5 Amendments of Barbara MATERA related to 2014/2245(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas historically women have been more affected by unemployment than men and that the women employment rate has slightly increased from 60% to 63% during the last five years; whereas women’s unemployment stands at 10 % across the EU, with significant regional variation;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas at university men remain over- represented in STEM subjects, which restricts economic opportunities for women; even though there are not scientific evidences that men are more talented than women in STEM subjects;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that SMEs make a significant contribution to the European economy, in particular by creating jobs; is disappointed that women lead SMEs to a much lesser extent than men; deplores that in the period 2003-2012 the women entrepreneurship rate has slightly increased from 10% to 10,4% ; calls on the Member States to exchange best practices for encouraging women to set up SMEs and to ease the access of women entrepreneurs to the financial support; is pleased that the European Regional Development Fund is providing support to women-led SMEs; asks the European Commission and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) to collect as quickly as possible more and better information on female entrepreneurship, and in particular access to financing and economic networks; encourages on the Member States to include, as part of secondary education, projects which can encourage entrepreneurship spirit among young people irrespective of gender; notes that female entrepreneurship also constitutes an opportunity to restructure the labour market in a way that benefits the family and gender equality;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that the under-representation of women in STEM subjects originates from gender stereotypes ; urges the Member States and the Commission to promote entry by women into sectors traditionally viewed as 'male' sectors, notably the sciences and new technologies, in particular through information and awareness-raising campaigns, with a view to benefiting fully from the human capital represented by European women;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to examine whether gender clauses might be included in public procurement tender notices in order to encourage businesses to strive towards gender equality in their ranks while complying with the EU legislation on competition ;