Activities of Silvia COSTA related to 2010/2115(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Women and business leadership (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on women and business leadership PDF (181 KB) DOC (107 KB)
Amendments (26)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
Citation 11
– having regard to the European Pact for Gender Equality adopted by the European Council in March 20061, and the new European Pact for Gender Equality adopted by the European Council on 7 March 2011,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas one of the Union's primary objectives should be to afford competent and qualified women access to jobs that are currently difficult for them to obtain by removing the persistent barriers and gender inequalities that prevent women from advancing on their careers,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas one of the Union’s primary objectives should be to ensure the equal opportunity of participation of women and men in decision making at all levels and areas, including in economic decision- making as women represent more than half of the European population and should be equally present when decisions that have an impact of the well-being of all are made,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas it is therefore essential to proceed with the introduction of methods such as case studies and exchanges of good practice in this field, as well asbinding quota legislation and other forms of affirmative action, in order to achieve optimafull use of female human resources at all levels within companies,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the proactive initiatives and measures taken by the private sector to increase female representation – such as in- company human-resources development with a view to improved career support for women, or the creation of networks, beyond the bounds of the company, to encourage women’s participation and advancement as well as regular exchanges of good practice – have proved inuseful and should be encouraged even if they are not yet sufficient to alter the status quo within companies, and women remain under- represented at management level,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the clear progress on women’s representation in Norway since the adoption in 2003 of legislation imposing a 40% threshold for female membershipthe representation of both women and men ofn the boards of listed companies with a workforce of more than 500;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Considers that a policy of setting a minimum level of representation for men and women on corporate management bodies will not be fully effective without genuine and proportionate penalties for non-compliance;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists that positions on corporate management bodies must not be given to women or men on an honorary basis, in order to achieve set thresholds, but must instead go to women or men who have proved themselves within the companies in question or in other fields;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the success of the measures taken is helped by the existence of a local context where national governments and local bodies are involved in efforts to ensure work-life balance, with a view in particular to creating care facilities of sufficient quality and number, regulating new urban working patterns and making efficient use of community resources;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
aa. funding specific programmes to encourage women to participate in economic decision-making, including training and mentoring,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b
Paragraph 4 – point b
b. supporting initiatives to assess male- female equality on recruitment committees and in other areas, e.g. with regard to wage differentials and career patterns, and to eliminate all discriminatory practices and contract clauses,
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
ba. promoting corporate social responsibility for European companies, with a commitment to ensuring managerial responsibility for women and family-friendly services,
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b b (new)
Paragraph 4 – point b b (new)
bb. cultural measures to orient young women more towards scientific and technological studies, as called for by the United Nations Economic and Social Council,
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point d
Paragraph 4 – point d
d. developing women’s individual capabilities in-house, by means of specific further-training courses and other forms of professional support, in order to prepare them effectively for management duties; in particular by offering management skills development training;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
da. calling on the social partners, when negotiating at company and regional level, to call on firms to provide new welfare instruments and to restructure working hours and timetables to allow for the possibility of individual working arrangements, while ensuring career development;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
da. identifying ways to increase the representation of women from particularly under-represented groups such as those from immigrant or ethnic minority background;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – point a
Paragraph 7 – point a
a. present comprehensive current data on female representation within companies in different economic sectors in the EU and on the measures taken by the business sector as well as those recently adopted by the various Member States with a view to increasing such representation,
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – point b
Paragraph 7 – point b
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Invites the Commission to draw up a road map settingfor the setting and implementation of specific, measurable, appropriate and realistic targets, with a timetable, for the achievement of balanced representation;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to set up a website dedicated to good practice in this area, for the dissemination and exchange of best practice;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Member States to promote measures designed to increase the presence of women managers in the communications and media sectors;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Recommends that encouragement be given to ensuring a balanced female presence in sectors of the social economy;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Calls on the Member States to examine possible tax incentives for companies which adopt measures to promote gender equality;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Invites the Commission, by 2012, to include legislative proposals for binding EU legislation in its road map setting targets for women's representation in corporate boards, including the obligatory use of quotas in company boards, bearing in mind that these concrete measures should take into account the Member States’ responsibilities and their economic, structural (i.e. company-size related), legal and regional specificities;