12 Amendments of Marc TARABELLA related to 2014/2238(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas women and girls are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and entrepreneurship education at all levels, all of which are relevant to advancement in the area of green skills and green jobs; whereas education must be seen as an investment in individuals, and women in particular, at every stage in their lives; whereas women's participation in STEM education fields is often hampered by gender stereotypes and gendered cultures;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Given the disproportionate impact of austerity policies on women;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas a gender perspective must be linked with the ILO's decent work agenda.
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the ILO and UNEP definition of green jobs should be taken as a model by the EU, since green jobs need to pair concerns such as energy efficiency and low emissions with traditional labour concerns, given that women often suffer from lower wages for equal skills and responsibilities and unfavourable working conditions;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. ACalls on the Commission to ensure data collection is carried out in all green sectors, including those that are currently neglected, such as public transport and the retail sector; asks the Commission, while providing support to national statistical offices and Public Employment Services (PES), and while reinforcing the use of quantitative modelling tools, to incorporate all green employment sectors (including those that are currently neglected, such as transport) together with a gender perspective gender perspective in data collection on all green employment sectors;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Asks the Commission to include a gender perspective in the development of new data collection, disaggregation and analysis, such as work carried out with the econometrical tool FIDELIO, or with stakeholders such as the International Conference of Labour Statisticians;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Asks the Commission to include a gender perspective in its work with Public Employment Services (PES) and the EU Skills Panorama to identify and bridge green skills gaps in labour markets. Emphasis must be placed on identifying and closing gender skills gaps in green sectors;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Commission, the Member States and regional and local authorities to systematically include a gender equality perspective in the definition, implementation and monitoring of green job creation policies at all levels, taking into account the challenges of green job creation in rural area; asks the Member States to make further efforts to enable women to participate fully in policy formulation, decision-making and the implementation of a green employment strategy that includes green skills;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to promotestrive to overcome barriers for women's participation to the green economy by promoting women’'s entrepreneurship in the green economy, encouraging more collaborative business models such as cooperatives and social enterprises, access to microfinance for women, the creation of green jobs in public services, and the introduction of gender- related quality criteria for companies in the context of public procurement.
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to promote policies to encourage higher participation of women in education in STEM subjects, and entrepreneurship, and connect the green jobs agenda to the empowerment of women through education; calls for the establishment of clear targets and monitoring for women's recruitment into green jobs through apprenticeship programmes; calls for encouragement of women's participation in vocational education and training (VET) and life- long learning opportunities in green sectors.
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on Member States and the Commission to ensure the high quality of the green jobs created with a high level of social protection for women; asks Member States and the Commission to encourage unionisation of women in green sectors, as well as a clear voice for women in trade unions and social dialogue in green sectors.
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Commission to adopt an EU 2015-2020 strategy for gender equality taking into account the employment rate targets of the Europe 2020 strategy of the European Union for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.