# Reaching women's economic independence through entrepreneurship and self-employment

European Parliament procedure 2021/2080(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 195 committee amendments tabled by 31 Members between 2021-12-08 and 2021-12-08.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on reaching women's economic independence through entrepreneurship and self-employment. The amendments frame female entrepreneurs and the self-employed as an under-utilised source of growth and jobs, link economic empowerment to gender equality, education and the green and digital transformations, and identify barriers such as gender stereotypes, lack of training, financing and networks, and difficulties reconciling work and family life.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert BIEDROŃ | Poland | S&D | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197498.md |
| Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES | Portugal | S&D | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197635.md |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96681.md |
| Monika BEŇOVÁ | Slovakia | NI | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23868.md |
| Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ | Spain | PPE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197784.md |
| Samira RAFAELA | Netherlands | RE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197868.md |
| Karen MELCHIOR | Denmark | RE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197567.md |
| Irène TOLLERET | France | RE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197547.md |
| Hilde VAUTMANS | Belgium | RE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/130100.md |
| Pina PICIERNO | Italy | S&D | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124846.md |
| Sylvie BRUNET | France | RE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197576.md |
| María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS | Spain | RE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4344.md |
| Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN | Denmark | Verts/ALE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197573.md |
| Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN | Spain | PfE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204414.md |
| Christine ANDERSON | Germany | ESN | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197475.md |

## Official source documents

- PE702.913: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/FEMM-AM-702913_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2021-2080-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2021-2080-INI.json

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