Activities of Seán KELLY related to 2021/2003(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the EU Gender Action Plan III
Amendments (13)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Highlights that trade policy can contribute to the development and wealth of women, the reduction of socio- economic gaps between women and men and the realisation of women’s rights by ensuring decent work conditions for women and by contributing to sustainable and equitable economic development while expanding opportunities for women entrepreneurship and access to apprenticeships, work and employment;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1 a. Highlights that trade policy has the potential to promote the relevant international standards and legal instruments on gender equality, such as the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1 b. Calls for the EU to support and introduce trade policies that reduce socio- economic gaps and ensure a high level of protection and respect for fundamental freedoms and human rights, including gender equality; calls for the EU to ensure that gender equality is a core concept in all EU trade policies;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that the new EU Gender Action Plan 2021-2025 (GAP III) calls for theontinues to promotion ofe gender equality through the EU’s trade policy and recalls the necessary; welcomes the Commission and the Council's promotion and support ofor the inclusion of a specific gender chapter in EU trade and investment agreements;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the Commission's promotion and support of gender provisions in agreements such as the EU- Chile Association Agreement;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Supports the promotion of gender equality and women empowerment outside the European continent’s borders and supports international efforts to promote the inclusion of gender perspective into trade policy and related programmes and international exchange of best practices within international organisations and bodies such as the WTO, ITC and UN on gender-responsive policies and programmes
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that trade policy is not gender neutral and that better collection of gender-disaggregated data, together with clear indicators, is needed to adequately assess the different impacts of trade policy on women and men; reiterates its call for the EU and its Member States to include in ex ante and ex post impact assessments and ex post evaluations the country-specific and sector-specific gender impact of EU trade policy and agreements;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes the importance of conducting systematic and evidence-based gender analyses using, when possible, gender-disaggregated data in consultation with local authorities and organisations, for the assessment of the objectives, monitoring sources, means of implementation and efficacy of outcomes to ensure that trade policies are indeed promoting inclusive economic growth;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with concern the persistent gender gap in digital access and digital skills; calls for the Commission and the Member States to support female entrepreneurs, traders and workers in acquiring the necessary skills through development cooperation and Aid for Trade;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Expresses its concerns about the possibility of an increase in the digital gender gap in developing countries and regions in the current COVID-19 crisis; stresses the importance of promoting digital proficiency, digital accessibility and digital affordability for women and girls as instruments to obtain gender equality in development strategies; stresses the need to channel development funds into the promotion of the digital education of women and girls , and to support female-led projects in the digital sector, especially those with a social impact;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Recalls that women with disabilities, women that are members of ethnic and minority groups, women from different socio-economic backgrounds, older women and women in rural areas, as well as refugee and migrant women, may face difficulties in accessing digital services and related infrastructure; stresses the importance of an intersectional approach to all gender mainstreaming initiatives as regards increasing women’s access to and use of digital services, and to education and employment in the digital economy and society; calls on the Member States to tackle the digital exclusion of all vulnerable groups in society and to make ICT education accessible to them by adapting teaching methods and timetables to take account of the different factors determining women’s access to education;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Recalls that access to finance is essential to take advantage of new export opportunities; underlines that women entrepreneurs and women-led businesses often face gender-specific barriers to accessing finance; calls for the facilitating, as much as possible, of the access of women entrepreneurs and women-led businesses to finance;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that sufficient resources are available to promote the core value of gender equality in its trade and investment policies and to ensure that the secretariats of the EU institutions responsible for trade policy and negotiations have the knowledge and technical capacity to incorporate the gender perspective.