Activities of Maria ROBSAHM
Plenary speeches (21)
Fighting trafficking in human beings (debate)
Women and international trade (debate)
Fight against violence (Daphne) (2007-2013) (debate)
Equal opportunities and equal treatment in employment and occupation (debate)
Roma women in the EU (debate)
Forced prostitution in the context of world sports events – EU measures against trafficking in human beings and the launch of an anti-trafficking day (debate)
Combating violence against women
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Combating the trafficking of women and children
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Promotion and protection of fundamental rights
Fundamental rights
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Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women Platform for Action (Beijing + 10)
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Explanations of vote
EU drugs strategy (2005-2012)
Women and poverty
Reports (1)
REPORT Current situation in combatting violence against women and any future actions PDF (183 KB) DOC (130 KB)
Opinions (2)
OPINION Proposal for a Council recommendation on the prevention of injury and the promotion of safety
OPINION Proposal for a recommendation to the Council on fighting trafficking in human beings - as integrated approach and proposal for an action plan
Written declarations (1)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 77 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Calls on Member States and the EU to combat through efficient measures direct and indirect discrimination of women in all spheres. Despite anti- discrimination legislation and other efforts, discrimination against women is pervasive and often condoned in the EU Member States. Often, legislation against discrimination and/or its implementation is not sufficient to protect women from discrimination;
Amendment 79 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 b (new)
Paragraph 44 b (new)
44b. Calls on Member States and the EU to combat multiple discrimination. Many women face multiple discrimination, on the grounds of sex and at the same time on another ground, for example ethnic, religious or sexual identity;
Amendment 81 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 c (new)
Paragraph 44 c (new)
44c. Stresses the need for Member States to take measures to eliminate discrimination against women in all matters relating to marriage, partnership and other family relations;
Amendment 84 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Calls on Member States and the EU to acknowledge and address sexual exploitation in all its forms. Member States that have not complied with agreed EU legislation combating trafficking in human beings should be held to account.1 Member States should ratify the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. The Member States should ensure protection of the rights of victims of trafficking, while challenging the demand for women victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation;
Amendment 91 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Calls on Member States to guarantee to all women sexual and reproductive health and rights. Women must be given the right to choose freely if and when to have children. All women must have the right and access to well developed and confidential counselling and health care in relation to maternity, regardless of residence status. All women must have free of charge access to safe contraception methods and abortion;
Amendment 92 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 b (new)
Paragraph 47 b (new)
47b. Stresses that ethnic minority women should be ensured access to public funds, irrespective of their legal status, to enable them to access safe, equal, culturally sensitive health services and rights, in particular sexual and reproductive health and rights. A European legal framework to ensure the physical integrity of young girls from Female Genital Mutilation in practicing communities should be adopted;
Amendment 93 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Stresses that, although progress has been made on the employment of women and despite their high level of education, they continue to be paid less than men for the same work and under-represented in decision-taking positions and continue to be regarded with suspicion by employers owing to pregnancy and maternity. The gender pay gap must be seriously addressed to guarantee women’s economic independence and equality between women and men on the labour- market;
Amendment 97 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52 a (new)
Paragraph 52 a (new)
52 a. Acknowledges that women’s unequal access to economic resources on the labour-market undermines their access to social protection, particularly pension rights, with the result that at-risk- of-poverty rate for women in old age is greater than that of men. In order to prevent discrimination against women, it is crucial that the individualisation of rights are guaranteed in social protection systems and not based on the family unit. The time spent out of the formal labour- market for reasons of care, should be accorded “credit-time” units which would count in the calculations of full pension rights;
Amendment 98 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
Amendment 144 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 a (new)
Paragraph 69 a (new)
69a. Calls on Member States to apply the UNHCR Gender Guidelines (2002) in the implementation of the existing European directives on asylum. Women’s experiences of political activities and persecutions may differ from those of men. The concept of politics and persecution have been historically interpreted by States through a framework of male experiences, thus often excluding women’s political opinions on gender roles as well as acts of gender-based violence and/or discrimination by either the State or non-State actors. The protection and promotion of refugee and displaced women’s rights must be ensured, and sexualised war violence should be treated as a ground for asylum;