Activities of Anna ZÁBORSKÁ related to 2008/2047(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Equality between women and men - 2008 (debate)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas violence against women is a major hindrance to equality between women and men and is one of the most widespread human rights’ violations, knowing no geographical, economic, or social limits, whereas the number of women who are victims of violence is 1 P6_TA-PROV(2008)0102. alarming,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas men and women cannot be viewed merely as instruments of labour whose purpose is to increase company profits or administrative efficiency; whereas, therefore, the various policies for promoting genuine equal opportunities for men and women must factor in different approaches for men and women at different points in their lives, on the basis of gender complementarity, in order not to penalise men or women who choose to have children and to take their parental duties seriously,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Ba. whereas there can be no doubt that the principle of equal dignity and responsibility for men and women provides full justification for women acceding to important posts in the public and private sector; whereas the value of the maternal and family role played by women in relation to any other functions in the public or private sector and any other occupations must be clearly recognised if they are to achieve genuine advancement; whereas it is also necessary for those functions and occupations to be closely interlinked if social and cultural development in Europe is to be genuinely and completely human,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the promotion of a flexible enterprise policy on the labour market must not focus primarily on the requirements of companies or public administrations, but must first and foremost target the time that women and men need to be able to take their respective duties within their families seriously,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. wWhereas sectoral and occupational segregation by genderetween women and men is not diminishing and is even increasing in certain countries,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Lisbon targets on generating growth and promoting the social market economy can only be met by making full use of the significant potential of women in the labour market, and by formally recognising their special capacity for organising intergenerational solidarity networks and education in active citizenship and the human resource potentials of future generations;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the social partners play an important role in defining actions for gender equality between women and men at the European, national, regional, sectoral and corporate levels,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission report and reiterates the dual nature of gender mainstreaming of equal chances for women and men at EU level, on the one hand ensuring equality between women and men in all policy areas and, on the other hand, targeted measures to curb discrimination against women, including awareness- raising campaigns, the exchange of best practices, dialogues with citizens and public-private partnership initiatives;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned about the lack of progress as regards the gender pay gap between women and men over the last few years; thus, urges the Commission and the Member states to evaluate the strategies and actions in this area and to establish whether any new measures, or new approaches in implementation of existing measures, may improve the situation; stresses the need for a concerted action, especially in the context of the new cycle of the European Strategy for Growth and Jobs and for common principles of flexicurity;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Asks the Commission and the Member States to develop training and implementation tools which will allow all stakeholders to include a gender perspective based on equal chances for women and men in their respective areas of competence, including the assessment of the specific impact of policies on women and men;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Member States and the regional and local authorities to ensure the effective use of existing tools, such as the manuals for gender mainstreaming of equal chances for women and men in employment policies produced by the Commission;