Activities of Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA related to 2020/2135(INI)
Opinions (1)
POSITION IN THE FORM OF AMENDMENTS on Shaping digital education policy
Amendments (18)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A (new)
Recital A (new)
A. whereas equality between women and men is a core value of the EU enshrined in Articles 8 and 19 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C (new)
Recital C (new)
C. 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, despite the fact that girls outperform boys in digital literacy1;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F (new)
Recital F (new)
F. whereas the use of full potential of women’s digital skills can contribute significantly to boosting the European economy, especially that there are around 1 million vacancies in Europe for digital experts, 70% of companies delaying investments because they do not find the people with the right digital skills2 and in some job categories, more than 90% of jobs require specific types of digital skills3;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G (new)
Recital G (new)
G. 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 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K (new)
Recital K (new)
K. 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 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L (new)
Recital L (new)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N (new)
Recital N (new)
N. 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 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O (new)
Recital O (new)
O. whereas the spread of COVID 19, disruption of education by closure of schools and other education facilities, as well as forced social isolation, restrictions and limited access, on the one hand, caused concerns about the impact of interruptions to education on vulnerable students and students with socio economically disadvantaged backgrounds, such as girls in rural areas, on the other hand, however, proved the undoubtable need of efficient, well-functioning and inclusive digital education;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R (new)
Recital R (new)
R. whereas the main factors differentiating access to education are: the economic and social situation and place of residence (it concerns the disadvantaged due to access to goods and technical infrastructure);
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a (new) Calls on the Commission and Member States when developing digital education policy to ensure that students are equally skilled to take up tasks and roles of future jobs in the changing labour market and have equal opportunities that enable them to tackle tomorrow's challenges of future global competitiveness;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a (new). 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 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a (new). 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 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a (new). Stresses that digital education must play a substantial role in increasing the participation of girls and women in the fields related to ICT and STEM and eliminating digital gender gap; digital education must create better digital inclusion and digital literacy, as well as equal participation of girls and women in the digital age;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a (new). 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 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a (new). Calls on the Commission and Member States to put more efforts to promote digital competences among girls, to encourage them to invest in digital skills and to choose ICT and STEM career path; calls to mobilise stakeholders, such as private companies and NGOs, to equip girls with digital skills and to provide inspirational models; calls to collect and share information on best practice examples and success models;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a (new). 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 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a (new). 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 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a (new). 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 socioeconomically 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;