10 Amendments of Catherine BEARDER related to 2015/2007(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas digitalisation has an enormous impact on the labour market by changing value chains and creating new job opportunities and more flexible working patterns; whereas women, in particular, fac, contributing to a better work-life balance; whereas there are possible negative consequences to increase digitalisation such as the erosion of workers’ rights and working time boundaries as well as boundaries of professional and non- professional responsibilities, increasing low-paid and less secure types of employment and contributing to the challenge of maintaining a work-life balance;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, in the digitalised labour market, responsibility is increasingly shifted away from the company to the individual,ation changing the terms of social security membership of the self-employed and freelancers; whereas digitalisation often uncouples the place of work from the enterprise, challenging the principle of equal pay for equal work at the same workplace, which is of utmost importance for a truly equal society;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the entry of more women into the ICT sector would boost a market in which labour shortages are foreseen and in which an equal participation of women would lead to a gain of around EUR 9 billion for EU GDP each year; whereas the existing male-dominated workforce leads tocontributes to the decision of many women leaving the ICT sector within a few years of completing their university degree;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the impact of sexism and gender stereotyping is a burden for economic development and the competitiveness of the EU, further widening the already strong digitalignificant gender gap in the field of ICT, media and information society and related industries;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas education and training are key to empowering women in the digital age, and thus to a society with future viability; whereas 60 % of school students in the EU never use digital equipment in their classroom; whereas the already low share of ICT female graduates has dropped; whereas women are very underrepresented in STEM subjects, and around half female graduates do not go on to work in STEM roles; whereas, in initiatives such as the Code Week, ICT for Better Education, the Leaders Club and the Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs, which aim at further fostering e-education and e- skills, women remain largely underrepresented;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas ICT, like any technology, can be used and abused to threaten women, their rights and freedoms, and ultimately their empowerment, such as in the case of cyber-bullying, cyber-stalking, trafficking of human beings through the internet, hate speech, incitement to hatred, discrimination and violation of fundamental rights; whereas such new challenges and risks need to be identified and addressed appropriately by policymakers as well as by enterprises, companies and civil society organisations, while providing room for information exchange on the internet;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to exploit and better target the Digital Agenda and the Digital Single Market Strategy with a view to addressing the severe gender gap within the ICT sector, fostering education and training of women and girls in ICT and other STEM subjects, increasing the visibility of women in the digital arena, enhancing gender equality and participation of women through better access to funding and supporting civil society and women’s organisations in making an inclusive internet a reality;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make better use of the considerable potential that digitalisation has at all levels of political participation and the inclusion of women in decision- making processes; highlights the major opportunities that digitalisation and e- government initiatives holds with respect to access to information, transparency and greater government accountability;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and social partners to promote gender equality in ICT companies and other relevant industries, representative bodies and training institutions and to closely monitor and follow up the progress made;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for identification of the challenges posed by the use of ICT and the internet to commit crimes, issue threats or perpetrate violence against women based on misogyny, homophobia or transphobia; urges policymakers to address these issues properly and ensure a framework is in place ensure that law enforcement agencies are able to deal with digital crimes effectively;