24 Amendments of Julie WARD related to 2017/2194(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 8 March 2016 on the situation of women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
Citation 10 b (new)
– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) and to its resolution of 12 September 2017 on EU accession to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 9 September 2015 on empowering girls through education in the EU,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 14 February 2017 on promoting gender equality in mental health and clinical research,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 c (new)
Citation 11 c (new)
– having regard to the Paris Agreement of 12 December 2015,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the lack of regovernmental action against gender inequality strengthens traditional gender roles and puts at risk current and future achievements in this field;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the discrimination suffered by women also affects rural women, and whereas the majority of women in the world live in rural areas and are therefore more exposed to multiple forms of discrimination on the basis of age, class, ethnicity, race, disability and gender identity;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas young women in rural areas continue to suffer inequalitymultiple discriminations, and whereas measures are needed to promote effective equality between men and women so that they havre are more work opportunities, including self- employment and social enterprises including in the STEM sector, which allow them to remain in rural environments and thereby ensure generational renewal, thus ensuring the survival of the sector;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas nutrition plays a significant role in the development and well-being of girls with poor nutrition leading to physical and mental problems such as stunting, infertility, listlessness, fatigue, poor concentration, thereby reducing women’s economic potential and impacting on the wellbeing of the wider family and community;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas the consequences of climate change such as heatwaves, flooding and drought have a disproportionate negative impact on women and girls, especially in rural areas;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Recital J c (new)
Jc. whereas women and children are disproportionately impacted by conflict, accounting for the highest proportion of refugees in camps or on the move in search of safety;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J d (new)
Recital J d (new)
Jd. whereas in many societies women do not have equal entitlement to land and property through legal means, exacerbating poverty and limiting women’s economic development;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J e (new)
Recital J e (new)
Je. whereas women are often the primary care providers in their families and communities, often bearing the responsibility of care for children and for the elderly, resulting in a disproportionate burden carried by women;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J f (new)
Recital J f (new)
Jf. whereas trans women face disproportionate discriminations based on their gender identity;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J g (new)
Recital J g (new)
Jg. whereas stronger support to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as a pre-condition for gender equality and women’s empowerment;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J h (new)
Recital J h (new)
Jh. whereas social norms with regards to women’s and men’s roles place women in a situation of greater vulnerability, particularly in relation to their sexual and reproductive health, concerning harmful practices such as FGM or child, early and forced marriages;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) involve all governments and require them to draw up programmes aimed at eliminating allsexual and gender-based violence and harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation and human trafficking;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) ensure that rural girls and women have accessible, affordable and high- quality formal and informal education, including training designed to develop their financial, economic and business skills and agricultural training, and their citizenship and political education;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) invest in the development and maintenance of infrastructure and public services, including access to the internet, accessible to rural women;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) support the establishment and resourcing of local community groups to meet periodically to discuss development- related issues and challenges and to take constructive action;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
Paragraph 1 – point u
(u) call on the Member States, the social partners and civil society to support and promote the participation of women in decision-making and in the governing bodies of professional, business and trade union associations and organisations in the area of health, education and agriculture, as well as in the management and representation bodies through an equal presence;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)
(xa) promote the employment of women in the STEM sector, in particular in positions contributing to the circular economy and the fight against climate change;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y
Paragraph 1 – point y
(y) develop employment policies, services and programmes to address the precarious situation of rural women, who can face many forms ofintersectional discrimination based on age, class, ethnicity, race or, disability or gender identity;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a
Paragraph 1 – point a a
(aa) developsupport the development of statistics on the values, situations, conditions and needs of rural women to allow adequatprogressive policies to be drawn up;