4 Amendments of Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ related to 2016/2012(INI)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas media, advertising and education-related services as well as the services that are provided for within the private sphere fall outsideare excluded by the scope of the Directive; highlights that in some cases national legislation goes further than required by the Directive by covering discrimination between men and women in media and advertising and education;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas allthe majority of Member States have established equality bodies, their attributed competences in relation to supply of and access to goods and services as well as financial resources, and therefore effectiveness in fulfilling designated goals varies;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that unequal treatment of women on the grounds of maternity or pregnancy, including breastfeeding on the premises of service providers still persists across the Member States; considers that the protection of women on the grounds of maternity and pregnancy, including breastfeeding as guaranteed by the Directive needs to be strengthened at Member State level by the means of their choicend fully implemented at Member State level; considers that there is a need in particular for awareness- raising, specifically among the service providers;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that equality bodies play a crucial role in monitoring and ensuring that the rights derived from the Directive are fully exercised at national level; calls on the Member States to strengthen their role, to guarantee sufficient competences and, adequate resources and full independence for equality bodies to fulfil their principal taskstasks given by the Directive in an effective way, which include independent assistance to victims of discrimination in pursuing their complaints, conducting independent surveys concerning discrimination and publishing independent reports and recommendations, raising awareness about the Directive and challenging stereotypes about gender roles in the supply of and access to goods and services;