5 Amendments of Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI related to 2014/2152(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Draws attention to the fact that the EU is facing a demographic crisis which by 2040 will result in a shortfall of 24 million in the labour force, creating an economic necessity, among other things, to further include women in the labour market women who wish to take up employment; emphasises that increasing women’s employment rate to the level of men’s employment would reducecould contribute to a reduction in the labour force shortfall to 3 million;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that gender equality is a necessaryreater support of Member States in combining employment with home duties is an important condition for meeting the Europe 2020 strategy’s 75 % employment rate target and is crucial for maintaining sustainable pension systems;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that economic growth and competitiveness in the EU are dependent on closingPoints out that the gap between women’s educational attainment and their participation and position in the labour market has a negative impact on economic growth and competitiveness in the EU;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the unequal division of family responsibilities is at the root of the unequal position of women in the labour market; stresses that reconciliation of work and home duties is a key condition for gender equalitywomen’s participation in the labour market, which should be promoted by investment in care infrastructure and encouragement of men’s participation in domestic labour by means of legislation on parental and paternity leave and flexible working time arrangementsfor children, the elderly and the sick;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the feminisation of poverty is the result of factors including women’s career breaks, the gender pay gap, the pension gap and poverty inlow income of households headed by single mothers, and that the reduction of poverty levels by 20 million by 2020 can be achieved by anti-poverty policies that are grounded in gender mainstreaming;