18 Amendments of Biljana BORZAN related to 2016/2060(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. 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 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas prenatal care, skilled birth attendance at delivery, with backup emergency obstetric care and essential supplies in place are crucial in reducing maternal mortality. EaP countries are still lagging behind in reaching all women, even those in the poorest, most remote areas, and those belonging to marginalised groups such as national minorities, migrants and women with disabilities;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Condemns in the strongest terms all forms of discrimination and violence against lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and intersex people (LGBTI), calls upon the national authorities to adopt laws and policies to combat homophobia and transphobia;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the national authorities to be vigilant and firm and to impose penalties on people who insult or stigmatise LGBTI people, especially in public service, and public space;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for women’s involvement in decision-making and in the process of implementing economic policies, for the promotion of business programmes for the integration and promotion of women in companies and enterprises, and for the implementation of local development projects aimed at the economic emancipation of women in Eastern Partnership States;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the necessity for women to participate actively in trade unions, and highlights the need to overcome legal and practical discriminatory barriers for women in the work environment in order to achieve equal pay for equal work and work of equal value;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that affordable childcare services and parental leave provisions are decisive in improving the participation of women in the labour market; notes that in some cases the lack thereof impacts girls’ and young women’s access to education because they have to take care of their siblings; underlines that women most often bear the responsibility of care for elderly and dependent persons; underlines that an equal share between men and women of unpaid work such as care and domestic responsibilities is a precondition for women's participation in the labour market and their economic independence;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Urges the national authorities to further strengthen the network of quality care facilities for elderly and dependent people;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Encourages the development of a social economy for women and the use of microcredits as a tool for economic independence of women;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Eastern Partnership countries to design measures to ensure that the justice chain is gender- responsive, including through the training of legal professionals;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on national authorities to ensure improvements in training of police officers and other staff dealing with notifications and reports of violence against women and girls so the victims of such violence receive serious hearing, and further calls for greater co-operation and expertise from the police, the legal profession, doctors, psychologists, authorities and voluntary bodies dealing with victims of such attacks;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Requests that victims of violence, particularly when they have children in their charge, should be given special treatment in vocational training programmes and that positive measures be taken as a matter of urgency to integrate them in the labour market;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses the need to combat forced marriages, as defined by the United Nations (UN), including child/early marriage;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Encourages the EaP countries to sign and ratify the Istanbul Convention; and calls on the authorities to put in place and strictly monitor the effective implementation of national strategies to combat violence against women;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. 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;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Underlines that the risk of dying from cervical cancer is 10 times higher in EaP countries than in Western Europe and it is a most common cancer among women of 15-44 years of age and therefore has far-reaching effects on the fabric of society; calls for nationally organised screening programs and vaccination to combat such trends;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for specific protection for women and girls seeking asylum, because women and girls are in particular vulnerable and may be fleeing gender- based violence but may be unable or unwilling to disclose relevant information during the Refugee Status Determination process;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Highlights the need to includeUrges that women’s rights and gender equality issues are included on the agenda of regular political and human rights dialogues with the EaP partners;