8 Amendments of Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU related to 2012/2301(INI)
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that women have played a vital role in resisting the crisis and that, according to recent publications, they are playing a vital role in the improved competitiveness and performance of business where they are in management, and that involving them in the drawing up and management of recovery plans in order to encourage social cohesion is therefore a matter of urgency;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to mainstream the global approach to gender equality in all employment policies, to take the measures needed to assist women in their return to work, not only in low-level, but also in management posts, and to incorporate this approach in the European Union’s employment guidelines;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the proposal for a directive on a better gender balance in management posts in businesses and calls on Member States to support and prepare for the implementation thereof;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop a strategy for promoting a gender balance for small and medium- sized enterprises not covered by the directive in question;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Asks Member States to introduce policies on extensive training for employees to prepare them for job changes and new jobs bearing the specific place of women in mind; calls for training plans to be implemented systematically in businesses to prepare employee retraining, to propose individual job transfers, and to offer training suitable for job seekers and low-skilled workers; calls also for a complete register of labour shortages per sector in order to allow women to prepare and search for jobs in a targeted manner;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote vocational- training policies and programmes for women, in order to increase their participation in the various business sectors, envisaging specific support measures so women are able to combine their workload, training and family life; recalls the important role played by the European Social Fund in assisting entry into employment through training policies and suggests the Member States and local authorities promote recourse to this fund for the benefit particularly of women who are more affected by the economic crisis;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to promote female entrepreneurship, by encouraging and supporting women who set up companies, by facilitating women’s access to finance, in particular via microcredits, and by promoting new financial and support tools and encouraging the development of female entrepreneurship and sponsorship networks and exchanges of good practices between Member States and economic operators;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 α (new)
Paragraph 17 α (new)
17 a. Emphasizes that the European programme ‘Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs’ should particularly support the participation of women so that they acquire the same confidence and knowledge of businesses in the single market and the necessary skills for running and developing a business;