11 Amendments of Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA related to 2007/2206(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas one of the priority areas for EU action in the Roadmap for Gender Equality is equal representation in decision-making, including a target of 25 % of women in leading positions in public sector research, to be met by 2010,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes thean abiding imbalance between the share of women in different levels of scientific careers, and believes that alternatives to the current widely accepted "leaking pipeline" model may be necessary in order to establish effective measures to improve the situation; sees the "push and pull factors" model as an alternative, since it takes account of the interrelation of different factors, such as working environment, role models, competition, mobility requirements and family responsibilitiescalls for effective measures to improve the situation;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that the breaks women take in scientific careers for family reasons have a negative impact on their career opportunities, as most male colleagues do not take breaks and thus can achieve comparative positions at a younger age and gain an advantage in their further careers; asks therefore that age not be advanced as a criterion for excellence without the family situation's having been taken into consideration;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that mobility is one of the crucial ways of developing and assuring research career advancement and notes that this can be difficult to reconcile with family life; points out, furthermore, that mobility problems affect women in particular, because, as a general rule, it is they who look after family members with specific needs, such as children, elderly people or other dependants;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses, in particular, that it is usually women who take care of their families, leading to instances whereby they are forced to leave the research sector;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States for more transparent recruitment processes and for an obligation to ensure gender balance in evaluation panels and selection committees, ensuring they consist of at least 40% women and at least 40% men;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States for a change in the definitions of excellence and of a "a ‘good researcher"’, in order to take into account and overcome the differences between male and female scientific careers; stresses that female researchers contributes to the research world with different perspectives and choices of research topics;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Regrets that nothing has come of the proposal to establish ‘Loyola de Palacio’ traineeships for women researchers at the European Parliament and calls on the High-Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity to back the proposal and champion its approval before the relevant bodies;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Considers that the approval and provision at the European Parliament of ‘Loyola de Palacio’ traineeships for women researchers would serve as a great example of best practice, political will and genuine commitment to promoting women’s involvement in science, and would lend greater visibility to Parliament's activities to promote equality;