Activities of Mikael GUSTAFSSON related to 2011/2295(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Equality between women and men in the European Union - 2011 - Women in political decision-making (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on women in political decision-making – quality and equality PDF (205 KB) DOC (111 KB)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas today an informal system of quotas is de facto in play, where men are privileged over women and where men choose men for decision-making positions; this is not a formalised system but nevertheless a systematic and very real deep-rooted culture of positive treatment of men;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the role of political parties as key factors in the promotion of parity; calls in consequence for the Member States to require national parties, where appropriate, to set quotas and apply rank-ordering rules to electoral candidate lists for national and EU elections, and to define and enforce appropriate sanctions for non-compliance;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the need for concrete steps designed to achieve parity in elected offices in the national parliaments and the European Parliament (such as the President, Vice-Presidents, Chairs and Vice-Chairs), for instance by setting a target of 50 % representation of men and women in those offices within three consecutivee next parliamentary terms;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Member States and the national political parties to introduce binding measures to ensure equal presence for women on the lists for the European elections 2014, on the basis of the zip system (1 woman/1man), which increase the legitimacy of European democracy;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Council to enhance gender parity, if necessary by using quotas, when recruiting high-level officials; calls on the national governments to nominate both women and men to high- level positions at EU level;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls the importance of preferential treatment and special measures in promoting the representation of people from different backgrounds and vulnerabledisadvantaged groups, such as people with disabilities, migrant women and members of ethnic and sexual minorities, in decision-making positions;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Calls on all European Parliament delegations aimed at developing international contacts in all policy fields and regions travelling to third countries, to respect the principle of gender parity when deciding on their composition, and ensure that there is balance in speaking time allocated to women and men in these contexts;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. Calls on the European Parliament's policy departments to ensure that briefing notes for delegations always include a gender perspective and highlights issues of importance for gender equality;