Activities of Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA related to 2014/2217(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Progress on equality between women and men in the EU in 2013 (A8-0015/2015 - Marc Tarabella) PL
Progress on equality between women and men in the EU in 2013 (debate) PL
Amendments (7)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the fiscal consolidation policies being pursued by Member States are primarily affecting the public sector, in which women are represented more strongly and of which they are the main beneficiaries, and are thus hurting in two ways, and whereas these policies are making employment more insecure, not least because of the increase in part-time working and temporary contractsconstitute a responsible financial strategy, it is crucial to ensure that they are not followed at the expense of equality policies which are essential for an inclusive and competitive growth based on diversity;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Highlights the significant levels of undeclared work also among women - most significantly in domestic and care work - and especially those at the intersection of different forms of inequality, such as women from ethnic minorities and migrant groups, which negatively impacts both women's social security and Europe's GDP levels;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the existing taxation systems in some Member States are predicated on a narrow view of the family to the extent that they are biased towards families in which only one of the two parents is working inasmuch as, in many cases, they deter women from going out to work and fail to provide sufficient support todo not always successfully promote the employment of both men and women, and insufficiently account for the difficult circumstances of the single- parent families;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the failure to promote policies making for work-life balance in general and the lack of childcare facilities in particularinsufficient incorporation of work-life balance policies into the mainstream social and family policy and the deficient care infrastructure for children, disabled and the elderly pose a major obstacle to increase women’'s economic independence and their rise to positions of responsibilityparticipation in the labour market and to overcome horizontal and vertical segregation;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas access to sexual and reproductive rights are fundamental human rightshealthcare has a significant impact on women's health and family planning and should be taken into account in the EU’'s action programme in the field of health;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points to the imperative need to reduce gender pay and pension gaps; 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 reviewstrengthen the policies aimed at enhancing women's participation and position in the labour market through promotion of work-life balance arrangements for women and men, female entrepreneurship, combating stereotypes regarding gender division of domestic labour and perceptions of women's employment, primarily through education to boost female participation in high reward sectors, such as the ITC and engineering;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14