Activities of Loucas FOURLAS related to 2021/2170(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Women’s poverty in Europe (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on women’s poverty in Europe
Amendments (10)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas equality and non- discrimination are founding values of the European Union, as expressed in the Treaty of the European Union and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; whereas equality between men and women is an EU priority and is addressed at EU and national level in all policies; whereas women are evidently more at risk of poverty and social exclusion than men; whereas in 2019 there were nearly 91.3 million persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE) in the EU; whereas the EU did not reach its 2020 target to reduce AROPE by at least 20 million; whereas one of the new EU headline targets is to reduce AROPE by at least 15 million by 2030;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas gender mainstreaming is an important tool in the integration of gender equality in EU policies related to labour market and social policies in order to promote equal opportunities and combat all forms of discrimination against women;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas parental poverty often leads to child poverty; whereas the EU and Member States must respect, protect and fulfil the rights of children in line with the Treaty of the European Union; whereas the rights of children are jeopardised in situations of poverty;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas women are over- represented in non-standard forms of work, in the hardest-hit sectors and among frontline workers in healthcarewhereas the workforce in the health and care sectors is predominantly female ; whereas more women than men are in occupations that can be carried out remotely; whereas families are the cornerstone of our society which requires that there is a balance between professional and private life;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas women account only for 34% of STEM graduates and only 17% of ICT specialists, while earning 19% less than men in the information and communication sector in Europe;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for an overarching European anti-poverty strategy, with ambitious targets for reducing poverty and a focus on breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty risks; stresses that root causes of poverty and impact on children’s rights have to be considered in that strategy to ensure sustainable and long-standing effects and EU level added value;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to reduce the burden of women by ensuring affordable and quality care and services for people with disabilities, the elderly and other dependants; calls on the Commission and the Member States to adequately fund public services and social infrastructure, as this would allow more women to participate in the labour market and would also contribute to reducing the risk of women falling into poverty; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the EU legislation on gender equality with a direct impact on women participation in the labour market is implemented and its progress closely monitored;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the recovery efforts should boost jobs and growth, and the resilience and fairness of our societies, and should be complemented by a strong social dimension, paying attention to women who have a disability or who stay at home to care for a family member, as they are particularly at risk of falling into poverty; stresses that female entrepreneurship constitutes a strong driving force in today's economy and should be promoted;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to promote flexibility for men as well as for women, in terms of working hours and in terms of work organisation in order to promote reconciliation of family life and work;
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to submit initiativspecific, targeted and measurable initiatives within funding programmes to promote women’s empowerment through education, vocational training and lifelong learning, as well as access to finance, female entrepreneurship and women’s representation in future-oriented sectors with a view to ensuring access to high- quality employment; calls for greater promotion of STEM subjects, digital education, artificial intelligence and financial literacy at all education levels in order to ensure that more women enter these sectors and contribute to their development.; calls on Member States to use EU funds and programmes to support lifelong learning and training in the specific areas of new digital skills and capacities including in particular STEM subjects;