol. 65, No 7, 2019, p. 2970.
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for AI and automation to be designed in such a way that it enables us to overcome gender discrimination and address the challenges faced by women such as unpaid care work, the gender pay gap, cyberbullying, gender-based violence and sexual harassment, trafficking, violations of sexual and reproductive rights, and under-representation in leadership positions; calls for AI and automation to contribute to the enhancement of women’s access to finance, higher education and flexible work opportunities;