9 Amendments of Marc TARABELLA related to 2014/2251(INI)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the most recent Council conclusions on reinforcing human resources in science and technology in the European Research Area have recognised the importance of promoting gender equality in research and the inclusion of women in positions of responsibility since 2005 but whereas the Council has made no further statement on the matter;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission and the Member States to analyse the existing legal provisions with the aim of properly implementing and, if necessary, revising them in order to enforce the equal treatment of women and men; urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure compliance with the principle of non-discrimination must be observed in all types of employment contract or funding, ands well as the legal right to equal pay for equal work must be respected for all elements of remuneration granted to men and women, including grants and scholarships, by, for example, ensuring the transparency of salaries;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that besides the enforcement of legal provisions, cultural and institutional barriers that generate direct or indirect discrimination against women in scientific careers and decision-making have to be removed in order to achieve gender equality; these barriers are often based on bias, negative prejudices and conscious or unconscious stereotypes, and institutional changes can help remove them; calls on the Commission to introduce and support sensitisation campaigns and programmes and initiatives to reduce these barriers, both in the academic world and in society in general;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and relevant stakeholders to strengthen initiatives and programmes encouraging women to continue their scientific and academic careers, such as coaching and networking programmes and supporting female scientists – in particular young female scientists – participating in research programmes and grant applications, as well as supporting the individual careers of female researchers and the advancement of their careers to the highest grades; women should also be encouraged to apply for decision-making positions;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider the creation of gender equality plans as a precondition for access to public funding in research, science and academia, in particular by encouraging research and science establishments to produce reports on their efforts to integrate women scientists;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States, the academic sector and all relevant stakeholders to introduce special programmes in education, in particular tertiary education, in order to highlight the significance of gender equality;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consistently apply gender budgeting to all programmes and measures providing funding in the area of science, academia and research;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reiterates the importance of ensuring higher participation of women in decision- making and of ensuring gender balance on evaluation panels, selection boards and all other committees, as well as nominated panels and committees taking decisions related to recruitment, funding, research programmes and publishing; research institutions and universities should be encouraged to introduce targets for the participation of women in those bodies; calls on the Commission and the Member States in this regard to base themselves on the Commission’s proposal for a directive on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures (COM(2012) 614) with a view to proposing similar legislative measures concerning senior positions for women in science and academia;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Council to adopt, under the Luxembourg Presidency, conclusions concerning gender equality in research in order to ensure greater representation and participation of women in the decision- making process in the research sector;