Activities of Mathilde ANDROUËT related to 2020/2040(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the gender dimension in cohesion policy
Amendments (19)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the principle of equality between women and men is a core value of the EU, enshrined in the Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas gender mainstreaming should therefore be implemented and integrated as a horizontal principlealways be evaluated in all EU activities and policies;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the involvement of local and regional authorities, gender equality institutions and non-governmental organisations in partnership agreements and monitoring committees is still insufficient;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas gender-disaggregated data and the adoption of appropriate selection procedures are considered useful for promoting gender equalityis considered useful for understanding the local realities of gender equality and the need for EU support in particular sectors or regions;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas preliminary studies suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities, by disproportionately impacting women and marginalised groups, not only because they are often in precarious jobs, but also because they often make up the majority in sectors exposed to the pandemic, such as education and health;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that EU rules should be written in a clear and explicit way, and be bindingact as an incentive in relation to gender equality;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the importance of a coordinated governance frameworkmonitoring on gender equality, national guidelines and technical support, and stronger scrutiny at EU level after the adoption of operational programmin particular to compensate for the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on precarious jobs and on the most exposed activities;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out the insufficient training and capacity-building of Managing Authorities and implementing partners as regards the gender dimension of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds), as well as insufficient gendergender equality-oriented monitoring and evaluation systems;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the lack of a binding gender equality strategy at national and regional level and a lack of awareness as regards the benefits of pursuing gender equality for socio-economic growth and sustainable development;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages the Member States to coordinate closely with local and regional authorities and civil society partners, in particular in the framework of the partnership agreement and when drafting the partnership principle, to take into account challenges related to effective equality policies at local and regional level;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that programme stakeholders and monitoring committees still lack expertise on the implementation of a gender perspectiveequality in concrete projects, especially in European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) interventions; considers there to be a lack of guidelines, training programmes and concrete examples of good practice to address this;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that all programmes implemented under cohesion policy should ensuretake into account gender equality throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, as well as equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for a strong political commitment to gender equality at EU and national level in order to enhance the attention given by national and local stakeholders to gender equality, both from a human rights perspective and as a crucial factor for socio-economic development,the enhancement of precarious and low-paid occupations with high social value, which are mostly occupied by women; stresses the need for a strong political commitment to defend gender equality in law and to promote further commitment in this area;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for compulsory requirementsincentive-based evaluation criteria on gender equality objectives to be introduced in all post-2020 operational programmes, with specific and interdisciplinary measures to be translated into all operations;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Strongly supports the ex ante requirement of developingEncourages the Member States to carry out ex ante evaluations and to draw up a national gender equality strategy to underpin cohesion policy interventions;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that gender mainstreamingequality must be applied in all stages of the budgetary process; stresses the need to track spending on gender equality in all budget lines, not just in targeted measures, and to assess the final impact of the budgetary lines on gender equality; requests that the Commission, in cooperation with the European Court of Auditors, propose a methodology to that end; recommends the use of criteria such as the national median wage and the median annual gross income in purchasing power parity;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Ccalls on all institutions to provide guidance documents and training sessions, so as to disseminate concrete examples of good practices on genderin mainstreaming gender equality; stresses, moreover, that at the project selection stage the criteria for gender mainstreaming gender equality should be strengthened through higher scoring and requirements for more practical actions; recommends making use of the existing tools developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) such as its toolkit for gender budgeting in the ESI Funds;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to include the necessary recommendations on promoting the gender dimension and gender equality-related issues in its communication on the launch of the new cohesion policy 2021-2027;