Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-01-31-Speech-3-229"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-01-31"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Discrimination against young women and girls in the field of education (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070131.24.3-229"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-01-31-Speech-3-2302
lpv:speaker	lp:Marie Panayotopoulos-cassiotou2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (2006-02-01--2007-06-19)3 unknown; Nea Dimokratia (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, education is a basic right that should not be undermined for any reason, be it cultural, social, material or otherwise. It is a condition essential to the future blossoming of individuals and, above all, to their economic and social integration. It is the responsibility of the Member States to eliminate all inequalities and to create the necessary conditions to enable everyone - both men and women - to have access to education and to choose their profession and the direction that their profession will take without having to face discrimination of any kind. Regrettable though it may be that the report is rather confusingly structured, Mrs Flasarová’s report is nonetheless full of suggestions for doing more to promote equality between women and men in the field of education. I congratulate the rapporteur and hope that the adoption of the report during the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All will lend still more weight to the European Parliament’s proposals aimed at eliminating lingering stereotypes. In spite of the fact that equality between men and women now constitutes a basic principle in our societies, sexist stereotypes and prejudice towards women do still exist and are responsible for forms of segregation and discrimination that are quick to have an effect on women’s choice of studies, as well as on the length of time they spend in education. If sexist stereotypes still undeniably constitute an obstacle to women’s access to education and limit their choice of studies, the perpetuation of certain models, and in particular the preponderance of women in certain forms of training, for example in the professions of nurse and primary school teacher, also leads to an imbalance that hampers the progress of women. Indeed, school plays a very important role in establishing and promoting equal rights for girls and boys, irrespective of their origins. Not only pupils but also teachers need to be made more aware of the importance of equality in all areas. The rapporteur rightly notes the important role of the media in shaping public perception of, and attitudes towards, the professional training and development of young women. I wanted to conclude by noting that women’s access to lifelong education is also a key factor in their contribution to the knowledge-based society, as is the possibility of less conventional qualifications acquired at various stages of life being recognised."@en1

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