Activities of Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS related to 2014/2152(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU Strategy for equality between women and men post 2015 (A8-0163/2015 - Maria Noichl) EL
Amendments (11)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Draws attention to the fact that the EU is facing a demographic crisis which by 2040 willmay result in a shortfall of 24 million in the labour force, creating an economic necessity to further include women in the labour market; emphasises that increasing women’s employment rate to the level of men’s employment would reducemay contribute to the reduction of the labour force shortfall to 3 million;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that gender equality is a necessary condition for meeting the Europe 2020 strategy’s 75 % employment rate target and is crucial for maintaining sustainable pension systems;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that economic growth and competitiveness in the EU are dependent one need to closinge the gap between women’s educational attainment and their participation and position in the labour market;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the unequal division of family responsibilities is at the root of the unequal position of women in the labour market; stresses that reconciliation of work and home duties is a key condition for gender equality, which should be promoted by investment in care infrastructure and encouragement of men’s participation in domestic labour by means of legislation on parental and paternity leave and flexible working time arrangements; , particularly by guaranteeing infants’ education from 0 years and the care of elderly and dependent persons by means of universal public services, in addition to encouraging men’s participation in domestic labour by means of legislation on parental and paternity leave. The trend should be towards establishing equal and non-transferable paternity and maternity leave for the birth and adoption of children, by increasing the length of paternity leave until it is the same as maternity leave. This would reduce the discrimination at work that women suffer, and guarantee the right of fathers to look after their children;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the unequal division of family responsibilities is at the rootone of the sources of the unequal position of women in the labour market; stresses that reconciliation of work and home duties is a key condition for gender equality, which should be promoted by investment in public care infrastructure and encouragement of men’s participation in domestic labour by means of legislation on parental and paternity leave and flexible working time arrangements;universal public provision of social services, with particular emphasis on children education since age zero and dependency services for adults; stresses the need to encourage men’s participation in domestic labour by means of legislation on parental and paternity leave, inter alia; emphasises that paternity and maternity leaves for birth and adoption should be equal and non-transferrable.
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the feminisation of poverty is the result of factors including women’s career breaks, the gender pay gap, the pension gap and poverty in households headed by single mothers, and that the reduction of poverty levels by 20 million by 2020 can be achieved by anti-poverty policies that are grounded in gender mainstreaming. In particular, older women suffer high rates of poverty because many of them have not worked outside the home long enough to have a decent pension; it is therefore necessary to increase the amount of non-contributory pensions;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the feminisation of poverty is the result of factors including women’s career breaks, the gender pay gap, the pension gap and poverty in households headed by single mothers, and that the reduction of poverty levels by 20 million by 2020 can be achievrequires changes in women's access to labour markets, supported by anti-poverty policies that are grounded in gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for transparency and greater gender balance in recruitment for decision-making positions, not just in the business world, but also in political institutions and in senior positions in the university system;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the high levels of undeclared work which negatively impact on women’s social security and the EU’s GDP levels; calls for the creation of incentives for employers and workers to move from the informal to the effective use of sanctions to employers operating in the informal economy.
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. HighlightsCombating tax fraud – especially that committed by large companies, which has the biggest economic impact – is key to funding the extension of paternity leave and the necessary public services to encourage the incorporation of women into the labour market in conditions of equality. In addition, the high levels of undeclared work which negatively impact on women’s social security and the EU’s GDP levels; calls for the creation of incentives for employers and workers to move from the informal to the formal economy.
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that the victims of undeclared work are mainly women, something which is not always their decision; calls for a comprehensive policy against employers who employ women in undeclared work.