4 Amendments of Mojca KLEVA KEKUŠ related to 2013/2078(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take account of women's needs and concerns, also by collaborating with civil society and women's NGOs, when drawing up legislation and analysing the situation of fundamental rights in the EU, and to monitor thoroughly the implementation of European legislation relating to gender equality in Member States;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the Member States to guarantee decent wages and pensions, reduce the gender pay gap, create more high quality jobs for women as well as to enable women to benefit from public services of a high standard and improve welfare provisions;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the need for special support for and protection of women and children victims of gender-based violence, including domestic violence, sexual harassment, human trafficking and harmful traditional practices, such as forced marriages, female genital mutilation and, ‘honour crimes’ and femicide; calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt and continually improve legislation, and to take concrete measures to protect victims, such as to provide more funding for women's shelters, and to prosecute aggressors and prevent violence;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that women's underrepresentation in political and economic decision- making constitutes a democratic deficit; calls, therefore, on Member States to introduce positive discrimination measures such as legislation for parity systems and temporary gender quotas;