Activities of Margarida MARQUES related to 2021/2003(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the EU Gender Action Plan III
Amendments (14)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the gender action plan III (GAP III), and in particular, the commitment of 85 % of the EU’s official development aid (ODA) being allocated to programmes having gender equality as a significant or as a principal objective; calls for 20 % of ODA in each country to be allocated to programmes having gender equality as one of its principal objectives; expects that no ODA spending to counterwill be spent on projects that could reverse or harm gender-equality achievements; emphasises the need for coordinated and coherent EU action and calls for close cooperation with other actoall relevant actors and stakeholders;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that all crisis have a strongly gendered impact and none more than the current COVID-19 pandemic; underlines that due to the asymmetric impact of the pandemic on sectors and occupations as well as the different position of men and women in the labour market, more women than men have lost their jobs and are more likely to be among furloughed workers;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. HighlightUnderlines that funding needs to be accessible for local and small civil society organisations that work most closely with girls and women in all their diversity and different life situations; emphasises the key role of the neighbourhood, development and international cooperation instrument and stresses that administrative and implementation barriers should be avoided, since theyat might haimperde the involvementwork of the most relevant actors; recalls the urgent need for significant funding for sexual and reproductive health and rights;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses its previous position calling for a specific chapter on trade and gender equality and women’s empowerment, in the upcoming modernisation of the EU Chile Association agreement; observes with interest the progress made on a trade and gender chapter in the negotiations and calls for a swift conclusion in 2021;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the increased level of support for gender-responsive budgeting, the creation of specific gender indicators and the collection of gender- disaggregated data; expects the Commission to consult Parliament on the monitoring systemincluding via programmes to support public finance management; expects concrete steps towards supporting universal social protection systems, and recognising, reducing and redistributing unpaid care and domestic work;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the intention to increase overall funding for education with 10% of the humanitarian aid budget devoted to funding for education in emergencies; underlines that gender-responsible budgeting should also support programmes aimed at enhancing women’s capacity as political leaders and promoting young leaders programmes;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Emphasises the importance of investing in women-entrepreneurship and women-led businesses, as well as funding projects offering business development services and support for employment, including for women in recovery contexts and in forced displacement;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Welcomes the creation of specific gender indicators, which must be clear, measurable and time-bound, and the collection of gender-disaggregated data; expects the Commission to consult the Parliament on the monitoring system which should be in line with, but not limited to, the SDGs and should include EU specific indicators based on international human rights standards, such as the CEDAW, the Istanbul Convention, the IPCD program of action and its review conferences, the EU Strategic Approach to WPS and the relevant ILO conventions;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Recalls that the Interinstitutional Agreement adopted on 16 December 2020 accompanying the 2021-2027 MFF Regulation, sets gender equality as an horizontal principle for the 2021-2027 period and forms an integral part of budgetary transparency; calls on the Commission to develop and present to the European Parliament the methodology to measure gender relevant expenditure at programme level in the MFF 2021-2027, including as far as NDICI implementation is concerned;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to table binding measures on pay transparency which can be a useful tool to detect gaps and discrimination within the same sector and bridge the gender pay gap; regrets nonetheless the delay in publishing this proposal and asks the Commission to put forward the proposal as soon as possible building on examples like the one on Switzerland with public procurement policy;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that e-commerce has a potential to connect more female entrepreneurs with international markets; however, calls for the Commission to support women in adopting new technologies such as blockchain that due to its peer-to-peer nature, anonymity and efficiency can help certain women to overcome some discriminatory legal and cultural barriers to trade, improve their access to finance and help them to integrate in global value chains;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that sufficient resources are available to promote the core value of gender equality in its trade and investment policies and to ensure that the secretariats of the EU institutions responsible for trade policy and negotiations have the knowledge and technical capacity to incorporate the gender perspective. in the entire process of trade negotiations and policy formulation, by appointing gender focal points
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Is convinced that sharing best practices between the EU and organisations active in researching and promoting women economic empowerment such as ILO, ITC, UNCTAD, World Bank and creation of networks involving academia, CSOs and other stakeholders is indispensable for achieving results; stresses in this context also the role of parliaments; calls on the Commission to ensure that sufficient resources are available to promote the core value of gender equality also in its trade and investment policies and to ensure that the secretariats of the EU institutions responsible for trade policy and negotiations have the knowledge and technical capacity to incorporate the gender perspective in the entire process of trade negotiations and policy formulation;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Welcomes ISO International Workshop Agreement (ISO/IWA 34) on global definitions related to women’s entrepreneurship (with an aim to facilitate policymaking, data collection and access to capacity building, finance, and markets for women's economic empowerment);