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"In its communication “Women and Science”, the European Commission informs us of its good intentions of enlisting the support of women to enrich research in Europe. This is very good, and we are pleased to see it.
The fact is there are too few women involved in research work in the European Union. We know that we can change this situation, in which women are underrepresented in the science sector, only by means of a policy of educational guidance which will systematically encourage a greater range of career choices for girls and, when they have obtained their degrees, by means of positive measures at the professional level.
Having said this, some of our fellow Members clearly have qualms because the report by the Committee on Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities which we have voted on contains one point which may lead to confusion and is interpreted by some as a quota stipulating that there must be 40% female participating in research in Europe.
This is patently not the case, since such a quota would not be realistic. Indeed the report does not mention the time limit for this quota to be achieved.
To set my fellow Members’ minds at ease and to reassure them, I have tabled an amendment to the resolution in which we simply take note of the fact that the Commission, in its communication, undertakes to make significant efforts to increase women’s participation in Community research programmes, which is, after all, a praiseworthy goal. And why should we not note that the Commission’s communication stipulates specifically that it considers a 40% minimum level to be a crucial goal for women’s participation at all levels in the implementation and management of research programmes?
It is not a quota! It is a perfectly legitimate declaration of intent from the Commission, insofar as it concerns its own programmes and not those of Member States. The latter would be well advised, however, to follow the good example of the Commission, for once, and make the same efforts in their own research programmes. People must realise this!"@en1
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