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Activities of Andrew LEWER related to 2015/2228(INI)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on poverty: a gender perspective
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2015/2228(INI)
Documents: PDF(129 KB) DOC(192 KB)

Amendments (4)

Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that equal access to affordable childcare and free, high-qualityregardless of gender differences equal access to various forms of affordable, high-quality childcare and education is central tofor securing equal opportunities and breaking poverty cycles; however notes that an increase in accessibility to education does not necessarily imply an increase in quality of education;
2015/11/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that gender mainstreaming at all levels of the education system is needed, including assessing the implications for girls and boys, women and men of any planned action and the need to let the coa successful fight against poverty has to take into account gender differences and gender specificity and that the fundamental equality of chancerns cand experiences of all, form the design, implementation and evaluation of policinot be achieved by ideologically neglecting or ignoring these differences;
2015/11/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Highlights that promoting the idea of a family-friendly workplace, improving the availability and quality of part-time and flexible working, and investing in various forms of childcare are vital in increasing women employability and in combating feminine poverty;
2015/11/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Affirms that in comparison to girls, boys are almost twice as likely to leave school with low or no qualifications but that socio-economic background and status seem to be a stronger predictor of educational condition and achievement than gender alone., hence the need to focus on social and economic challenges in establishing high-quality educational opportunities for all;
2015/11/19
Committee: CULT