Activities of Marian HARKIN related to 2015/2228(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Poverty: a gender perspective (A8-0153/2016 - Maria Arena)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that closing the gender pay gap requires increased transparency in pay systems, gender-neutral classification, a reversal of the onuenforcement of relevant EU legislation and a strong emphasis ofn proof when it comes to challenging gender discrimination in the workplace, and desegregation of the workforcolicies that promote the reconciliation of professional and family life;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that efforts to close the gender pay gap will benefit from measures that improve conditions for all low- and medium-waged workers, including reversing the trend of declining labour income share and linking wage growth to productivity1 , increasing the minimum wage, reducing unemployment and, boosting collective bargaining rightsand facilitating care leave and ensuring that credits are part of any package on such leave; __________________ 1 International Labour Organisation, Global Wage Report 2012/13: Wages and equitable growth, 2013.
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that employment is a key strategy for reduction of poverty among women; notes that proactive measures are needed to improve women's situation in the labour market, including elimination of gender stereotyping in employment through awareness-raising campaigns, proper counselling of women and girls on their professional choices, and policies to increase the number of women in responsible positions in companies and public institutions;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Considers that the gender pay gap in pensions, which stands at 39%1a and is a determining factor of women's poverty risk in the EU, needs to be tackled by a wide range of comprehensive instruments for enabling gender equality within different sector policies, such as the adjustment of pension systems, education, career planning, parental leave system and other parenthood supporting services; __________________ 1aEuropean Parliament resolution of 9 September 2015 on the Report on the implementation, results and overall assessment of the 2012 European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (2014/2255(INI)); http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getD oc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P8-TA- 2015-0309+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that women are disproportionately and often involuntarily concentrated in precarious work; urges the Member States to consider implementing the International Labour Organisation (ILO) recommendations intended to reduce the scale of precarious work2 , such as restricting the circumstances in which precarious contracts can be used and limiting the length of time workers can be employed on such a contract, after which they must be given the option of a permanent contract; __________________ 2 International Labour Organisation, Policies and regulations to combat precarious employment, 2011.
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the lack of affordable childccessible, affordable and quality childcare, disability and elderly support and care contributes to the gender employment gap, the pay gap and related pension gap, and the disproportionate number of women who are in precarious work and in or at risk of poverty; urges the Member States to ensure access to childcarethese services by, for example, increasingensuring adequate expenditure on the provision of childcareare and support services and/or subsidies to households, incentivising employer contributions to childcare costs, and making better use of EU funds;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that women’'s economic independence plays a crucial role in their ability to escape situations of domestic violence, and that women who have exhausted their paid leave are at risk of losing their jobs and economic independence; calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider introducing a statutory right toto examine the feasibility and the positive outcomes of introducing a system of paid domestic violence leave.;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that supporting women entrepreneurs through various EU programmes can play a role in generating employment and alleviating poverty.