Activities of Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ related to 2023/2115(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the gender aspects of the rising cost of living and the impact of the energy crisis
Amendments (14)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, since 2021, inflation has increased sharply, driven primarily by high energy and food costs, and exacerbated by the unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine, and whereas the gendered implications of such crises further perpetuate systemic gender disparities across multiple sectors; whereas wages are not projected to increase as fast as inflation, thus creating a cost of living crisis; whereas this crisis acutely threatens women’s livelihoods, health, well-being and access to housing, while limiting their purchasing power and their ability to provide foodurchase basic necessities including food, and hindering their economic independence;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women in all their diversity are disproportionately affected by the consequences of the cost of living crisis, as they tend to be among the poorest part of the population, are highly represented in precarious jobs, have lower incomes as a result of the pay and pension gaps, and are still expected to carry outpresenting 70% of the 1.3 billion1a people living in conditions of poverty; whereas women are more represented in flexible work forms, atypical and flexible contracts (part-time work, temporary work, etc.) and in precarious jobs due to, among other factors, the disproportionate amount of time they spend undertaking caregiving responsibilities and domestic work1b, both of which are in most cases unpaid, not covered by social security and largely unrecognised; and still bear the bulkrunt of unpaid care work, leaving them with fewer resources to protect themselves against the negative impact of the crisis;ost of living crisis; _________________ 1a https://www.gendersecurityproject.com/po st/can-70-of-the-world-s-poor-celebrate- international-women-s-day 1b https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/STUD/2020/662491/IPOL_STU(20 20)662491_EN.pdf
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the gender pay gap still stands at 12.7% across the EU1a; whereas the cumulative effect of these gendered wage disparities throughout a woman’s lifetime leads to women receiving a retirement income which, in the EU, is 35% lower than received by men; whereas considerable disparities remain regarding the gender pension gap across EU Member States, from 2.6% in Estonia to 46.1% in Malta; whereas the gender pension gap leads to women being at a higher risk of old-age poverty than men also impacting their physician and mental wellbeing; _________________ 1a https://commission.europa.eu/strategy- and-policy/policies/justice-and- fundamental-rights/gender- equality/equal-pay/gender-pay-gap- situation-eu_en
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas climate change and climate-related disasters exacerbate the cost of living crisis and have a particular impact on women, since statistically women are more affected by the risk of poverty; whereas the groups already living on the margins are being hit the hardest by the volatility of the fossil fuel energy system, while energy and food companies are making record profits;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas energy poverty represents a huge challenge for the EU, as between 50 and 125 million people are unable to afford proper indoor thermal comfort, and whereas women, particularly in rural areas, are often the primary users of household energy and are disproportionately affected by inadequate access to clean and affordable energy;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the European Committee of the Regions1a acknowledges that local and regional levels have an important role to play as well, since energy poverty disproportionately affects women due to structural inequalities in income distribution, their socioeconomic status and the gender care gap; _________________ 1a https://cor.europa.eu/en/our- work/Pages/OpinionTimeline.aspx?opId= CDR-2509-2021
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas women are particularly under-represented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education (STEM)1a; whereas women make up 52% of the European population, yet only represent 17.9% of full professors in engineering and technology fields1b; whereas women women make up 52% of the European population and the majority of tertiary graduates in the EU, yet only account for 2 out of 5 scientists and engineers and therefore make up only 34% of the workforce in STEM careers1c; _________________ 1a https://www.unesco.org/en/gender- equality/education/stem 1b https://research-and- innovation.ec.europa.eu/knowledge- publications-tools-and- data/publications/all-publications/she- figures-2021_en 1c https://research-and- innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all- research-and-innovation-news/towards- manifesto-gender-inclusive-steam- education-and-careers-2022-10-17_en
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to deliver on the commitment made by President von der Leyen to promote gender equality in all policymaking; calls for a European Green Deal and just and socially fair transition that works for all by developing a gender- transformative intersectional strategy to address energy poverty, and by increasing public investment in social, affordable and energy-efficient housing, taking into account the specific needs of women who often significantly contribute in household energy management, yet lack equal access to resources;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that access to electricity plays a fundamental role in poverty reduction and in ensuring a full and equal participation in society; calls for the EU and the Member States to recognise the right to energy and that women play an instrumental role in the design of sustainable energy solutions at all levels, including the household, community, national and European levels; demands in this way their inclusion in the process of energy policymaking;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the inclusion of gender and intersectional dimensions in all schemes for energy efficiency and renewable electricity, so as to support the citizens most affected by energy poverty, emphasising the empowerment of women in energy-related entrepreneurship and recognizing the contributions of women- led initiatives to sustainable energy solutions;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to require the Member States to implement the gender perspective on regional energy policies, considering the statistics and data produced by grey literature on gender in regional and local policy;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment on gender aspects of the rising cost of living due to the energy crisis;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Deplores the fact that women are significantly under-represented in key policymaking positions on climate change and the environment, and calls for the EU and the Member States to ensure equal and diverse representation in decision-making positions across the EU institutions, government bodies and public authorities at all governance levels, and ensuring gender-responsive policies and programs that take into account the differential impacts of climate change and energy crises on women and men;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on Member States and on the Commission to reduce the gender gap in the energy sector by tackling the under- representation of women in STEM careers;