87 Amendments of Eleni STAVROU related to 2022/2140(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality is a core EU value, essential for a prosperous European way of life and must be mainstreamed in all EU policies; whereas the right to equal treatment and non- discrimination is a fundamental right enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. Whereas the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) highlights specifically that gender mainstreaming should be included in the preparation of all policies and programmes as well as relevant expenditure outgoings such as infrastructure, noting that the aim to promote gender equality and combat discrimination should also apply to the transport sector;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
A d. whereas the COVID pandemic and necessary lockdowns demonstrated to people how essential services which are local and equitably available with minimal obstacles are essential to the wellbeing and health for the whole community including women, vulnerable groups, families in all their diversity, the young generation and older people;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas research performed across the Member States has shown that gender- based violence in public spaces and on collective transport is a growing problem; according to The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), up to 55% of women within the European Union had experienced sexual harassment in public transport; whereas there is multitude of reports on sexual assaults performed by the drivers of ride hailing platforms and taxis1a; _________________ 1a https://womenmobilize.org/safe- commuting-for-all-how-cities-can-tackle- sexual-harassment-on-public- transport/#:~:text=According%20to%20T he%20European%20Union,regions%2C %20these%20numbers%20appear%20hig her
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas safe commuting of women transport workers is not always guaranteed especially when they start their work early and/or finish late at night;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas ride hailing and platform transport has a responsibility to help keep people safe and it is incumbent on the providers to improve safety from a gender perspective; whereas technology can make travel safer for women and girls through the work of safety engineers, including women engineers, who have developed innovative new safety features;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas poorly-designed transport policies can exacerbate existing poverty and social exclusion; whereas there continues to be a lack of sex-disaggregated data and gender analysis on transport, hindering the application of well-targeted transport policies for individuals and families in all their diversity; whereas, at present the data available is not always comparable, standardised and cannot be efficiently used;
Amendment 45 #
D. whereas adopting a gender- responsive approach to urban planning is instrumental in improving the quality of life of women; additionally, it has the potential to be transformative for all users, including families in all their diversity who can access the opportunities afforded by cities, while at the same time generating wider social, economic and environmental benefits;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas transport use differs according to gender, as well as other factors, in terms of complexity, frequency, mode, duration, purpose, cost, security and safety; whereas different genders therefore have different transport needs and requirements;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas women tend to live longer and this usually means reduced mobility and thus increased difficulty while using transport services;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas safety, convenience and comfort are major factors in deterring women and girls from cycling;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas understanding transport patterns and mobility is fundamental to the development of gender-sensitive transport policies, so that female transport users canwhich should provide an enabling environment for both men and women alike to share safe, accessible, reliable, sustainable and non- discriminatory modes of transport;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas more women than men use more sustainable modes of transport, and often perform trip chaining which makes them accelerating agents for change in the green transition;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas public transport operators are beginning to recognise walking as being essential to ensuring an effective public transport system and are investing in safe, walkable surroundings around their stops and stations; whereas women tend to walk more than men; whereas walking and walkable neighbourhoods are fundamental to delivering the Sustainable Development Goal on gender equality;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
G c. whereas journey assistance cards/lanyards and other signage can be instrumental in facilitating people with disabilities’ including women and girls’ journeys and that these can help drivers or conductors to be aware of the particular disability of the passenger;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the welcome adoption of new vehicle and automation technologies should take the specific needs of women into consideration and not exclude citizens with poor IT literacy and limited access to the Internet;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas software solutions can model, simulate, analyse and optimise mobility ecosystems thus their development should take into account gender specific needs;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
H b. whereas the use of new digital technologies , including systems using AI could help law enforcement not only to react rapidly when crimes occur but also to prevent them;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas sustainable transport requires equal access to infrastructure, through measures that guarantee greater mobility for all, including older people and the disabled, and the same quality of service in urban and rural areas;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas roads are generally not designed to be people-friendly, as far too often pedestrians are an afterthought, and where pedestrian facilities exist they are often insufficient;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the design of vehicles and carriages, including safety features, often assumes a larger, stereotypically male physical form, leading to lower efficacy and ease of use as well as much higher risk of serious injury for smaller people;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas transport infrastructure with well-designed, monitored and safe surroundings at points of transit infrastructure (including hubs and other transport centres) has a positive impact on both actual safety and perceived safety11; _________________ 11 International Transport Forum, Women’s Safety and Security: A Public Transport Priority, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2018.
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas women and other parents travelling alone with babies or toddlers face additional logistic challenges: during security checks at airports and other international terminals, inside aircrafts when using sanitary facilities or when disembarking the plane; whereas travelling on public transport is difficult where the access and space for children in prams and buggies is limited;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas employment, access to services and social inclusion is closely related to access to transport and mobility; whereas mobility barriers hinder women’s access to jobs and key services, such as health and education, affecting both their own and their children’s human capital accumulation;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
L b. Whereas according to the 2017 survey by the European Transport Workers' Federation 63% of respondents had faced violence: 49% from customers, 22% from colleagues and 17% from managers/supervisors; whereas among the women who reported an incident, 80% did not believe that their complaint had negative consequences for the perpetrator, or made the workplace safer1a; _________________ 1a https://www.itf- oecd.org/sites/default/files/docs/womens- safety-security_0.pdf
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas women are underrepresented in transport employment at all levels and represent on average around 16% of total employees1a; whereas underrepresentation in decision-making, planning and research reinforces the lack of gender mainstreaming in transport; and contributes to the design of products, systems and policies reflecting the needs of the majority of society, namely women, vulnerable groups, families in all their diversity, the young generation and older people; _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/ATAG/2022/729293/EPRS_ATA(2 022)729293_EN.pdf
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
M a. whereas maritime industry is a male dominated environment where women make up only an estimated 2% of the world’s maritime workforce including crew working in hospitality on cruise ships and only 1% as sailors1a; _________________ 1a https://ocean.economist.com/innovation/a rticles/empowering-women-in-the- maritime-industry
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
M b. whereas air transport women employees account for 40% of the total workforce in Europe; whereas the majority of female employees in aviation work in customer service and administration; whereas only 3% of the airline pilots worldwide are women1a; _________________ 1a Eurostat, 2017
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M c (new)
Recital M c (new)
M c. whereas the share of women truck drivers is less than 3% in most European regions and below 12 % amongst bus and coach drivers1a; _________________ 1a https://www.iru.org/news- resources/newsroom/international- womens-day-spotlight-commercial-road- transport
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas transport companies across nearly all transport modes face significant recruitment problems, particularly in relation to mobile staff; whereas the employment of women could be a remedy for staff shortages in the transport sector12; _________________ 12 European Commission, Directorate- General for Mobility and Transport, Good staff scheduling and rostering practices in transport – Final report, Publications Office of the EU, Luxembourg, 2021.
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
O a. whereas the role of SMEs can revitalise the transport sector and promote gender equality;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)
Recital O b (new)
O b. whereas it is impossible to neatly demarcate the barriers and opportunities women face in entering the transport sector from those that influence their decision to leave or remain;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O c (new)
Recital O c (new)
O c. whereas automation and digitalisation have changed the nature of previously laborious job profiles, and has the potential to increase their attractiveness for women;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas it is important to promote and preserve efficient and affordable mobility in rural areas; whereas connectivity within rural areas is not adequately developed due to oftentimes poor transport infrastructure and sporadic connections which causes unequal access to health services; whereas women in rural areas are less likely to have a driving licence or access to a car than men, but also travel more than men to carry out care roles;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas women, girls and other vulnerable groups living in rural areas experience barriers in receiving support when they are victims of gender- based violence; whereas these difficulties include affordability and a lack of access to transport or means of contacting transport and care services in rural areas;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Takes note of the demographic change in some regions of the Union with concern; suggests that this should reinforce public policy when seeking to tackle an ageing workforce and subsequent labour shortages of which talented women could be a catalyst to fill these shortages;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Highlights that women are needed in both the physical design and delivery of transport services if gender equality is to be achieved in the sector;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that gender mainstreaming in transport has positive effects across the board, including social inclusion and employment opportunities; underlines the importance of transport gender mainstreaming in achieving the green and digital transitions; reiterates in this respect the Parliament’s call for the Commission and Members States to effect an intersectional gender mainstreaming approach in transport;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that gender stereotyping and prejudice exclude women from economic and social activities, leading to a lack of efficiency and increased waste of human resources; emphasises the need for women to be active at all levels and areas of transport; identifies the need for resources to ensure that women are represented in research and decision- making on transport matters;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the lack of standardised, sex-disaggregated transport data and gender analysis across all modes of transport; welcomes, in this regard, that ‘energy and transport’ is the thematic focus of the 2023 edition of the EIGE Gender Equality Index which will contribute to the knowledge based on the probable impacts of the transition towards low carbon society from a gender and intersectional perspective; notes it will include survey data on women’s and men’s environmentally-friendly behaviours concerning transport and potential impacts on the time spent on unpaid care;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on Member States’ respective transport companies to encourage the collection of disaggregated data that would build a better evidence base for gender sensitive planning, allowing robust baselines to be set and for trends to be identified and increase the competitive nature as transport would better reflect the needs of an ever-changing and dynamic society and economy;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the ability of artificial intelligence (AI) to aggregate anonymised datasets on public transport usage - such as local users, where they work and study, and how they currently travel;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the launch of the Commission’s new Ambassadors for Diversity in Transport Network initiative, which will seek to promote diversity, equality and inclusion within the EU transport sector, raise awareness, develop and implement different initiatives from both perspectives: transport workers and transport users;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the differing expectations, travel patterns, needs and experiences of women as transport users; calls for relevant legislation in transport to fully integrate women’s perspectives who perform more caring duties in society so as to increase sustainability and efficiency, and to better respond to society’s needs;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Regrets that micromobility does not yet adequately work for women, as the design and implementation has typically been undertaken by men; calls on micromobility providers to take into consideration the needs of women in all their diversity to better ensure a gender perspective to sustainable cities;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Welcomes the idea of using smart traffic lights such as those implemented in the Member State of Cyprus which enables moving citizens to navigate around each other safely; underlines how the new system proposed in Cyprus will be able to identify buses, ambulances and taxis and give them priority, and that this can lead to a better functioning transportation system for women and girls, as women are greater users of buses than men;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Notes the concept of the 15-minute city, which implies having all essential amenities within a short walk, bike ride or point of public transit from one’s home would have positive benefits for women and girls’ quality of life.
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. · Underlines that the measures further enhancing the modal shift to collective transport and active mobility are a part of green transition to achieve climate neutrality ; stresses nevertheless that it is utmost important to preserve all mobility options for all; points out that women should always enjoy their right to opt for mobility option of their choice as they know best their particular situation, whether this be private mobility, micro- mobility or active mobility;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Recognises the important role played by service animals such as guide dogs who ensure the safety of blind and deaf women and other vulnerable people; calls on transport management to properly design bus structures and seating allocation accordingly; calls more widely for the incorporation of vulnerable people’s needs and especially of women into the transport sector;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Highlights that in subways, trying to alight and disembark in a timely manner with small children or a stroller can be highly challenging;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9 d. Calls on collective transport companies to consider a holistic, gender inclusive design such as for example, bus straps which are, at present, difficult to reach for many women, as they are often designed by men to accommodate an on- average taller male body;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9 e. Calls on collective transport companies to ensure the use of gender- inclusive language in all communications;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to ensure that road infrastructure, notably when being upgraded, fully takes into account the continuity and accessibility of sustainable pedestrian connectionsand sustainable connections and seek synergies with these connections in order to promote active modes of transport;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notes that onboarding can be an arduous challenge for women including women with small babies in strollers and those with disabilities due to large gaps between the platform and transport carriages as well as stairs being present in some older versions of rolling stock, buses and coaches;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Member States to encourage all sectors of society, aiming specifically to increase take-up by women, vulnerable groups, families in all their diversity, the young generation and older people as well as those reduced mobility where possible, to use low-carbon transport options such as cycling through the provision of a well-designed, extensive and integrated network of high-quality segregated cycle lanes, as well as secure and accessible bike parking also for cargo bikes; notes that the increasing popularity of electric bicycles and other similar options, coupled with financial incentives at a local or national level, has increased the real and perceived viability of cycling as a positive transport choice; welcomes the programmes of various Member States encouraging young or atypical cyclists to commence cycling, which can in turn encourage a modal shift;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Underlines that the maintenance of the road network, including seasonal measures such as snow clearing and ploughing, should prioritise active, sustainable or public transport, as well as entries to day care centres and other necessary pavements;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Regrets that journey assistance cards/lanyards and other signage are less effective during cross border travel and that this creates an extra burden for disabled women and girls when travelling across the Union; in this respect calls on the Commission to develop a pan- European QR code to serve as a European journey assistance card, facilitating cross-border travel and helping to overcome linguistic and other logistical barriers for women in all their diversity;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10 e. Calls on Member States, local authorities and stakeholders to ensure that the busiest routes are served by specially-designed low-floor vehicles and that the transit stops are configured to improve vehicle accessibility and to provide barrier-free access to metro and railway stations to improve women’s respective transport experiences;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for an increased emphasis on safety in public transport and urban mobility planning, such as adequate, sustainable street lighting and well-lit public transit stops, to avoid situations where women have to face dark, eerie spots when commuting; calls additionally for integrated transport designs to take into account ‘the last mile’, especially at non- peak times as well as connection to and from all areas including economically disadvantaged ones, emergency facilities and monitoring where appropriate such as CCTV footage;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on public and collective transport companies to ensure electronic payments for users so that women and girls do not find themselves in an unpleasant situation without the right change and therefore deprived of the option to return home safely with public and collective transports;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Recalls that collective transport companies have a duty of care to ensure that passengers have emergency communication lines at their disposal so that victims can quickly obtain help especially when carriages are empty;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Encourages the Member States to further introduce digitalisation and new transport models which can provide better, safer, more accessible and more affordable services for women;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Calls on ride hailing apps to install a safety toolkit that would centralise key safety information and features for riders and drivers all in one place in the app; highlights also for the need to include emergency buttons, trusted contacts, anonymised address history, as well as in- app bike lane and pedestrian alerts;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Notes that it could be useful to arrange that bus drivers stop to let passengers disembark in between bus stops within an already determined route to allow women and girls to arrive closer to their destinations in the dark;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12 d. Underlines that new digital technologies, in particular AI based systems, can greatly improve safety and security in the transport system; points out in this regard that since transport hubs are among the locations most exposed to crime and frequent locations for violence and serious disturbances, people, women in particular, refrain from using collective transport; stresses, therefore, that the EU should create a strategy to increase the uptake of advanced AI based surveillance systems, in order to prevent and combat gender based violence in collective transport;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that women play a large role in shaping the mobility choices of families, and that their negative experiences using sustainable modes of transport including public transport, walking and cycling but also newer options such as electric scooters can be off- putting and therefore perpetuate inefficient travel;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Recognises that sustainable mobility must ensure the dignity of the individual and be in line with both the gender equality strategy and LGBTIQ strategy;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Notes the importance of delivering of periodic trainings to drivers, transport workers and staff working on transit hubs on gender sensitivity and on how to report and refer incidents of gender based violence and harassment; highlights in this respect the significance of including the transport contractors and stakeholders in training sessions and awareness raising;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on law enforcement authorities to increase the presence of police personnel including women police at peak times so as to serve as a deterrent for perpetrators and a symbol of reassurance for vulnerable persons;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Calls on national and local authorities to make sure that e-scooters and shared bikes are not abandoned on pavements and in unsuitable places obstructing the way for pedestrians, such as women with strollers, as well as being a general hazard potentially tripping up blind people and visually impaired persons, older and disabled women; calls on stakeholders in this respect to introduce into the applications the function of prompting users to park their scooters parallel to the kerb and with consideration for the other pavement users including women with strollers, people in wheelchairs and the partially sighted;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14 c. Notes that underpasses and footbridges may pose major safety risks and accessibility challenges for commuters including active commuters, women with strollers, older people and people with disabilities; calls on national and local authorities to bring all the respective parties together in the urban development process so as to create new (or adapt where necessary the existing) infrastructure of the underpasses and footbridges so that they are clean, safe, inclusive, well-marked, more visually appealing and accessible to all users; calls further in this respect to encourage the involvement of more women in the design and planning process so that those built in environments are designed in a more pedestrian-friendly and gender sensitive way;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14 d. Calls on the local authorities to ensure that Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans satisfy the mobility needs of people with special emphasis on women and the overarching need for a better quality of life for all citizens;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that female transport workers at all levels face barriers such as gender bias, and stereotyping, disproportionately affecting women in their roles as carers as well as a lack of or ill- suited facilities, leading to harassment and violence; ; notes, as a result, the difficulty in attracting and keeping women in transport jobs that women also have few role-models or business mentors which makes it difficult to attract and keep women in transport jobs; Calls in this respect on collective transport operators to acknowledge that women’s initial experiences, how they are welcomed and treated, and whether they are supported and promoted are critical to their willingness to remain within the sector;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Member States to combat the gender-based occupational segregation that is underpinned and reinforced by the myth that women are unable or physically unfit to perform certain duties, tasks or roles;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Welcomes the relative success and potential of some SMEs in ensuring good networks with other companies, clients and local authorities to try and target potential women employees, as well as reaching out to employment agencies in order to find talented, qualified and enthusiastic female applicants;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that the lack of women in the transport sector should also be seen as an opportunity; calls for the implementation of policies to combat the barriers to female employment and increased awareness of these obstacles; calls on the Commission, the Member States and stakeholders to take proactive measures to boost women’s employability and competitiveness in this sector;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Recalls the significance of innovative digital solutions, new business models (e.g. sharing, collaborative models), new services, new jobs (e.g. remote operators of vehicles) all of which have the capacity and potential to improve gender equality in transport and bolster economic growth;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Welcomes the establishment of a Women in Transport - EU platform for a change where European stakeholders can learn from each other and exchange best practices; calls for more initiatives prioritising women’s employability such as The WeGate platform or Aviaton 4 Girls event so that women can best fight the barriers to women’s entrance to and performance in the transport sector, and in turn become encouraged to pursue a prosperous career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and meet, as well as learn from, successful and aspiring female transport sector workers and venture capitalists within the transport sector;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes the need for campaigns and social media actions to ensure a culture of zero tolerance against harassment and unsafe working environments, as well as educational programmes at schools on safe mobility and gender roles so as to increase safety in collective transport;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on Member States to launch awareness programmes to increase understanding so that citizens can recognise when a woman, girl or other vulnerable person looks uncomfortable, feels unsafe or is at risk of violence and/or harassment;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Calls on collective transport companies to increase display advertisements educating people on the spectrum of abuse as well as the legislation currently in place; recalls that increased awareness will embolden women to seek help but also encourage bystanders to intervene; to this end, reiterates the need for clear, visible and functional helpdesks where people can obtain immediate assistance;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the green and digital transitions target and eliminate barriers to female employment in transport; stresses that existing funding programmes and instruments such as the Green New Deal or European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) can make a tangible difference in this regard;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19 c. Calls on the stakeholders involved in airline industry to consider adopting a holistic approach to gender equality at every level, as well as to recognise that there is a discrepancy between the amount of women in different positions within the industry;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)
Paragraph 19 d (new)
19 d. Highlights how the inclusion of female executives in collective transport has the potential to improve decision- making processes, demonstrating the benefits and societal advantages pertaining to corporate sustainability and investment;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 f (new)
Paragraph 19 f (new)
19 f. Underlines that more needs to be done to render female students more competitive in the transport labour market; suggests that this could be achieved through the provision of specific entry points into the transport sector through targeted internships in fields such as urban planning, environmental science, public policy and administration, law, business, vehicle design and construction, logistics and commerce whereby the respective curriculums and policy platforms should place some focus on the transport sector;