18 Amendments of Jordi SOLÉ related to 2018/2055(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission proposal of 14 March 2012 for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures (Women on boards directive) (COM(2012)0614),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 12 September 2017 on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, by the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas less serious offences, when left unchallenged, provide motivation for more serious offences;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that sexual harassment is a violation of human rights that is linked to patriarchal power structures that need to urgently be reshaped;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the central role of all men in ending all forms of harassment and sexual violence; calls on the Commission and all Member States to actively involve men in awareness-raising and prevention campaigns, as well as education campaigns for gender equality; stresses that prevention campaigns also need to focus on less serious offences;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on all Member States which have not already done so to ratify and fully implement the Istanbul Convention without delay and calls on the Member States which have already ratified the Istanbul Convention to fully implement it;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the new widespread public debate, including on social media, which is contributing to redrawing the boundaries in relation to sexual harassment and acceptable behaviours; welcomes, in particular, initiatives such as the #MeToo movement and strongly supports all the women and girls who have participated in the campaign, including those who denounced their perpetrators;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes that to obtain comparable figures on prevalence of sexual harassment and bullying across EU Member States, greater awareness and recognition of the problems should be prioritised through concerted effort to spread information and training;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. CReiterates its calls on the Commission and Member States to adoptto submit a proposal for a directive against all forms of violence against women and girls and of gender- based violence which should include common definitions of the different types of VAW and common legal standards on criminalising VAW, based on women’s stories and first-hand experience;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on Member States to ensure that law enforcement officers and judges, judges and all civil servants who deal with cases of bullying and sexual harassment are trained to understand violence and harassment at the workplace and beyond;
Amendment 101 #
19. Calls on Member States to introduce measures to prevent and combat violence and harassment at the workplace through policies which set out prevention measures, effective, transparent and confidential procedures to deal with complaints, sanctions for perpetrators, and information and trainings to ensure that workers understand policies and procedures and support to companies to draw up actions plans to implement all these measures; stresses that these measures should not be incorporated into existing structures if these structures already have inbuilt gender barriers;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Member States to take measures to ensure equal pay and a balanced representation of women on boards of directors, as a means of avoiding the abuse of power and to promote gender equality, which is fundamental to combating VAW; calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to unblock the Directive on Women on Boards, which has been on hold in the Council since 2013;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls for the swift adoption of the revision of the Written Statement Directive; retains Parliament’s call for a Directive on decent working conditions, which should cover measures to combat mobbing and sexual harassment in the workplace;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Acknowledges that parity lists play a key role in enabling the participation of women in politics and reshaping power structures that discriminate women;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on all political parties to take concrete steps to tackle this problem, including the introduction of action plans and the revisingon of internal party regulations to introduce a zero-tolerance policy, preventive measures, procedures to deal with complaints and adequate sanctions for perpetrators of sexual harassment and the bullying of women in politics;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Highlights that awareness-raising campaigns combating gender stereotypes, patriarchal power relations and promoting zero-tolerance on sexual harassment are among the best tools in helping to address gender-based violence in public spaces;