Activities of António MARINHO E PINTO related to 2014/2217(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Progress on equality between women and men in the EU in 2013 (debate) PT
Progress on equality between women and men in the EU in 2013 (debate) PT
Amendments (10)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in particular Article 6, Women with disabilities,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures (Women on Board Directive,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the female employment rate is 63%, whereas the gender pay gap stands at 16.4%, whereas 73% of the members serving in national parliaments are men, and whereas women make up 17.8% of the membership of large company boards and every week spend three times as long as men on household chores; whereas 73% of the members serving in national parliaments are men, and only 37% of Members of the new European Parliament and 9 out of 28 new Commissioners are women
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas sexual and reproductive health and rights are fundamental human rights and should be taken into account in the EU’s action programme in the field of healthfully integrated in the next EU Health Strategy;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Maintains that poverty among women, and older women and single mothers in particular, needs to be tackled as a matter of urgency; calls on the Member States, therefore, to implement more effective inclusion strategies and make more efficient use of social policy resources, not least the European Social Fund and the Structural Funds;, and calls on the Member States to set specific employment targets in the framework of their National Reform Programmes to ensure that women have equal access with men to enter and stay in the labour-market.
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points to the imperative need to reduce gender pay and pension gaps; these targets must address the persistent concentration of women in part-time, low pay and precarious work and ensure sufficient quality care facilities for children and other dependents; urges the Member States to give full effect to the rights related to Directive 2006/54/EC, including the principle of equal pay and pay transparency, and to revise their national laws on equal treatment with a view to their simplification and modernisation; calls on the Commission to keep the transposition of gender equality directives under regular review;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take account of demographic developments and changes in the size and composition of households when designing their fiscal policies, social security and public services; notes that the number of single person households is on the rise in most EU Member States, but most policies directly or indirectly discriminate against them and put them at an undue disadvantage; believes that people should not be rewarded or punished for the particular size and composition of the household they are part of, calls therefore for policies to be neutral with regard to household size or composition;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that women's underrepresentation in political decision- making is a question of fundamental rights and democracy, welcomes the legislated parity systems and gender quotas introduced in some member states and calls on the Council to state its position on the directive on gender balance among non-executive director of listed companies so as to enable the legislative process as soon as possible.
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Urges the Commission to strongly condemn media campaigns or other communications depicting victims of sexual violence as responsible for these acts, as such assumptions go against all basic principles of gender-equality.
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Maintains that women must have control over their sexual and reproductive health and rights, not least by having ready access to contraception and abortion; accordingly supports measures and actions to improve women’s access to sexual and reproductive health services and inform them more fully about their rights and the services available; calls on the Member States and the Commission to implement measures and actions to make men aware of their responsibilities for sexual and reproductive matters;