Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-10-09-Speech-3-073"
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". – Mr President, I would like to welcome the Commission's action plan on skills and mobility and Mrs Bastos' report. Whilst it is the lack of jobs rather than the lack of mobility which is the main problem for the unemployed in Europe, the issues identified by the Commission taskforce are very important. I would like to make a few specific points that were highlighted by the Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities Committee:
First, gender mainstreaming is a requirement for all Commission documents, but an annex to this action plan explaining how it was done in this case would not only help ensure that the measures are adhered to, but would also demonstrate how mainstreaming was achieved in a practical way. This would be a good example for other policy areas.
Second, regional initiatives are proposed to support training for women in occupations where they are not equally represented. The revised Equal Treatment Directive allows Member States to provide such additional vocational training in areas such as the scientific sector and this should be built on in the action plan.
Third, the action plan proposes the formation of industrial, educational and other advisory bodies. Whilst I know that membership of these bodies is not always within the Commission's jurisdiction, a clause requiring the Commission to ensure equal representation when possible sends everyone involved a very clear message that this is desirable and expected.
Geographical mobility means more, of course, than simply getting a job in a different place. There are other issues to be taken into account, particularly for workers with children: access to housing, social services, good quality education and childcare. The report makes several points which I welcome and which are important to women, such as qualifying periods for supplementary pension rights – as mentioned by the Commissioner – and the use of best practice to encourage more young women to take an interest in mathematics, science and technology. I hope Parliament will support the report."@en1
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