9 Amendments of Ilda FIGUEIREDO related to 2008/2034(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Highlights that poverty and inequality affect women disproportionately; points out that the average income of women is just 55 % that of men;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for a more pragmaholistic political and institutional approach to combating extreme poverty, which does not mix the policies on equality between men and women, the fpoverty and social exclusion; points out that gender disparities in economic power-sharing are an essential contributing factor to the poverty of women and that equal rights against discrimination and active participation, but which clearly and fully promotes each goal in its own right, includnd empowerment of women are important for the eradication of poverty; underlines that gender equality and gender mainstreaming must be promoted as a cross-cutting issue ing that of partnership with families and with the poorest peoplee EU strategy to fight poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the primary right of a child is the right to live with his or her family; underlines the importance of the father and the mother in the child’s development whatever its age and regardless of the family’s socio-economic conditions; calls therefore for families living in extreme poverty to be helped as families in their effoe importance of a holistic approach to child well-being based on a child rights centred perspective as framed by the UNCRC, aimed at securing adequate incomes for families, adequate housing for children and families, single parents or children in migrant families; supports the Commission's view that a balance between targeting the diversity of modern family structures and targeting the rights of children achieves the best outcomes in combating child povertsy; calls on the Member States to put an end to putting children in care for socio-economic reasons and to help parents exercise their parental responsibility in the long term, even in difficult situations of extreme povertyfor integrated, holistic family policies going beyond active inclusion to address all aspects of child and family well-being and to eradicate child poverty and social exclusion in the EU;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for a gender perspective to be developed in all policies related to children as a prerequisite to eliminate all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child; urges the Member States to carry out systematic assessments on the impact of poverty and social exclusion on the girl child and to develop specific measures to address this in the context of European and United Nations policies, instruments and funding mechanisms on the rights of the child; underlines the need to address the different ways in which girls and boys experience poverty and social exclusion earlier in life so that gender mainstreaming children's rights will impact positively in the later stages of the life-cycle;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that all of these uncertainties prevent those directly affected from enjoying their fundamental rights; calls on national, European and international institutions to consider the multidimensional character of extreme povertypoverty and social exclusion, which affects all areas of human life;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that the risk of falling into poverty is greater for women than for men, particularly in old age, because social security systems are often based on the principle of continuous remunerated employment; calls for an individualised right to an adequate minimum income, which is not conditional on employment related contributions;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that the share of part-time employment in the EU is 31 % for women and 7,4 % for men; underlines that part- time employment for women is often only petty and marginal part-time work with poor remuneration and insufficient social protection; points out that women are therefore at greater risk of falling into poverty, especially in old age, as pensions from part-time employment very often do not suffice to lead an independent life;