5 Amendments of Anne VAN LANCKER related to 2008/2047(INI)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission report and reiterates the dualtwofold nature of gender mainstreamingpolicy on gender equality at EU level, on the one hand ensuring equality between women and men in all policy areas (gender mainstreaming) and, on the other hand, targeted measures to curb discrimination against women, including awareness- raising campaigns, the exchange of best practices, dialogues with citizens and public-private partnership initiatives;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers overall women participation in decision-making on local, national and EU levels to be insufficient, therefore invites the Commission, the Member States and political parties to consider positive actions to improve the situation; notes in this connection the positive effects of the use of electoral quotas on the representation of women;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned about the lack of progress as regards the gender pay gap over the last few years; thus, urges the Commission and the Member states to evaluate the strategies and actions in this area and to establish whether any new measures, or new approaches in implementation of existing measures, may improve the situation; supports in this connection the suggestion by the Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities that the existing European legislation on the subject should be rendered more stringent by inserting a requirement for employers to conduct wage audits and draw up action plans in order to close the wage gap; stresses the need for a concerted action, especially in the context of the new cycle of the European Strategy for Growth and Jobs and for common principles of flexicurity;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to pay attention to the situation of helping spouses in agriculture, both from the gender equality perspective and taking into account the fact that women are in a more vulnerable position than men; calls on the Commission, as a matter of urgency, to submit its proposal for revision of Directive 86/613/EEC on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity, including agriculture, in a self-employed capacity, and on the protection of self-employed women during pregnancy and motherhood1, with a view to eliminating indirect discrimination, introducing a positive requirement of equal treatment and improving the legal status of assisting spouses; 1 OJ L 359, 19.12.1986, p. 56.
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the consultation between the Commission and the social partners aiming at improving the legislative and non- legislative frameworks for reconciliation of professional, family and private lives; is also looking forward to an analysis of that consultation and to proposals originating from it, in particular proposals relating to maternity leave, parental leave, paternity leave, adoption leave and care for dependent leave; considers moreover that the Framework Agreement on Parental Leave could be improved with regard to the following points: provision of incentives for fathers to take parental leave, improving the employment rights of workers who take parental leave, making the leave arrangements more flexible, the duration of parental leave and pay during it;