Activities of Diana RIBA I GINER related to 2021/2243(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on intersectional discrimination in the European Union: the socio-economic situation of women of African, Middle-Eastern, Latin-American and Asian descent
Amendments (23)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas many women in all their diversity, including racialized women, women with disabilities and migrant women, face intersecting inequalities and discrimination in the EU; whereas intersectional discrimination refers to a situation in which several grounds of discrimination operate and interact with each other, for example gender with other grounds of discrimination such as race, colour, ethnic or socio-economic status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, sex characteristics, genetic features, religion or belief, nationality, residence status, or disability, among others, in a way that they are inseparable and produce specific types of discrimination;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the various ways in which discrimination manifests at the individual level leads to a violation of individuals’ right to equal treatment and has a significant negative impact on them; whereas the failure of anti-discrimination laws to cater to intersectional forms of discrimination at the structural level may reinforce discrimination within legally protected categories;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas intersectionality allows a perspective that accounts for intersecting grounds without prioritizing one over or against the other; whereas an intersectional approach caters to the multidimensionality of people’s experiences and identities and entails a bottom-up approach; whereas using an intersectionality approach in analysis and policies requires that we think differently about identity, equality and power imbalances;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the precarious situation faced by migrant domestic workers is an example where the intersectionality of race, gender, socioeconomic status and nationality is visible; whereas the structural inequalities and social exclusion that Romani communities experience aggravates the intersectional discrimination that Roma women face; whereas the racism and sexism that Muslim women endure is another example where intersectional discrimination is visible; whereas trans women, in particular Black trans women or trans women of colour, contend with multiple marginalisations; whereas the intersectional discrimination that women with disabilities suffer from puts them in a more vulnerable position to be subject to social exclusion, poverty and violence;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the intersectionality of gender and poverty with other grounds is a recurring factor in cases of gender- based violence;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas criminal justice systems and law enforcement should take into account an intersectional approach in their practices and decisions to avoid exacerbating discrimination, poverty and exclusion, which could have a detrimental impact particularly on women in all their diversity from vulnerable groups;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas social biases and structural inequalities are integrated into new technologies, including AI, and this is a matter of concern;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the EU institutions to address intersectional forms of discrimination in EU anti-discrimination and gender equality legislation and policies and to apply an intersectional approach in all EU policies and legislation;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of taking into account the specific experience of women in all their diversity victims of intersectional discrimination in the design, implementation and evaluation of asylum, migration and integration policies; calls on the Commission and the Member States to mainstream an intersectionality perspective in order to take into account the diversity and heterogeneity of groups in vulnerable situations when designing and implementing policies and measures;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights that the meaningful participation at all policy levels of women in all their diversity facing intersectional discrimination is crucial to understand the multidimensionality of their experiences and the specific forms of discrimination they are subject to; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the involvement of the individuals concerned in the design and implementation of an intersectionality perspective and make sure that their voices are heard;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses that the intersecting forms of discrimination that Roma women face are mainly on the grounds of race, gender and class and their vulnerable situation is aggravated by the structural inequalities, social exclusion and violence that Romani people experience; underlines that Muslim women suffer from the same inequalities as other women but real or perceived factors such as religion or ethnicity deepen the intersectional discrimination that they suffer from; expresses concern that Muslim women wearing religious dress are more prone to experience discrimination and hate crime;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Points out that the intersectionality of disability and gender with other grounds remains particularly invisible and women with disabilities in all their diversity are often subject to harassment and violence; underlines the importance of having disability-sensitive policies with an intersectional approach;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Deeply regrets the lack of an intersectional dimension in the new EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum which reinforces a gendered and racialized distinction between migrants and asylum seekers who are allowed international protection and assistance and those who are not;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Stresses that migrant women are more vulnerable to physical abuse; recalls that undocumented migrant women are even in a more vulnerable condition due to their legal status, they are unable to reach to the police or hospitals or shelters for help and their abuser knows this and exploits this situation;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 g (new)
Paragraph 2 g (new)
2g. Underlines that the vulnerable conditions that migrant women workers are exposed to, including migrant domestic workers, is accentuated by the multiple intersections of discrimination that they face; stresses that these women may often be subject to violence given their disadvantaged situation; recalls that the failure to protect the rights of women migrant workers has profound implications on them, including their ability to access opportunities, resources and jobs under equality of circumstances with others;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 h (new)
Paragraph 2 h (new)
2h. Stresses that undocumented women in particular are often the victims of precarious, isolated or unhealthy working conditions, are very often employed below their education level, in some cases experience abuse and violence, and are prevented by extreme dependency on their employers from asserting their fundamental and labour rights; calls on the Member States and the social partners to help undocumented women be brought within the legally established systems, thereby enabling them to better exercise their rights;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 i (new)
Paragraph 2 i (new)
2i. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure the enforcement of existing EU anti-discrimination and gender equality legislation and to launch infringement proceedings if Member States do not transpose or fully implement legislation;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 j (new)
Paragraph 2 j (new)
2j. Recalls that new technologies, including AI, can exacerbate and compound existing inequalities and discrimination; further recalls the widespread evidence of the potential risks of these technologies for women in all their diversity facing intersectional discrimination, in particular racialized women; highlights the need to address the potential risks of new technologies, including AI, not as a technological, but as a societal problem; calls on the Commission and the Member states to ensure that AI systems are guided by the principles of transparency, explainability, fairness, and accountability and that independent audit are put in place to prevent that these systems exacerbate discrimination, racism, exclusion and poverty;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on forthcoming presidencies of the Council to make equal treatment and the fight against discrimination a key priority and to adopt without delay the Anti-Discrimination Directive without lowering the standards; stresses that this directive presents a unique opportunity to address intersectional discrimination in fields other than employment and occupation;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that stereotypes and social biases can be a fertile ground for discrimination and gender-based violence; recalls the urgency to address all forms of gender-based violence and welcomes, in this regard, the Commission proposal to combat gender-based violence which includes provisions on intersectionality;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Highlights the importance of raising awareness about intersectional discrimination; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote trainings, particularly for practitioners including law enforcement officials and judges, and awareness-raising campaigns on intersectional discrimination and social biases; further calls on the Commission to prepare guidelines on how to detect and address cases of intersectional discrimination in EU institutions;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. CUnderlines that the collection of comparable and robust disaggregated equality data is indispensable to document discrimination and to tackle inequality holistically; considers that data should be published in a format that permits identification and analysis of multiple and intersecting discrimination; stresses that analysing data at subgroup level allows for understanding of multiple and intersecting inequalities; calls on the Member States to collect equality data disaggregated by gender, racial and ethnic origin, sexual orientation and identity based on voluntary participation, self-identification and informed consent, while protecting anonymity and confidentiality and respecting the key principles of data protection and fundamental rights.