Text tabled : A7-0235/2012

  Silvia-Adriana Ţicău (S&D), in writing. – (RO) I voted for the resolution on the role of women in the green economy because I think that a sustainable economy is an economy which creates decent jobs and sustainable communities and allows for a fairer distribution of wealth.

I voted to ensure that women enjoy appropriate working conditions, have access to a decent standard of health care, education and housing, and participate actively in social dialogues to facilitate the transition to the new green jobs.

I support the need for more child care centres, which are absolutely essential to achieve a balance between work and family life. We think that EU policies should provide support for social security, family planning and child care, since women will only be able to use their experience and contribute their equal share to the prosperity of green economies in a society which provides these conditions.

We call on Member States to ensure that women are equally represented in political decision-making bodies, as well as in government appointed bodies and institutions dealing with defining, planning and implementing policies relating to the environment, energy and green jobs, so as to incorporate the gender perspective in these policies.