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7 Amendments of Mary HONEYBALL related to 2016/2024(BUD)

Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas budgetary expenditure is not gender-neutral and caninevitably haves a different impact on women, and men, and persons of diverse gender identities;
2016/04/28
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas the 2017 budget will be affected by the evolving migration and refugee crisis, as 55% of refugees arriving in Europe are women and children, according to UNHCR; whereas it is also important to take into account the situation of women refugees and asylum seekers, who have specific protection needs and concerns;
2016/04/28
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas there is an urgent need for facilitating the entrance of women and girls into fields such as entrepreneurship, ICT, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), in order to achieve true gender equality, overcome gender stereotypes, and meet increased economic productivity and innovation;
2016/04/28
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges greater investment in education, training, labour market, and regional development programmes intended to support, enable, and facilitate the entry of women and girls into growing dynamic sectors that have traditionally been male dominated, particularly in the fields of entrepreneurship, ICT, STEM, and the Green Economy;
2016/04/28
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes the need to provide funding for programmes that create synergies between ICT and STEM sectors, and the arts and creative industries, making STEM into STEAM, as this is a pathway to increasing women's participation in these fields;
2016/04/28
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for full incorporation of gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting into the work of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) and for funds to be assigned for providing assistance to, and promoting inclusion and monitoring the situation of, female refugees and asylum seekers in the EU; Highlights the need for funding for training of immigration, border control, and asylum staff on the gender-specific needs and circumstances of female and LGBTI refugees, as well as adequate facilities to accommodate gender-specific needs at reception centres;
2016/04/28
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises the need to address the situation of female refugees in makeshift conditions within the EU and on its borders;
2016/04/28
Committee: FEMM