10 Amendments of Julie WARD related to 2016/0062(NLE)
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas violence against women and gender-based violence are widespread in the EU and include mental, physical, economic, and political violence; whereas further measures are needed to encourage women who have been the victims of violence to report their experiences and seek assistance, and to ensure that they receive appropriate support accordingly toin line with their needs and that they are informed about their rights;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas policy-makers must take a comprehensive view of gender-based violence, recognising that economic policies such as austerity and cuts to public services often place women at greater risk of violence and limit their access to justice and support; whereas, likewise, the underrepresentation of women in the political, social and economic spheres enables gender-based violence;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas more must be done to facilitate and encourage the participation of women in political, economic, and social spheres, to increase the visibility of women in leadership positions, so as to combat objectification and a culture of gender-based violence;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas measures must be taken to address the emerging phenomenon of gender-based violence online, including bullying, harassment and intimidation, particularly of young women and girls, and LGBTI people;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the Istanbul Convention stresses the importance of raising awareness, changing mentalities and attitudes to break the continuity of gender- based violence; whereas education at all levels, and for all ages, formal, informal, and non-formal, on equality between women and men, on non-stereotyped gender roles and on the respect for personal integrity, is therefore required in this regard;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the European Union must work to advance the fight to eliminate gender-based violence in its neighbourhood and around the world as part of the global effort to fulfil the Sustainable Development Goals, including the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point c
Paragraph 5 – point c
(c) To ask the Commission to initiate, without delay, a constructive dialogue with the Council and Member States, in cooperation with the Council of Europe, so as to address reservations by Member States and clarify interpretations of the Istanbul Convention, in particular on the definition of Article 3(c) and (d) in accordance with the General Remarks of the Commissioner of Human Rights of the Council of Europe; To urge the Commission and Member States to formulate effective strategies to implement and evaluate legislation and policy measures to prevent and combat gender-based violence;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point i
Paragraph 5 – point i
(i) To ensure preventive measures in order to address the specific needs of vulnerable persons, such as child victims and refugee women, including specialist support services and safe accommodation for women who have been the victims of gender-based violence and their children;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point j
Paragraph 5 – point j
(j) To actively promote a change in attitudes and behaviours, and combat gender stereotypes and sexism, by making concerted efforts to encourage everyone, including men and boys, to play an active part in preventing all forms of violence, and investing in sex and relationship education and awareness raising programmes across the EU;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point k a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point k a (new)
(ka) To promote gender budgeting as a tool in the prevention and combat against gender-based violence in relevant policy areas, as well as ensure resources and funding for access to justice for victims and survivors of violence;