Activities of Malin BJÖRK related to 2019/2169(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the EU Strategy for Gender Equality
Amendments (5)
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that no real progress can be made for gender equality without an intersectional approach, which takes into account the discrimination of undocumented women, women with disabilities, LBT women, Roma women, older women, migrant women and minority women, and which includes specific actions to tackle the inequalities faced by women who are made invisible or overlooked in current gender equality policies. Such actions should include positive equality measures in EU structural fund policies, as well as more specific actions, such as support for strategic litigation in cases of discrimination, diversity policies for women in leadership, developing trainings on the practical implementations of intersectionality in legal expert networks and for the judiciary, and setting up strong and permanent consultative mechanisms that engage with the most marginalised women at the intersections of different grounds of discrimination.
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reaffirms that the denial of sexual and reproductive health and rights services, including safe and legal abortion, is a form of violence against women and girls; reiterates that women and girls must have control over their bodies and sexualities and that LGBTI persons' rights is an integral part of working for the full respect for SRHR; reiterates its call on all the Member States to guarantee comprehensive sexuality education, ready access for women to family planning, and the full range of reproductive and sexual health services, including modern contraceptive methods and safe and legal abortion.
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the EU to accede to the Istanbul Convention without delay and to advocate and actively support its ratification by all the Member States as a fundamental international human rights obligation; commends the Commission on its commitment to propose measures to achieve the same objectives if accession to the Convention remains blocked;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensure the continuity of the work of the EU Anti- Trafficking Coordinator by providing a mandate that allows the development of new initiatives; welcomes the new anti- trafficking strategy to be proposed by the Commission; calls for a revision of Directive 2011/36/ EU so that the use of services provided by victims of trafficking can be criminalisedin order to strengthen the provisions to ensure services and residence permits to trafficking victims, and so that the use of services provided by victims of trafficking is criminalised, and that the offence of trafficking for sexual exploitation carries a harsher penalty;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with concern the issue of shrinking civic space in relation to civil society organisations and human rights defenders working on gender equality, minority and women’s rights and SRHR; stresses the importance of ensuring increased financial support for CSOs and specialised services in order to secure the independence and expertise of such CSOs; underlines the need for a strong and independent women´s shelter movement.