5 Amendments of Julie WARD related to 2015/2284(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Council to consider strengthening the provisions in the current EGF Regulation on allowances for carers in order to allow for better support for women with care duties2 ; _________________ 2Article 7, point 1(b) of the Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014- 2020) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006, OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855.; emphasises that Member States and employers must develop flexible working and training conditions which allow for shared care and parenting responsibilities between genders;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to collect data on how much of the EGF support has been allocated in the form of allowances for carers as provided for in Article 7(1)(b) of the current EGF Regulation and on how it affects female beneficiaries’' re- employment rates, as well as LGBTIQ persons and those facing multiple discrimination;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the average rate of self- employment for all EGF cases is 5 %, and calls on the Commission to establish measures as part of the EGF with a view to promoting and fostering entrepreneurship, and in particular encouraging female and social entrepreneurship; Highlights the importance of entrepreneurship education and life-long learning in this context, and particularly of mentorship and peer-to- peer networks; Reiterates the potential of social entrepreneurship, cooperatives, mutuals and alternative business models in economically empowering women, and fostering social inclusion;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls that women and girls must be encouraged and facilitated in entering traditionally male-dominated fields, such as ICT, science, mathematics, engineering and technology (STEM), and especially in the fields of the green economy and emerging technologies, and that these must be prioritised in EGF programmes;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Stresses the potential of the arts, design, cultural and creative industries in fostering inclusion of women and girls, and especially the enormous economic and social opportunities of creating synergies between the arts and STEM sectors, making STEM into STEAM; Calls on Member States, the Commission and employers to emphasise the inclusion of young people not in education in EGF STEM and STEAM programmes;