1 Amendments of Anni PODIMATA related to 2007/2206(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers, however,Points out that special legislation and quotas for women in science wshould be counterproductive and would possiblynot be regarded as createing a ‘second class’ of women scientists appointed to fill quotas, but rather than according to their skills and merits and therefore judged by their colleagues according to the same criteria; belias transitional measures with the sole aim of establishing and ensuring compliance with the principle of equal treatment for men and women with the same levels that such measures aof education, skill and merit where indeed unnecessary, since most Member States have more women than men and since according to various studies, women usually exhibit higher levels of persistence, hard work, motivation and determination than men, these being the key factors leading to success in all areas, including scientific communityntical scientific posts are concerned, at the selection as well as the recruitment stage and also throughout their professional career, to enable them to pursue further training courses and obtain promotion in their professions based on their merit, and ensure compliance with the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’.