Activities of Alice KUHNKE related to 2019/2169(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the EU Strategy for Gender Equality
Amendments (33)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25
Citation 25
— having regard to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, as well as the declarations adopted in the framework of the UN Summits Beijing +5, Beijing +10, Beijing +15 and Beijing +20nd the outcomes of its review conferences,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
— having regard to the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), its Programme of Action, and the outcomes of its review conferences,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 b (new)
Citation 25 b (new)
— having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its related Sustainable Development Goals,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 c (new)
Citation 25 c (new)
— having regards to the UNFCC Paris Agreement of 2016 and the Enhanced Lima work programme on gender and its Gender Action Plan of December 2019,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas women face intersecting inequalities and discrimination, including linked to their race, ethnic or social origin, sexual orientation, gender identities and expression, religion or belief, residence status, disability and efforts must address all forms of discrimination to achieve gender equality for all women; whereas EU policies have not deployed until now an intersectional approach and have focused only on the individual dimension of discrimination, which downplays its institutional, structural and historical dimensions; Whereas applying an intersectional analysis not only allows us to understand structural barriers, but also offers evidence to create benchmarks and set a path towards strategic and effective policies against systemic discrimination, exclusion and social inequalities;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the Anti-Discrimination Directive which would provide a greater scope of protection through a horizontal approach remains blocked in the Council for more than a decade;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the impact of climate change is experienced differently by women, as they are more vulnerable and face higher risks and burdens for various reasonsclimate crisis is exacerbating gender inequalities and makes it harder to achieve gender justice; whereas the impact of climate change is experienced differently by women, as they face higher risks and burdens for various reasons, ranging from unequal access to resources, education, job opportunities and land rights, to existing social and cultural norms and stereotypes, reducing their possibilities to protect themselves against the impacts of climate change; whereas gender equality and the inclusion of women in decision-making is a prerequisite for sustainable development and the efficient management of climate challenges; whereas to achieve an equitable, sustainable and just transition all climate action must include a gender- and an intersectional perspective;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas access to comprehensive and age-appropriate information, and to sex and relationship education, as well as access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, are essential to achieving gender equalitythe realization of sexual and reproductive health and rights are essential to achieving gender equality including access to comprehensive sexuality and relationship education, contraception, safe and legal abortion care, and high-quality, affordable, accessible and available healthcare services; whereas comprehensive sexuality and relationship education is key to address gender norms and prevent all forms of gender-based violence;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas women have been at the forefront of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and the present crisis is having a disproportionate impact on women, girls and gender equality; whereas these impacts range from a worrying increase on gender based violence, restricted access to sexual and reproductive health and rights to massive economic and work impacts for healthcare workers, caregivers and workers in other feminised and precarious sectors;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the adoption of the Commission communication entitled ‘A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025’, delivered on time within the first 100 days of the new Commission, as a strong sign for political engagement with European gender equality policies and as a decisive, clear and ambitious policy framework to counter attacks onfurther realise women’s rights and gender equality and counter attacks against them; underlines the importance of the chosen dual approach, consisting of targeted measures and the consistent application ofmmitment to consistently implement gender mainstreaming and intersectionality as cross-cutting principles, and welcomes the strong link between the areas of work and the elimination of stereotypes, gender biases and discrimination;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the announcement of several complementary strategies on Disability, LGBTI+ and Roma and calls for a strategic framework to connect them, and for an intersectional approach to be adopted in all of them; Reiterates the need to step up specific measures to guarantee the non-discrimination, equality and protection of structurally underrepresented women and disadvantaged groups; Reminds the Commission that further efforts in this direction are needed;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that the strategy remains vague on the issue of timelines for several, highly welcomed, measures and that it does not set concrete gender equality targets to be achieved by 2025 nor clear monitoring tools; calls, therefore, on the Commission to establish concrete timeframes, responsibilities, a yearly review and monitoring mechanism and additional targeted actions,; Calls as well as guidelinesto put forward guidelines and a roadmap on how to implement the intersectional approach effectively; and gender mainstreaming, including gender budgeting effectively and to develop specific indicators, targets, monitoring tools as well as to allocated human and financial resources to ensure they are properly and systematically integrated in all EU policy making;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission, in partnership with Member States, to monitor and work towards the full implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, the ICPD Programme for Action and the outcomes of their review conferences, and of all the SDG targets, including targets 3.7 and 5.6, both within and outside the EU, using indicators in line with the UN global indicator framework for the SDGs;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Eliminating violence against women and gender-based violence
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the Commission’s plan to continue pushing for the EU-wide ratification of the Istanbul Convention; underlines, in this context, the need for specific measures to address the existing disparities between Member States; draws attention, however, to the fact that several attempts to convince reluctant Member States have already failed; warmly welcomes, therefore, the Commission’s intention to propose measures in 2021 to achieve the objectives of the Istanbul Convention if the EU’s accession remains blocked; calls for preparatory actions for the launch of additioncalls for this to be done in paral legally binding measures to eliminate violence against womenl with the EU’s accession negotiations; very much welcomes the planned extension of definitions of areas of particularly serious crime under Article 83(1) of the TFEU, but cto specific forms of gender-based violence under Article 83(1) of the TFEU and looks forward to this in 2021; Calls foron the inclusion of all forms of gender-based violence, in order to take a proactive approach and lay the groundwork for an EU directive on this issuCommission to urgently start for preparatory actions for the launch of a comprehensive legally binding measures to eliminate violence against women including cyber violence and online hate speech against women, using this new legal basis; Recalls these new legislative measures should be complementary to the ratification of the Istanbul Convention, but in any case an alternative;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Condemns the campaign against the Istanbul Convention that targets violence against women and its misinterpretation; is worried about the rejection of the zero-tolerance norm for violence against women and gender-based violence, for which there is a strong international consensus; indicates that the very essence of the principles of human rights, equality, autonomy and dignity is being questioned; calls on the Council to conclude the EU’s ratification and full implementation of the Istanbul Convention and to advocate its ratification by all the Member States;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the scope and impact of violence and harassment in the workplace; points out that informal carers, domestic workers and farm workers in particular lack protection and therefore calls on the Member States to adopt International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions 190 and 189, in order to strengthen the rights of workers, especially women, in the informal economy and to ensure that complaints and grievance mechanisms are independent, confidential, accessible and effective for all women without discrimination of any kind and that specific measures are put in place to protect complainants from employer retaliation and repeat victimisation;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to present the long-awaited EU strategy on the eradication of trafficking in human beings and underlines the need for a clear gender focus, as women and girls are the most affected and are trafficked for diverse purposes ofbut in particular for sexual exploitation; insists on the importance of including measures and strategies to reduce demandtaking a comprehensive and rights-based approach to eradicate trafficking and calls on the Commission to closely monitor the implementation of the Anti- trafficking Directive by Member States; Urges the Commission to appoint without further delay the new Anti-trafficking Coordinator;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Asks the Commission to put forward without delay a proposal for a review of the Victims' Rights Directive with a view to strengthening the rights of victims of gender-based violence, and anticipates the new Victims' Rights Strategy to include the importance of combating gender-based violence;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Reminds ones again to put a stronger focus on gender equality within the different phases of the European Semester process and calls for the introduction of a gender equality pillar and an overarching gender equality objective in the successor of the Europe 2020 strategy; Urges to incorporate clear gender equality indicators and developing statistical methods and analysis for monitoring progress on gender equality with an intersectional perspective in the country-specific challenges identified in the Social scoreboard;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Commission to campaign for more women in economic decision- making positions by highlighting the economic and societal advantages thereof, and sharing best practices, in order to break the deadlock on the Women on Boards directive and to develop a strategy with Member States for meaningful representation of women from diverse backgrounds in decision-making roles, including in all EU Institutions;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to step up their efforts in putting forward concrete measures and specific funds to combat the feminisation of poverty and of precarious work, with a particular focus on those women facing multiple forms of discrimination;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates the importance of gender mainstreaming as a systematic approach to achieving gender equality; welcomes, therefore, the Commission’s newly established task force on equality and calls for this task force to periodically report to the FEMM committee about its work; underlines the importance of transparency and the involvement of women’s rights and civil society organisations; Calls for members of the task force to be adequately trained and resourced; urges the Commission to incorporate provisions making the consideration of inputs from the task force compulsory for Directorates- General and develop training for all staff and processes to monitor and assess the gender-responsiveness of the processes and policy outcomes;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges that gender mainstreaming be incorporated into EU environmental and climate policies, such as the Green Deal, that financial and institutional support, gender expertise andIs deeply concerned about the fact that the Green New Deal and related initiatives do not include a gender perspective nor any reference to gender equality; Urges that gender mainstreaming be incorporated into EU environmental and climate policies, such as the Green Deal and that all these policies must be informed by rigorous gender impact assessments to ensure that they address existing gender inequalities and other forms of social exclusion; Calls on the Commission to step up financial and institutional support to promote gender just climate action and stablish strong policy measures to encourage the equal participation of women in decision-making bodies and national- and local-level climate policy be guaranteed, and that recognition and support be given to women and girls as agents for change;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the European Commission to design a roadmap to deliver on the commitments of the renewed Gender Action Plan agreed at COP25 and to appoint a permanent EU gender and climate change focal point, with sufficient budget resources, to implement and monitor gender- responsible climate action in the EU and globally;
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the EU to adopt an intersectional and gender equality perspective to respond to the COVID-19 crisis and to allocate substantial funding of the Recovery and Resilience Instrument on women’s jobs and the advancement of women’s rights as well as gender equality;
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates the need for a regular exchange of best practices between Member States and the Commission and stakeholders including civil society organisations on gender aspects in health, including guidelines for comprehensive sexuality and relationship education, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender- sensitive responses to epidemics and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR); calls on the Commission; calls on the Commission for further measures and support to guarantee SRHR during the implementation of the present strategy and to include SRHR in its next EU Health Strategy, and; Calls on the Commission to support Member States in strengthening their health systems, providing high- quality and low-threshold access to healthcare services; universal access for all regardless of economic, residence or other status to all healthcare services and to reduce disparities in access to healthcare services including SRHR services between and within Member States;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Demands support for women’s rights defenders and women’s rights organisIs deeply concerned about the attempts to further criminalise abortion care and undermine young people's access to comprehensive sexuality educations in the EU and worldwidePoland and about the adopted reform that attacks transgender and intersex rights in Hungary; calls for continuous monitoring by the Commission of the state of play in relation to women’s rights and disinformation on gender equality policiesgender equality, including disinformation and retrogressive initiatives that would undermine them in all Member States and for an alarm and response system to highlight regressionand condemn regression as matters of democracy and fundamental rights; calls on the Commission to support studies analysing the impact of attacks and disinformation campaigns on women’s rights and gender equality, and calls on the Commission to analyse their root causes, developand strengthen its efforts to counter them developing targeted actions including fact checks and, counter-narratives and awareness-raising campaigns;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Demands strengthened support for women’s rights defenders and women’s rights organisations in the EU and worldwide, including organisations working on sexual and reproductive health and rights and LGBTI+, through increased and earmarked financial support in the next MFF; Calls on the European Commission to carry out a global campaign against the increasing attacks they suffer and to secure the release of human rights defenders, putting a special attention on women’s rights defenders; calls for the immediate introduction in the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders of an annex aiming to recognise and develop additional strategies and tools to better and more effectively respond and prevent the specific situation, threads and risk factors faced by women’s human rights defenders;
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for coherence between and the mutual reinforcement of the EU’s internal and external policies on the principles of intersectionality, gender mainstreaming and gender equality, countering gender stereotypes and norms, as well as harmful practices and discriminatory laws, and promoting women’s equal enjoyment of the full range of human rights, through external relations;
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls for the swift and timely adoption of the new Gender Action Plan III by the European Commission to be ready to start its implementation in 2021; Stresses that this document needs to take the form of a Communication and to be accompanied by clear, measurable, time- bound indicators of success, including an allocation of responsibility for different actors; Calls for the new Action Plan to maintain the 85% target for all new programmes to contribute to gender equality and to stablish a new 20% target for the programmes to have gender equality as a principal objective; Demands in this sense that the new NDICI prioritises gender equality and women’s rights across geographic and thematic programmes;
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Council to adopt Council Conclusions to approve the Gender Equality Strategy and identify concrete actions to implement it;