11 Amendments of Lívia JÁRÓKA related to 2019/2164(INI)
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas gender-biased technolognew technologies are biased in terms of gender, ethnicity, race, colour, language, religion, national or social origin and association with a national minorities are mainly caused by non- disaggregated data and the lack of a gendernon-discrimination perspective in research, which can have harmful and dangerous consequences for women’s health and well-being, in particular, women and girls facing intersectional discrimination, and the safety of products, and can have a negative impact on careertheir personal and professional development9 ; _________________ 9 Report of the Expert Group 'Innovation through Gender', Gendered Innovations: How Gender Analysis Contributes to Research, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission, 2013.
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates that the main goal should be to remove all barriers restricting women and girls’s interests, preferences and choices, without compromising their liberty in making decisions; encourages the Member States to promote the participation of women and girls in STEM studies and careers in their relevant national or regional gender action plans or strategies; considers that these action plans or strategies should aim to increase gender equality by focusing on education and qualifications, a better work- life balance, equal opportunities, non- discrimination in the labour market, raising awareness of gender bias and stereotypes across all relevant sectors, and increasing the visibility of female role models, among other things;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to pay careful attention, when realising their action plans, to the different degrees of bias women in Europe experience due to their ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age or disability;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. calls on the European Commission to ensure that the gender STEM gap and digital skills gap are fully considered when elaborating measures to ensure Roma women's inclusion and empowerment;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Recognises the objective of the European Commission to encourage women’s participation in STEM with the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and support the EU STEM Coalition to develop higher education curricula which attracts women, specially those from disadvantaged social and economic conditions, to engineering and ICT based on the ‘STEAM’ (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) approach; Calls on the European Commission to have a targeted gender approach in the rollout Digital Opportunity traineeships so that young women from different backgrounds are given the opportunity to get hands on digital, ICT and STEM experience in fields demanded by the labour market;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises the role of school and teachers in eliminating the gender gap in STEM education, and highlights the role of education in promoting the presence of girls in STEM-related courses and in establishing benchmarks to monitor female recruitment and retention; underlines the importance of pairing teachers' training to fight gender bias with trainings in other types of conditions of vulnerability and discrimination so that they can promote STEM education and motivate young girls, like those of Roma communities, considering the different challenges they face in their daily lives, such as poverty.
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Urges the European Commission to develop an implementation and monitoring mechanism that delivers data on inequalities in the STEM and digital sectors based on racial and ethnic origin. Such data is essential to measure the level of implementation and monitor the impact of policies, and enables stakeholders to identify shortcomings such as the low numbers of Roma women pursuant STEM education and professions and the root causes.
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the European Commission to cooperate with Member States to broaden the indicators considered for the Women in Digital Scoreboard to include information and data on women in STEM education and careers and to develop a toolkit that includes methodologies, indicators and frameworks to produce more precise data and make better use of existing information;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Recognises the essential role played by CEOs and senior management of companies in closing the digital gender gap by developing corporate policies aiming to combating digital gender- related stereotypes, promoting role models, motivating women to explore STEM studies, stimulating the re-skilling or upskilling of women, mentoring schemes, or improving the image of ICT jobs;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to implement the Declaration of Commitment for Women in Digital signed in April 2019 and develop concrete actions to promote gender equality in the STEM sector, including the celebration of the European Girls in ICT and STEM day; Calls on the Commission to monitor and report on the Member States efforts and actions and to ensure the exchange of information and good practices;