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Activities of Liliana RODRIGUES related to 2017/2012(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Gender equality and women's empowerment: transforming the lives of girls and women through EU external relations 2016-2020 (debate) PT
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2012(INI)

Shadow reports (1)

REPORT on the implementation of the Joint Staff Working Document (SWD(2015)0182 - Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: Transforming the Lives of Girls and Women through EU External Relations 2016-2020 PDF (480 KB) DOC (88 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Dossiers: 2017/2012(INI)
Documents: PDF(480 KB) DOC(88 KB)

Amendments (16)

Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to United Nations Security Council resolutions on women, peace and security 1325 (2000);1820 (2009);1888 (2009);1889 (2010);1960 (2011);2106 (2013);2122 (2013) and 2242 (2015),
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that one year on since the adoption of the GAP II, it is still early days, but the general direction of travel is welcome and a number of positive trends have been noted; calls, however, on the Commission to demonstrate its firm resolve by drawing up a future communication on gender equality;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the GAP II provides a comprehensive agenda that spans across the entire EU foreign policy agenda and welcomes in this regard the choice of fourthree thematic pillars, including the horizontal onenamely for protecting women and girls from physical and mental injury; promoting the economic and social rights/empowerment of girls and women; and giving girls and women a stronger voice and strengthening their participation, and which are intended to tackle the main factors and causes involved in discrimination and marginalisation, and of the horizontal pillar on shifting the Commission services’ and the EEAS institutional culture;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that the chief contributory factors and causes in discrimination and marginalisation include sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls, including harmful traditions such as child marriages and FGM, inadequate access to basic sectors and social services, for example health, education, water, sanitation, and nutrition, difficulties in gaining access to sexual and reproductive health, and unequal participation in public and private institutions, as well as in political decision-making and in peace processes;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes that gender inequality intersects with, and exacerbates, other forms of inequality and that an understanding of that point has to guide the selection of priorities and commitments for action;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls, as regards the implementation of the GAP, for greater attention to be focused on girls and women who suffer additional discrimination on account of ethnicity, sexuality, disability, caste, or age, and for data to be broken down accordingly;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Maintains that greater inclusion of women on the labour market, better support for female entrepreneurship, safeguarding equal opportunities and equal pay for men and women, and promoting work-life balance are key factors in achieving long-term inclusive economic growth, combating inequalities, and encouraging women's financial independence;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Strongly regrets that, as per the European Parliament's study assessment on the implementation of the GAP II, current programming appears to side-line the gender dimension in situations of crisis or difficult conflicts;and that, among other outcomes, this has meant that girls and women victims of war rape do not have access to non-discriminatory care, specifically comprehensive medical care, including abortion, despite the GAP II aiming to empower women to have control over their sexual and reproductive life;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for strengthening human resource capacity dedicated to gender mainstreaming within the Commission services through tailored training and rearrangement of the existing structures; suggests that increased staff training , aimed especially at senior officials in management roles and including specific training on gender issues within more vulnerable groups,as well as a gender focal point per unit and a gender coordination group across units in DG DEVCO, DG NEAR and the EEAS would better help to mainstream gender across the external policy units;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Calls on the Commission to systematically implement the GAP II, including in humanitarian settings where it must provide non-discriminatory access to medical services, in line with international humanitarian law;calls once again on the Commission to actively inform its humanitarian partners that the Commission's policy foresees that, in cases where the pregnancy threatens a woman’s or a girl’s life or causes unbearable suffering, international humanitarian law and/or international human rights law may justify offering a safe abortion rather than perpetuating what amounts to inhumane treatment;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for sex-disaggregated data to be gathered in the key sectors most affected by trade agreements in order to provide a useful tool for predicting as accurately as possible how women's lives might be affected and counteracting any adverse impacts;also calls for a mechanism to be set up expressly for the purpose of monitoring and strengthening gender policy under trade agreements;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the flexibility the GAP II gives delegations to choose priorities according to their country context, since this makes for case-by-case analysis and assessment of the specific needs of each country or region; recommends nonetheless that delegations should be encouragedhave to have shown progress on at least one priority per thematic pillar by the end of the GAP II to ensure a more even coverage of the different thematic areas;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the importance of using gender mainstreaming in political dialogues and across sectorial policy dialogues, including in areas such as energy, agriculture, transport, education, and public services, which have received less attention to date; and points to the importance of working with partner countries on gender-sensitive national budgeting;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that women’s rights are human rights and encourages further work to be undertaken with regards to addressing social norms and gender stereotypes in societies through greater cooperation with civil society, grass roots organisations advocating women’s rights, creating new or developing existing networks, and involvement of the private sector, if possible; notes that girls and women are agents of change and that inclusionmaintains that rather than representing women and girls as 'vulnerable', emphasis should be laid on their role as agents of change and development and as agents for peace in conflict resolution; stresses that that the inclusion and active involvement of boys and men isare necessary to ensure real equality between women and men;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Points to the need for tangible goals and activities linked to clear, specific reference points and a strict schedule, and for qualitative assessment of data showing the real impact that measures implemented have had on recipient countries, the object being to ensure that the GAP II serves as a genuine prioritising and policy implementation mechanism, as opposed to a mere in-house reporting tool;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Points to the need not just for sound gender mainstreaming policies, but also for reports on specific practical actions – particularly in sensitive areas such as sexual and reproductive health – with which to gauge the real impact on the lives of women and girls, and of men and boys as well;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM