2007/2206(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Points out that to comply with the Lisbon Strategy the EU needs 700 000 further researchers, and therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to take specific measures, in accordance with the Roadmap for equality between women and men 2006-2010, to ensure that in 2010 the participation of women and men in science and technology are in balance;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Points out that age-limits for the award of grants adversely affect young people looking after dependants, and that these are for the most part women; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure, when such circumstances apply, that they include in their legislation measures to correct this anomaly, such as adding one year to the deadline for applications for each year in which a dependant is looked after;

Amendment 11 #

Den DOVER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Firmly believes that specific recruitment, training and public relations measures need to be introduced in order to promote and encourage greater participation on the part of women in fields such as technologies, physics, engineering, computer science and other domains which are still regrettably dominated by men;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that in submissions to calls for proposals under the Seventh FP a balanced presence of men and women is assessed positively; urges the Member States to make the same arrangements in their national and regional programmes;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to include the gender aspect in the Seventh FP’s interim assessments and progress reports;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Considers, however, that special legislation and quotas for women in science would be counterproductive and would possibly create a 'second class' of women scientists appointed to fill quotas rather than according to their skills and merits and therefore judged by their colleagues according to the same criteria; believes that such measures are indeed unnecessary, since most Member States have more women than men and since according to various studies, women usually exhibit higher levels of persistence, hard work, motivation and determination than men, these being the key factors leading to success in all areas, including scientific community.deleted

Amendment 15 #

Erna HENNICOT-SCHOEPGES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Considers, however, that special legislation and quotas for women in science would be counterproductive and would possibly create a ‘second class’ of women scientists appointed to fill quotas rather than according to their skills and merits and therefore judged by their colleagues according to the same criteria; believes that such measures are indeed unnecessary, since most Member States have more women than men and since according to various studies, women usually exhibit higher levels of persistence, hard work, motivation and determination than men, these being the key factors leading to success in all areas, including scientific community.deleted

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Considers~~, however,~~ that special legislation and quotas are needed for women in science would be counterproductive and would possibly create a ‘second class’ of women scientists appointed to fill quotas rather than according to their skills and merits and therefore judged by their colleagues according to the same criteria; believes that such measures are indeed unnecessary, since most Member States have more women than men and since according to various studies, women usually exhibit higherin order to balance the participation by men and women in posts of responsibility, given that despite the fact that in the majority of the Member States the number of women with a university degree exceeds the number of men and they present a higher average levels of ~~persistence, hard work, motivation and determination than men, these being the key factors leading to success in all areas, including scientific community~~academic qualifications than their male counterparts, women are under- represented in all academic and research establishments.

Amendment 17 #

Anni PODIMATA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Considers, however,~~Points out that special legislation and quotas for women in science wshould ~~be counterproductive and would possibly~~not be regarded as createing a ‘second class’ of women scientists appointed to fill quotas, but rather ~~than according to their skills and merits and therefore judged by their colleagues according to the same criteria; beli~~as transitional measures with the sole aim of establishing and ensuring compliance with the principle of equal treatment for men and women with the same levels ~~that such measures a~~of education, skill and merit where indeed unnecessary, since most Member States have more women than men and since according to various studies, women usually exhibit higher levels of persistence, hard work, motivation and determination than men, these being the key factors leading to success in all areas, including scientific communityntical scientific posts are concerned, at the selection as well as the recruitment stage and also throughout their professional career, to enable them to pursue further training courses and obtain promotion in their professions based on their merit, and ensure compliance with the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’.

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Believes that it is of the utmost importance to promote science as an interesting field for both sexes from early on; urges that this be taken into account when planning educational material and in teacher training; encourages universities and faculties to analyse their entrance selection systems in order to identify possible implicit gender discrimination and correct the selection system accordingly;

Amendment 19 #

Erna HENNICOT-SCHOEPGES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to report to Parliament regularly on progress in the representation of women on assessment boards and selection committees, which under the Sixth framework programme for research and technological development are required to include a female membership of at least 40 %.

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Considers, however, that more efforts are needed in order to increase women’s participation in top positions (on scientific boards and evaluation committees, for example) in all areas of science including research, recruitment, training, education, information technology, engineering, commerce, communications, public relations, advertising and industrial relations; and calls for measures, such as quotas, to ensure that the minimum participation of women and men is at least 40 per cent in these bodies;

Amendment 20 #

Erna HENNICOT-SCHOEPGES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls on the Member States to analyse the factors behind the low proportion of women (15 % on average in the EU) in senior posts in the universities and education authorities, seriously reducing their influence over decision-making in research, when they have 43 % of the doctorates awarded in the EU.

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Acknowledges that women still earn 15 per cent less than men in Europe for the same work; calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce effective policies to eliminate the gender pay gap; notes that in the field of science ‘equal pay’ should apply also to scholarships and stipends;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Encourages universities, research institutes and private business to adopt and enforce equality strategies in their organisations and to conduct gender impact evaluations in their decision- making processes;

Amendment 3 #

Patrizia TOIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Considers, however, that more efforts are needed in order to increase women’s participation in top positions (on scientific boards and evaluation committees, for example) in all areas of science including research, recruitment, training, education, information technology, engineering, commerce, communications, public relations, advertising and industrial relations, by providing innovative forms of flexible working time for women that will allow them to continue working after becoming mothers;

Amendment 4 #

Den DOVER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Is of the opinion that more action is needed in order to overcome the under- representation of women, particularly in scientific academic circles; to this end, recommends that direct support measures and grants be provided to encourage women to fill senior positions, as well as grants for programmes of coaching and mentoring, thereby helping young women to stay in scientific academic activities, carrying out research and participating in grant applications and projects and ensuring at the same time their own mobility and flexibility and that of their families;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Considers that networks of women scientists are an essential instrument for attracting a larger number of women to scientific and technological fields and promoting them in posts of responsibility; to this end, calls on the Commission and the Member States to set up networks at European, national and regional level and to support those that already exist, such as the European Platform of Women Scientists;

Amendment 6 #

Den DOVER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Considers that, in order to eliminate some of the barriers that women face in reaching senior positions in scientific careers, concrete measures need to be taken to promote a better understanding of the concepts of ‘good research’, ‘excellence’ and ‘innovation’, particularly as far as the criteria for the definition of a ‘good researcher’ are concerned, which should not be limited to the number of publications of the researchers;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take appropriate measures to ensure that women’s contribution is not excluded in publications on the history of science and technology, not just because this is a clear case of discrimination, but also because the absence of ‘role models’ makes it hard to encourage the presence of a greater number of women in such fields;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the ~~European~~ Commission and on Member States to remove of all financial and administrative obstacles faced by women in the scientific field and to create more attractive and flexible working conditions for women~~, which will stimulate their interest in pursuing careers in all areas of science;~~ and men, making it easier for them to combine working and family life; in addition, calls on the Member States to ensure equal shares of parental responsibilities by promoting equal use of parental leave by men and women;

Amendment 9 #

Patrizia TOIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the European Commission and on Member States to remove of all financial and administrative obstacles faced by women in the scientific field and to create more attractive and flexible working conditions for women, which will stimulate their interest in pursuing careers in all areas of science, by means of forms of support specifically for working mothers that will not affect the budget for scientific research;

source: PE-402.819

2008/03/10 FEMM 60 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Teresa RIERA MADURELL, Elena VALENCIANO, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 19 June 2007 on a regulatory framework for measures enabling young women in the European Union to combine family life with a period of studies∗,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

..1a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take appropriate measures to ensure that women’s contribution is not excluded in publications on the history of science and technology, not just because this is a clear case of discrimination but also because the absence of role models may harm efforts to increase the presence of women in such fields;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

.1a. Notes that it is of the utmost importance to promote science as an interesting field for both genders from early on; this will have to be taken into account when planning educational material and in teacher training;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

..1b. Criticises the fact that highly gifted and talented girls are often not recognised as such;, calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up efforts to promote and support these girls from early on;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

~~2. Notes that culture and a cultural understanding of "research", "good research", "excellence" and "innovation" may impede women’s careers in science;~~deleted

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

~~2. Notes that culture and a cultural understanding of "research", "good research", "excellence" and "innovation" may impede women’s careers in science;~~deleted

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

~~2. Notes that culture and a cultural understanding of "research", "good research", "excellence" and "innovation" may impede women’s careers in science;~~deleted

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes ~~the~~an abiding imbalance between the share of women in different levels of scientific careers, and believes that alternatives to the current widely accepted "leaking pipeline" model may be necessary in order to establish effective measures to improve the situation; sees the "push and pull factors" model as an alternative, since it takes account of the interrelation of different factors, such as working environment, role models, competition, mobility requirements and family responsibilitiescalls for effective measures to improve the situation;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Notes the abiding imbalance between the share~~Acknowledges the 'leaking pipeline' of wcom~~en in different levels of scientific careers, and believes that alternatives to the current widely accepted "leaking pipeline" model may be necessary in order to establish effective measur~~petent women scientists and proposes the implementation of programmes to improvmote the ~~situation; sees the "push and pull factors" model as an alternative, since it takes account of~~m, which will incorporate the interrelation of different factors, such as working environment, role models, competition, mobility requirements and family responsibilities;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that the conventional approach to evaluating "excellence" and "performance" in terms of number of publications tends to underestimate skills which are often deemed more female in character, such as communication skills;deleted

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the percentage of women in the top grades of academia rarely exceeds 20% and men are three times more likely than women to obtain professorships or their equivalent,

Amendment 20 #

Amalia SARTORI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that the conventional approach to evaluating "excellence" and "performance" in terms of number of publications ~~tends to underestimate skills which are often deemed more fem~~is restrictive and fails to take account of the resources available, such as funds, space, equipment and staff, and of the qualities essentiale in ~~character, such as communication skills~~any researcher, such as the ability to organise and hold together a research team or to train young members of the team;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that the conventional approach to evaluating "excellence" and "performance", inter alia in terms of number of publications ~~tends to underestimate skills which are oft~~is not gen de~~emed more female in character, such as communication skills~~r- neutral;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. 5. Regrets that the breaks women take in scientific careers for family reasons have a negative impact on their career opportunities, as most male colleagues do not take breaks and thus can achieve comparative positions at a younger age and gain an advantage in their further careers; asks thereforeAsks that age not be advanced as a criterion for excellence without the family situation's having been taken into consideration;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 24 #

Amalia SARTORI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Regrets that the breaks women take in scientific careers for family reasons have a negative impact on their career opportunities, as most male colleagues do not take breaks and thus can achieve comparative positions at a younger age and gain an advantage in their further careers; asks therefore that age ~~not be advanced~~be taken into account as a criterion for excellence together with~~out~~ the family situation~~'s having been taken into considerat~~, including the number of dependents that the researcher has; calls, furthermore, for all European research bodies and universities to set up grants for doctoral studies in accordance with national maternity leave provisions;

Amendment 25 #

Amalia SARTORI, Erna HENNICOT-SCHOEPGES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Regrets that the breaks women take in scientific careers for family reasons have a negative impact on their career opportunities, as most male colleagues do not take breaks and thus can achieve comparative positions at a younger age and gain an advantage in their further careers; asks therefore that age not be advanced as a criterion for excellence without the family situation's having been taken into consideration and calls for women, in particular mothers, to be able to benefit from scientific career development conditions that also allow them to take care of children;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Member States to analyse the factors discouraging women’s presence in senior posts in universities and education authorities, seriously reducing their influence over decision- making in research within the European Union, and to propose appropriate solutions.

Amendment 27 #

Teresa RIERA MADURELL, Elena VALENCIANO, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Points out that age limits for the award of grants adversely affect young people looking after dependants, and that these are for the most part women; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that, in such circumstances, legislative measures are in place to correct this anomaly, such as adding one year to the deadline for applications for each year in which a dependant is looked after;

Amendment 28 #

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Amalia SARTORI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Notes that mobility is one of the crucial ways of developing and assuring research career advancement and notes that this can be difficult to reconcile with family life; points out, furthermore, that mobility problems affect women in particular, because, as a general rule, it is they who look after family members with specific needs, such as children, elderly people or other dependants;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Notes that mobility is one of the crucial ways of developing and assuring research career advancement and notes that this can be difficult to reconcile with family life and that appropriate policy measures should therefore be taken to make it more viable;

Amendment 3 #

Marusya LYUBCHEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

~~∗ Texts adopted, P6_TA(2007)0265.~~ Ea. whereas the representation of women in universities' decision making bodies is not high enough for the implementation of a balanced gender policy,

Amendment 30 #

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Amalia SARTORI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Notes that mobility is one of the crucial ways of developing and assuring research career advancement and notes that ~~this can be difficult~~incentives should be provided to reconcile it with family life;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses, in particular, that it is usually women who take care of their families, leading to instances whereby they are forced to leave the research sector;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Notes that, while current recruitment processes tend to maintain the status quo in terms of favouring the employment of male researchers, more open and transparent recruitment procedures would enhance the chances of the qualities that tend to be more prevalent in women scientists being equally recognised and valued;deleted

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the activities carried out by ~~the European Platform of Women Scientists~~non-governmental organisations and agencies at European and national level aiming to enhance the participation of women in science and to increase the number of women scientists in decision- making positions;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Encourages universities, research institutes and private businesses to adopt and enforce equality strategies in their organisations and to conduct gender impact evaluation in their decision making processes,;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission fto support awareness raising actions in the scientific community, as well as among policy makers on the issue of equal opportunities in science and research;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission ~~and the Member States for more transparent recruitment processes and for an obligation~~, in regard to invitations to tender concerning projects of Community interest, and on the Member States, to ensure ~~gender~~the balanced representation of men and women in evaluation panels and selection committees~~, ensuring they consist of at least 40% women and at least 40% men~~;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States for more transparent recruitment processes and for an obligation to ensure gender balance in evaluation panels and selection committees~~, ensuring they consist of at least 40% women and at least 40% men~~;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States for more transparent recruitment processes and for an obligation to ensure gender balance in evaluation panels ~~and selection~~, selection and all other committees, as well as nominated panels and committees, ensuring they consist of at least 40% women and at least 40% men;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

~~F. whereas in a majority of countries the share of women on scientific boards has not reached parity,~~deleted

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Criticises the unambitious and insufficient EU target of 25% of women in leading positions in public sector research;, reminds the Commission and the Member States that gender parity means at least 40% women;

Amendment 41 #

Teresa RIERA MADURELL, Elena VALENCIANO, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to ensure that attention is given to the ~~ques~~participation of women ~~and~~in scien~~ce in FP7~~tific research programmes by providing targeted gender-awareness training for those in decision-making positions, sitting on advisory boards and evaluation panels, drafting project calls and proposals and leading contract negotiations;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that in submissions to calls for proposals under the Seventh Framework Programme a balanced presence of men and women is assessed positively; urges Member States to make the same arrangements in their national and regional programmes;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the situation by means of integration of the family angle through possibilities for flexible working hours, improved child care facilities~~, cover of additional costs for moving abroad with a family as well as~~ and social security provisions accessibility across the borders; calls for improved conditions with regard to parental leave;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

~~13.~~ Calls on the Commission to propose and the Member States to i~~mprove the situation by means of integration of the family angle through possibilities~~ncorporate in their policies a family-friendly dimension providing for flexible studying and working hours, improved child care facilities adjacent to research and scientific establishments, cover of additional costs for moving abroad with a family as well as social security provisions accessibility across the borders; calls for improved conditions with regard to parental leave;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the situation by means of integration of the family angle through possibilities for flexible working hours, improved child care facilities, cover of additional costs for moving abroad with a family as well as social security provisions accessibility across the borders; calls for improved conditions with regard to parental leave; stresses that reconciling family life and work is a responsibility for both men and women;

Amendment 47 #

Amalia SARTORI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States ~~for a change~~to take due account in the definitions of excellence and of a "good researcher"~~, in order to take into account and overcome~~ of the differences between male and female scientific careers; stresses that female researchers contributes to the research world with different perspectives and choices of research topics;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States for a ~~change in the defini~~fairer evaluations of excellence and of a "good researcher", in order to take into account and overcome the differences between male and female scientific careers; stresses that female researchers contributes to the research world with different perspectives and choices of research topics;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States for a change in the definitions of ~~excellence and of a "~~a ‘good researcher"’, in order to take into account and overcome the differences between male and female scientific careers; stresses that female researchers contributes to the research world with different perspectives and choices of research topics;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas one of the priority areas for EU action in the Roadmap for Gender Equality is equal representation in decision-making, including a target of 25 % of women in leading positions in public sector research, to be met by 2010,

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States for a change in the definitions of excellence and of a "good researcher", in order to take into account and overcome the differences between male and female scientific careers; stresses that female researchers also contribute to the research world with different perspectives and choices of research topics;

Amendment 51 #

Marusya LYUBCHEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide appropriate social support to women, employed or engaged in the system of higher education and science, in order to enable them to balance their family and professional responsibilities and to ensure they have the opportunity to set "double priorities" - career and family;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States for positive actions to be taken to encourage female researchers and for further development of support and mentoring schemes, as well as ~~targeted~~ promotion policies~~; notes that simple measures like a sentence encouraging women in particular to apply has shown ver~~ with clear objectives; notes that the development of support structures for career guidance and the provision of advice addressed, inter alia, to women scientists would produce particularly positive results;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States for positive actions to be taken to encourage female researchers and for further development of support and mentoring schemes, as well as targeted promotion policies with the goal of reaching gender parity; notes that simple measures like a sentence encouraging women in particular to apply has shown very positive results; however, also notes that measures such as obligatory targets for women researchers and professors are essential to achieve gender balance for women in science,

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States for positive actions to be taken to encourage female researchers ~~and for further development of support and mentoring schemes, as well as targeted promotion policies~~; notes that simple measures like a sentence encouraging women in particular to apply has shown very positive results;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

~~16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States for research funds targeted at women to counter the underfunding of women in research;~~deleted

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

..17a. Encourages Member States to promote awareness-raising actions to inform and encourage girls to pursue scientific and technological university studies and degrees; encourages Member States to improve knowledge-sharing processes, since very different patterns of education choices characterise the different Member States;

Amendment 57 #

Marusya LYUBCHEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Draws attention to the need of special programs at Universities increasing young girls' and women's interest in starting scientific careers;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to set up programmes of coaching and supporting young women scientists in participating in research programmes and grant applications in order to help them to stay in academia and research;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Regrets that nothing has come of the proposal to establish ‘Loyola de Palacio’ traineeships for women researchers at the European Parliament and calls on the High-Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity to back the proposal and champion its approval before the relevant bodies;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

~~H. whereas the European Research Council has not achieved a gender balance with only 5 women out of 22 in the Scientific Council,.~~deleted

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Considers that the approval and provision at the European Parliament of ‘Loyola de Palacio’ traineeships for women researchers would serve as a great example of best practice, political will and genuine commitment to promoting women’s involvement in science, and would lend greater visibility to Parliament's activities to promote equality;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas highly gifted and talented girls are often not recognised as such, and therefore cannot realise their full potential in science and education; whereas the promotion of highly gifted girls is an important element in reaching the goal of 700,000 additional researchers as part of the Lisbon strategy,

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

12. 1. Draws the attention of the Member States to the fact that education systems in Europe continue to sustain gender stereotypes~~, in particular~~ in areas of research such as the natural sciences;

Amendment 9 #