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9 Amendments of Iuliu WINKLER related to 2019/2169(INI)

Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the EU institutions must evaluate existing programmes before drafting new EU legislation so that measures that do not work are not re- launchedCalls on the European Commission to evaluate existing programmes and data in the field of education, culture and media in order to be able to adopt a new Action Plan for Equality in due time, having a clear strategy on how to address persisting gender inequality in the cultural and creative sectors, in media, education and sports by implementing, among others, the measures proposed in the new strategy "A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025" from 5 March 2020;
2020/04/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that anti-discrimination 2. legislation for equal opportunities between men and women must be implemented using a practical approach that does not pit women against men; Notes with concern the persisting gender pay gap in the cultural and creative sectors, calls for increasing transparency of anonymous remuneration data to identify salary gaps, invites the Commission to assess whether equality of pay and transparency of pay scales could become conditions of funding from Creative Europe, asks the Commission to publish information of successful female- led projects funded under Creative Europe scheme; notes that a recent report by UNESCO, Gender Equality: Heritage and Creativity1a calls for strengthening the evidence base “through regular and systematic collection and dissemination by national statistical offices of sex- disaggregated data in all areas of the cultural sector; _________________ 1a http://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/doc uments/gender-equality-heritage-and- creativity-2014-en_1.pdf
2020/04/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it imperative to take care alls on the European Commission to build on past initiatives launched by the Creative Europe Media Sub-Programme to devise a strategy with indicators, objectives and monitoring sport that a change in gender identity does not lead to a biological man competing against a biological woman, because this would further disadvantage women in sportystem including the production of regular statistics assessing the evolution of the situation at European level, the adoption of specific measures fostering gender balance across the existing schemes, and a structured dialogue with relevant stakeholders;
2020/04/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that mothers and fathers should receive more social recognition for caring for their children and parenting, taking iNotes with concern that women are still underrepresented in sport, both in participation and in governance; emphasises that although the number of women actively involved in sport has significantly increased, only 20%-30% of all sports coaches in Europe are women; stresses that the gender pay gap in sport is persistento accountnd even greater thatn they are investing in the future of society by raising and bringing up their childrenverage gender pay gap at the highest levels; stresses that there are still significant differences in the media coverage of sport;
2020/04/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the national statistical offices of thCalls on Member States to foster initiatives that encourage gender equality and equal participation in decision- making roles in sports, enable Mfember States should, if possible, check wheale athletes to reconcile their a gender-based value for invisible work in the area of solidarity between gefamily and professional sporting life, and seek to reduce the gender-based remunerations gap and the contribution of this work to national GDP is included in the respective national calculation systemaward disparities, as well as any kind of stereotypes and harassment in sports;
2020/04/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the importance of local and regional authorities in promoting equal opportunities for men and women should be emphasisedCalls on Member States, in cooperation with their gender equality bodies, to work closely with sports organisations to pay particular attention to the gender dimension by encouraging female participation in sports from the earliest age, as well as in its governance structures;
2020/04/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 8 #
7. Believes that the reservations expressed by some Member States against the Istanbul Convention should be respected, and Member States should not be Calls on Member States to strive for more gender balance in education as in most Member States women represent vast majority of education fields graduates and women are over-reprevsented from addressing the societal problem of gender-based violence between persons using existing tools.as teachers; empowering girls through education should find a balanced way across all sectors and fields, including STEM areas where women are under- represented;
2020/04/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Encourages the Commission and Member States to ensure the creation of mechanisms throughout the education system to facilitate the promotion, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of gender equality in educational institutions;
2020/04/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Highlights the fact that although women in the field of media at graduate level constitute a substantial workforce, they are underrepresented in management and top-level positions; considers that both public and private media services have a responsibility to ensure equality between women and men and prevent any discrimination; calls on the Member States to develop policy incentives to reduce barriers to women’s access to management posts and leadership in media organisations; Notes that female participation on an equal level with men in reporting content and serving information sources is crucial not only for reasons of representation, but also for reasons of equal opportunities and the full recognition of their expertise and knowledge;
2020/04/14
Committee: CULT