11 Amendments of Arba KOKALARI related to 2019/2169(INI)
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas traditional gender roles and stereotypes still influence the division of labour at home, in education, at the workplace and in society; whereas unpaid care work, mostly carried out by women, contributes to the gender pay and pension gap; whereas work-life balance measures, such as the Work-life Balance Directive, are important first steps, but need to be complemented by further measures in order to involve more men in unpaid work and to foster the equal earner – equal carer model;
Amendment 117 #
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 reasons; 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 all climate action must include a gender- and an intersectional perspective; whereas we should strengthen the rights of women to dampen the effects of climate change on women;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the Gender Equality Index for 2019 reveals persistent inequalities between men and women in the digital sector; whereas closing the digital gender gap and guaranteeing women’s digital rights is of paramount importance, given the occurrence of discrimination resulting from biased data sets, models and algorithms in artificial intelligence (AI); whereas programmers in AI need to be aware of unconscious biases and stereotypes in order to avoid reproducing and reinforcing them; whereas the transformation and digitalisation of the labour market and the economy can deepen existing economic gaps and labour market segregation;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the transformation and digitalisation of the labour market and the economy can both increase and decrease economic gaps and labour market segregation;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas gender mainstreaming, gender budgeting and gender impact assessments are essential tools for achieving gender equality in all EU policy areas;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the announcement of a Victims´ Rights Strategy in 2020, which will address the specific needs of victims of gender-based violence, including domestic violence, building on the Victims´ Rights Directive;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Urges the Council to adopt a decision according to Article 83(1) TFEU identifying violence against women as a an area of crime covered by EU law as there is special need to combat such crimes on a common basis;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Welcomes the announcement of a Recommendation on the prevention of harmful practices, besides possible legislation, to combat Female genital mutilation, forced sterilisation, early and forced marriage and so-called ‘honour- related violence’, which specifically injures children and young girls;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. WelcomNotes the Commission’s commitment to table binding measures on pay transparency by the end of 2020; points out, however, that the issue of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value across different occupational sectors still needs to be addressed; strongly recommends the inclusion of the principle of equal pay for work of equal value between women and men, which could be defined asin foullows: ‘Work shall be deemed of equal value if, based on a comparison of two groups of workers which have not been formed in an compliance with the principle of subsidiarbitrary manner, the work performed is comparable, taking into account factors such as the working conditions,y, Member states' competences in the degareea of responsibility conferred on the workers, and the physical or mental requirements of the work’; points out that gender-neutral job evaluation tools and classification criteria need to be developed for this purposelabour market policies and with respect of the autonomy of the social partners in all Member states;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Urges the Member States to take further action in the fight against discrimination of women in the labour market;
Amendment 313 #
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;