9 Amendments of Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA related to 2023/2066(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Observes that disparities across the EU have been exacerbated by the COVID- 19 pandemic, the war of aggression against Ukraine and the current rise in living costs and have negatively affected children and their families in terms of income, access to employment, living conditions, education and skills and access to care or social services thus in terms of their general well-being;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that 42% of women aged 15-24,34% of women aged 25-39 and 27-29% of those aged 40-54 or 55 and older1a were not able to undertake paid professional activity as they wished to as a result of the COVID-19 sanitary crisis; _________________ 1a Flash Eurobarometer 2022, "Women in times of Covid-19"
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Recalls the importance of an equal sharing of care responsibilities at home, in support of better representation in the labour market of women with caring duties in order to improve their living conditions and social inclusion;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the EU care strategy and the revision of the Barcelona targets on early childhood education and care (ECEC) as key drivers of women’s labour- market participation1 ; _________________ 1 Eurostat: In 2021 in the EU-27, 27.9 % of women aged 25–49 outside the labour force indicated that looking after children or adults in need of care was their main reason for not seeking employment. and points out the importance of such high quality ECEC for fighting inequalities and social disadvantages for children and their families;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Recalls that in 2021 in the EU 27, 27.9% of women aged 25-49 outside the labour force indicated that looking after children or adults in need of care was the main reason for not seeking employment3a; _________________ 3a Eurostat database table LFSA_IGAR, “Care of adults with disabilities or children and other family or personal reasons”, percentage of population outside the labour force and wanting to work, age group 15-64.
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls the importance of Barcelona objectives for 2030, which include as targets that at least 45% of children below the age of three and at least 96% of children between the age of three and the starting age for compulsory primary education should participate in early childhood education and care;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that addressing gender gaps has a positive impact on poverty reduction and social inclusion and thatis essential in order to achieve gender equality, thus the availability of childcare, social care and household services is crucial as their absence or limited accessibility result in women reducing or abandoning their participation in the employment market to fulfil unpaid care duties;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out the importance of adequate childcare, social care and household services for single parents, in particular women, as Covid-19 crisis has shown that single mothers were disproportionally impacted and vulnerable to the care needs of their relatives thus being less available for professional activities4a; _________________ 4a Eurofound (2023), "Economic and social inequalities in Europe in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic"
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address inequalities concerning women’s access to the labour market, which also improves children’s development, strengthens social inclusion, fairness and reduces poverty;