7 Amendments of Miriam LEXMANN related to 2021/2170(INI)
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas women are over- represented among informal carers who gave up on their employment and provide care to elderly or relatives with disabilities; whereas in many Member States they do not get an adequate support from the authorities and social security systems and thus are at greater risk of poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas women often face multiple discrimination mainly on the basis of their socio-economic background, disabilities, health state, age or ethnicity; whereas multiple discrimination has a serious impact on the risk of poverty or social exclusion;
Amendment 74 #
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 peoplechildren, persons with disabilities, the elderly and other dependants as well as support for informal carers including psychosocial support or relief services; 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 andlive a dignified life and have a possibility, if they so decide, to take an active part in the labour market and reach work-life balance; it would also contribute to reducing the risk of women falling into poverty;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that universal access to public, solidarity-based and adequate retirement and old age pensions must be granted to all; underlines the importance of public and occupational pension systems that provide an adequate retirement income above the poverty threshold andthat allows pensioners to maintain their standard of living and live a dignified life; asks the Member States to consider factoring child-raising responsibilities into pension schemes when women are not able to work and make suitable contributions duringtake into account the periods of child-raising responsibilities during the maternity or parental leave and include them adequately into their pension such periodemes;
Amendment 94 #
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; Calls on the Commission and the Member States to put forward a system of formal recognition of the skills gained informally during the periods of providing care to elderly or relatives with disabilities as such system would improve the employability of women after their care duties end;
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the crucial role of all European funds and programmes in the social area, particularly the European Social Fund Plus and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers; calls on the Member States to make full use of these funds, to minimise bureaucracy and administrative burden and to make sure to support the use of these funds closest to the people, thus to entrust the regional and local authorities with the decision-making process as well as the application of the funds;
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to submit initiatives 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 as well as other cross- cutting skills in order to ensure that more women enter these sectors and contribute to their developmentprofessional and personal development as well as the one of the entire society.