6 Amendments of Elisabeth SCHROEDTER related to 2008/2039(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Deplores the fact that, although there have been some advances, genuine equality between men and women has still to be achieved as regards access to employment and on the labour market as regards access to employment and to the labour market and as regards employment conditions, women are still being discriminated against and takes the view, therefore, that the full transposition of Directive 2002/73/EC in all Member States into national law and in practice in respect of indirect discrimination is indispensable also; points out that implementation must not be accompanied by a reduction in the existing level of protection for women;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on the Commission to examine to what extent Member States have availed themselves of the possibilities for taking specific positive measures where the disadvantages facing women in their professional careers are particularly serious and evident; calls on the Commission to draw up a report on this matter;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Calls on the Commission to examine whether women are adequately informed about their rights under Directive 2002/73/EC, have easy and unimpeded access to an ombudsman's office which supports them in exercising their rights and whether Member States, beyond the transposition of legislation, take further measures to support protection from discrimination for women in employment and training and further develop such protection by targeted preventive measures;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Calls on the Commission to examine whether the ombudsman authorities for protecting victims in Member States are sufficiently well funded and staffed to enable them to fully to discharge their duties in accordance with Article 8a;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Calls on the Commission to examine whether Member States are ensuring that victims or associations and organisations which have a legitimate interest in compliance with the Directive are not prevented by legal or other barriers, for example excessively short deadlines, from initiating legal proceedings over infringements of discrimination protection and equal rights or from claiming the full rights of those concerned under Directive 2002/73/EC in other administrative procedures;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points to the need for new and better educational and social facilities, both for children and young people and for older adults, including more (and better) learning opportunities,; calls on Member States to remove discrimination against girls and young women in the transition from school to training and from training to professional life by targeted measures; points to the need for public childcare and nursing services, and care of the elderly; draws the Member States’ attention to the commitment that they entered into regarding these matters at the 2002 Barcelona Summit.