11 Amendments of Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ related to 2015/2007(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A (new)
Recital A (new)
A. having regard to the Commission's "Code of Best practices for Women and ICT", 2013,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital B (new)
Recital B (new)
B. having regard to the in-depth analysis Women in ICT, 2012 (Directorate general for Internal Policies; Policy department, Gender Equality),
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital C (new)
Recital C (new)
C. having regard to the in-depth analysis Empowering Women on the Internet, 2015 (Directorate general for Internal Policies; Policy department, Gender Equality),
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the social partners to promote gender equality in ICT companies, representative bodies and training institutions and to closely monitor and follow up on the progress made; calls on the Commission to update current data regarding female workers in the ICT sector and to assess the economic impact of incorporating more women into the sector;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to address the gender gap in the ICT sector by creating more incentives and support structures for women, such as role models, mentoring programmes and career paths, in order to increase the visibility of women; urges the Commissioncalls therefore on the Member States to adapt educational systems, where necessary, with a view to promote teaching and interest in the so called STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathe Member States to unblock the Wmatics) in general and for female students in particular; points out the necessity to start endowed professorships for women oin Boards DirectiveICT, to establish role models for girls and women in this field;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point a (new)
(a) urges the Commission and the Member States to unblock the Directive improving the gender balance among non-executive managers of companies listed on stock exchanges and expand its scope to all directors; Member States should furthermore introduce measures to promote women's career progression at all levels of leadership within companies through positive actions;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Demands a regular exchange of best practices among all relevant stakeholders, including social partners and civil society, to discuss the implementation of the gender aspect in the Digital Agenda; welcomes the European "Code of Best Practices for Women and ICT" and calls for its wide and active implementation; welcomes the establishment of the Europe-wide "Grand coalition for digital jobs" and encourages the involved companies to put a special focus on recruitment and equal career opportunities for women; calls on the Commission to address this issue in its 2016 work programme initiative ‘New start for working parents’;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to identify new forms of quality employment especially for women and, as well as their effects on work and private life, including family life; urges the Commission and the Member States to safeguard fundamental workers’ rights and the social protection of employees in order to combat precarious working conditions; calls on the Commission and the Member States, with regard to the Commission's roadmap "New start to address the challenges of work-life balance faced by working families", to address the impact of digitalisation on workers with care responsibilities;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the gender pay gap continues for self-employed women and women working, which results in an even higher pension gap, also exists in the ICT sector; stresses that the principle of equal pay for equal work in the same workplace to ensure just and fair wages is being challengedmust be guaranteed as pointed out by Commission President Juncker;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the opportunity for a better work-life balance for women in the digital age; emphasises the risks posed by constant accessibility (e.g. burnout); advocates, therefore, a ‘right to log off’ for workers through the transformation of traditional working time arrangements into more flexible forms of employment; draws attention to the fact, however, that the digitalisation-driven trend towards more flexible working practices may also give rise to unstable forms of employment; stresses the need to ensure that current standards as regards social security, minimum wages ,where applicable, worker participation and occupational health and safety are maintained;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point a (new)
(a) emphasises that work-related mental health problems, such as burnout, caused by the constant accessibility present a serious risk; advocates, therefore, a 'right to disconnect' for workers;