9 Amendments of Biljana BORZAN related to 2014/2015(INI)
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas in recent years, anti- gender equality movements have gained public ground in a number of Member States and aim at reinforcing traditional gender roles and at challenging existing and future achievements in the area of gender equality, women’s rights and the rights of LGBTI people;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas a higher participation of women in the labour market and better and fairer wages for women, besides being a fundamental right, would not only increase the economic independence of women but also significantly increase the economic potential of the EU boosting growth and development;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas stereotypes widely conveyed by society leave women in a subordinate role; whereas these stereotypes start to develop during childhood and are reflected in educational and training choices and continue into the labour market;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is deeply concerned that the EU remains only halfway towards achieving gender equality, according to the 2015 EIGE Gender Equality Index; strongly regrets the fact that the status and profile of gender equality shows signs of decreasing in importance, being marginalised as a political goal and undermined it as a policy area, in particular in the context of backlash, across Europe, against the rights of women, LGBTI persons and sexual and reproductive health rights;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on all Member States to tackle the gender equality issue in their education systems at all levels; urges as well an implementation of a more gender- neutral approach in all work sectors and in training courses; calls on the Commission to propose legislation to contrast sexism and gender stereotypes in education and the media, as part of the recast Equal Treatment Directive;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Reasserts its call on the Commission and the Member States to strive towards establishing a European Child Guarantee, which would ensure that every European child at risk of poverty has access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and adequate nutrition; emphasises that such a policy must address the situation of women and girls, particularly in vulnerable and marginalised communities; notes that the Youth Guarantee Initiative must include a gender perspective;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Highlights the highly growing number of harassment against women and sexism on the internet and social media and calls on the Member States and the Commission to tackle this issue without any delay; condemns as well the situation in which girls have to grow up, as too often there is a lack of protection from authorities such as schools, police, religious authorities, public authorities who are supposed to create a gender- neutral environment and stigmatise sexism;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates that women must have control over their sexual and reproductive rights; supports, accordingly, measures and actions to improve women’s access to sexuahealth and rights; calls all Members states to guarantee women’s access to voluntary family planning, the full randge of reproductive and sexual health services and to inform them fully about their rights and the services availableincluding contraception, safe and legal abortion and sexuality education;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls for the application of the Beijing Platform for Action for education and health as basic human rights such as access to voluntary family planning, the full range of reproductive and sexual health services including contraception and safe and legal abortion as well as sexuality education;