26 Amendments of Anna ZÁBORSKÁ related to 2008/2038(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
- having regard to Directive 2007/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2007 amending Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities1 (Television Without Frontiers Directive),
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 c (new)
Citation 3 c (new)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas identification with a person or object is the next step to understanding how we become full members of society; whereas gender stereotypingdiscriminatory and/or degrading messages based on gender in advertising iscould represent, in this context, an impediment to a modern and equal society which aims at respect the sexospecific aspects of women and men,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas stereotypes justify/corroborate conduct that is a vector for identification, such as the good mother (for women) and the breadwinner (for men),
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas advertising in all media is part of our daily life and sends out different messages; whereas these messages are designed to encourage us to buy different products; whereas advertising sends out signals about how to behave in order to be seen as successful and 'normal',
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the media and advertisers bear a heavy social responsibility for conveying a positive image of the role of fathers/grandfathers and mothers/grandmothers to men and women,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas gender stereotyping in advertising straitjackets women, men, girls and boys by restricting individuals to predetermined and artificial roles that are often degrading, humiliating and dumbed down for both sexes; whereas the nature of advertising also reinforces this negative impact as the message is constantly reiterated and reproduceddiscriminatory and degrading messages based on gender in advertising are exploitative, humiliating and illegal,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas gender stereotyping in advertising not only restricts individuals to playing various predetermined roles, but also excludes individuals who do not fit the norm, such as men and women with disabilities and non-heterosexuals,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas gender stereotyping is instrumental in segregating and differentiating between the sexes from a very young age; whereas this segregation/differentiation sets the tone for lifelong discrimination between the sexethe emergence of gender- specific clichés,
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas all fields of advertising present a more or less blatant concept of what is 'masculine' and what is 'feminine' and that certain areas of society are 'naturally' weighted towards men or women; whereas this conceptthe concept of gender stereotyping is counterproductive and goes some way to dividing the labour market into professions by gender, with women generally earning less than men,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the whole of society has to be involved in efforts to avoid the reproduction of gender stereotyping; whereas the respromote a ponsibility for doing so should be shared by all parties from the cradle to the gravetive image of men and women in all social situations,
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas this is ultimately a question of knowledge, so we need to be informed about the consequences for all of us when artificial images reproduce prejudices on how we should act in order to be considered as a 'real' girl, lad, woman or mane barriers to a positive image of men and women being conveyed in all social situations need to be removed,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the importance of giving women and men the same opportunities to develop astheir individuals regardless of gender capacities;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of research into theNotes that further research would help elucidate any link between gender stereotyping in advertising and gender inequality;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that efforts to combat gender stereotypes in the media and advertising should be accompanied by education strategies at all levels of society in order to promote the full personal development of women and men, without prejudice to natural and gender-specific elements;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Draws attention in particular to the need to eliminate messages conveying gender stereotypes from textbooks, toys, TV games and TV advertising;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of the role played byavoiding theat media in creating ande or perpetuatinge gender stereotypes and calls on the EU institutions and Member States to comply with and/or establish ethical and/or legal rules on how persons of both sexes voluntary codes and/or ethicanl and should be presented in advertising/or legal rules;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that themany codes of conduct in the mass media and new information and communications technologies (ICTs) rarely include gender considerations and that is a problem that needs to be solvedhave established measures to forbid all forms of statements or visual presentations in advertising which offend prevailing standards of decency, as well as any form of discrimination based on gender among other qualities;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises that gender prejudicstereotypes must be eliminated;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on Member States to establish campaigns to cultivate public awareness of the negative impact of pornography and of the trivialisation of sexual relations, with the aim of promoting the dignity of women and men;