7 Amendments of Eva-Britt SVENSSON related to 2011/2043(INI)
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the target of participation of 40 % women researchers in FP7 is ambitious and the right target; whereas the current female participation of researchers in FP7 research projects is a disappointingly 25.5 %,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas female researchers tend, to a higher degree than men, to perform administrative tasks and to work on smaller, less profiled research projects,
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
Recital K c (new)
Kc. whereas a highly problematic 'glass ceiling' seems to exit for female researchers, meaning that with seniority, the share of female researchers decreases; whereas the low number of female researchers selected for the ERC advanced investigator grant is an indication of such a 'glass ceiling',
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Notes that it is commonly recognized that diversity increases innovation in research; emphasises the importance of non-gender segregated research areas; calls on universities and EU Institutions to promote science as an interesting field for both sexes from early stages of education on, by promoting female researchers as role models;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Calls on the Commission to establish a cross-cutting committee to monitor and advice on the representation of female researchers; calls for a Gender Action Plan as recommended by the FP6 Ex Post Evaluation;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 c (new)
Paragraph 30 c (new)
30c. Calls on the Commission to establish clear links between the FP7 and the Gender Equality Institute in Vilnius in order to create a knowledge base for gender mainstreaming in all EU research programmes;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 d (new)
Paragraph 30 d (new)
30d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the situation for female researchers through possibilities for flexible working hours, improved child-care facilities, social security provisions and parental leave; stresses that reconciling work and family life is the responsibility of both men and women; notes that improvements in the national systems may have a direct impact on the female participation of the FP7 and future FPs;