12 Amendments of Eva-Britt SVENSSON related to 2010/2275(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas it is important to recognise that in general working women require greater flexibility due to their continued primary care role and thatsharing between women and men of family and domestic responsibilities is essential for the achievement of gender equality and therefore it is necessary to ensure a work-life balance in conformity with their multi-task lifestyle, which can lead somesupport women to start up their own business to secure their independence at workes,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas female entrepreneurship and female SMEs are a key source of jobs, business dynamism and innovation, the potential of which is not fully exploited in the European Union,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas men and women do not have the same opportunities to run and develop companies and whereas women's entrepreneurship is a type of long-term endeavour that requires time to change structures and attitudes; whereas women have always been entrepreneurial, but rules and traditions have meant that entrepreneurship has not always been an option for women,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas women entrepreneurs are a heterogeneous group, varying in terms of age, background and education, and they are active in a wide range of sectors and businesses; whereas women are often perceived to lack entrepreneurial characteristics and propensities such as self-confidence, assertiveness and risk- taking,
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that businesswomen are more inclined to take measured or calculated risks, which may create barriers to growth; cCalls on Member States to support female entrepreneurs' access to growth potential assessments conducted by experienced consultants which measure the risk potential;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on Member States to embrace national educational concepts for ‘young entrepreneurship’ in upper secondary schools so that over the course of a school year female students can experience the lifecycle of a business through the start- up, running and winding up of a company, linking to this process mentoring from teachers and ‘active ageing’ advisors from the local business community;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Asks Member States to encourage female one-year entrepreneurship or apprenticeship programmes at universities, where students conduct development projects based on real business concepts with the objective to already start a viable and profitable company during the years of education; considers furthermore that alumni and student association activities should form an integral part of this process to instil confidence and a ‘role model’ mentality in students;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on Member States to harness information and communication technologies that can help to raise awareness and networking support for women, such as portals and blogs that provide links to websites of women entrepreneurs, representative organisations, networks, projects and events; emphasises that these technologies can also aid females through the use of flexible, distant, web-based training packages;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on Member States to introduce concrete measures, mainly through binding quota legislation, to encourage gender balance in boardroom, political and corporate positions;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recognises the importance of female ambassadors, for example the European Network of Female Entrepreneurship Ambassadors (ENFEA), which highlights the role women can play in creating jobs and promoting competiveness by inspiring women and young girls to set up their own business through activities in schools, universities, community groups and the media; notes that Ambassadors should have various backgrounds, ages and experiences and be active in all industries;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for measures to be taken by Member States to improve the social, cultural and legal position of female co- entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs in SMEs, especially in science, engineering and industrial sectors in urban and rural areas;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to offer support to women who want to start, buy or take over companies, such as family- owned businesses; considers that the support should be targeted on the specific requirements of these women, such as strengthening self-esteem and skills that will enable women to successfully navigate an acquisition situation; in particular appraisals, valuing a company, banking and legal issues;