Activities of Ilda FIGUEIREDO related to 2009/2242(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Assessment of the results of the 2006-2010 Road map for Equality between women and men and forward looking recommendations (A7-0156/2010, Ilda Figueiredo) (vote)
Reports (1)
REPORT Report on assessment of the results of the 2006-2010 Roadmap for Equality between women and men, and forward-looking recommendations PDF (238 KB) DOC (145 KB)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication of 26 November 2008 on the Mid-term progress report on the roadmap for equality between women and men (2006-2010) (COM(2008)0760),
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Assessment of the Roadmap 2006-2010 -1a. Notes that in the field of equal economic independence for women and men, the employment rate of women has reached almost 60% as set by the Lisbon employment targets; regrets, however, the lack of binding measures addressing the persisting gender pay gap and points out the need for urgent measures to improve the situation of women working in precarious working conditions, in particular migrant and ethnic minority women, who are becoming even more vulnerable in the context of the economic and social crisis; calls furthermore for a reduction in gender inequalities in the public health system and equal access to it to be ensured;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Welcomes the legislative proposals of the Commission aimed at enhancing the reconciliation of work, private and family life; notes, however, that paternity, adoption and filial leave have not been addressed and regrets that only a minority of Member Sates has achieved the Barcelona objectives to provide access to affordable and quality childcare; therefore calls on the Member States for a renewed commitment towards this objective;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Regrets that women are still under- represented in the political and economic decision-making positions in the majority of Members States; calls on the Commission to continue with further concrete measures to promote equal participation of women and men in decision-making;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 d (new)
Paragraph -1 d (new)
-1d. Notes the actions of the DAPHNE III programme to prevent and combat violence against women; reiterates, however, the need for legislative measures at European level to eradicate gender- based violence;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 e (new)
Paragraph -1 e (new)
-1e. Welcomes the integration of gender equality as a priority into Community education and training programmes with the aim of reducing stereotypes in society; regrets, however, that persisting gender stereotypes still serve as a basis for many inequalities; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to launch awareness-raising campaigns to break stereotypes and traditional gender roles, in particular campaigns targeting men which highlight the need for sharing family responsibilities;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 f (new)
Paragraph -1 f (new)
-1f. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to the principles of the Millennium Development Declaration and the Beijing Platform for Action in the field of promoting gender equality outside the EU; calls for the strengthening of gender mainstreaming in development, external and external trade policies of the EU to be continued;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points to the importance of building on the analysis of the Beijing Platform (Beijing + 15) undertaken by the Swedish Presidency, not just with a view to developing appropriate indicators, but also with a view to defining goals and adopting the necessary policies in the 12 areas covered: - women and poverty - education and training of women - women and health - violence against women - women and armed conflict - women and the economy - women in power and decision-making - institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women - human rights of women - women and the media - women and the environment - the girl child;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Points to the importance of ensuring that all women have control over their sexual and reproductive rights, not least by having access to contraception and abortion, free abortion advisory services, and information about their rights and the services available; stresses the importance of measures to make men more aware of their responsibility fromRecalls its resolution of 10 February 2010 and stresses the importance for women of having control over their sexual and reproductive point of viewrights;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the importance of negotiations and collective bargaining in fighting discrimination against women, especially as regards access to employment, wages, working conditions, career progress and training;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the need to encourage incentives for the development and implementation at enterprise level of affirmative action programmes and human resource policies aimed at promoting gender equality, with the emphasis on awareness-raising and training activities for the promotion, transfer and incorporation of successful practices in organisations and businesses;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 14 b (new)
Article 14 b (new)
14b. Believes it is important to look more closely into the issue of developing a methodology for the analysis of functions that can guarantee women’s right to equal pay, develop the full potential of individuals and occupations, and, simultaneously, enhance the dignity of work as a structuring element, with a view to increasing the productivity, competitiveness and quality of enterprises and improving the living conditions of both men and women workers;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
18a. Emphasises that the new EU gender equality strategy and accompanying institutional mechanisms must be closely connected to the global agenda for women’s rights. This includes linking with, and supporting the new UN gender equality entity, which should combine policy and operational activities, and calls on the EU to ensure that the new entity is provided with substantial financial and human resources to deliver on the ground, and led by a UN Under- Secretary-General with responsibility for gender equality;