9 Amendments of Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU related to 2012/2102(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Α
Recital Α
Α. whereas many women, in particular young women, were very much involved in the ‘Arab Spring’ in North Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco), participating, from the outset, in demonstrations and elections, taking an active part in civil society, in the social media and on blogs, among other things, and therefore were, and still are, key players in democratic change in their countries and in strengthening development and cohesion;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas women’s representation in politics and in decision-taking positions in all sectors varies from one country to another, but is disappointing – particularly at executive level –as regards the percentages involved when compared with their great involvement of women in the various uprising movements and in the elections that followed and the increased proportion of women scientists;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Η
Recital Η
Η. whereas the socio-economic situation, especially the high level of youth unemployment, poverty and the marginalisation of women, who are a vulnerable population group, was one of the leading causes of the upheavals in the region, together with the aspiration for rights and democracy, dignity and justice;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the parliamentary dimension of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) is one of the best tools for lawmakers to exchange on all these issues; and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean includes a Committee on Women's Rights, which must be properly used;·
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the authorities of the countries concerned to enshrine in their constitution the principle of equality between men and women and the prohibition of all forms of discrimination against women and to reform all existing laws that discriminate against women, including in the area of marriage, divorce, child custody, parental rights, nationality, inheritance, legal capacity, etc., in line with international and regional instruments; calls also on these authorities to ratify the international conventions on human rights and on various kinds of discrimination;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses the importance of specific actions to inform women about their rights and the importance of cooperation with civil society and state agencies in preparing reforms and implementing anti- discrimination laws;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that women's active participation in public life, as protesters, voters, candidates and elected representatives, shows their willingness to obtain full citizenship and to fight as active citizens to build democracy; calls, therefore, for the adoption of all the necessary measures, including quotas, to ensure women'sthe strengthening of this movement and women's substantive participation in decision-making at all levels of government (from local to national, from executive to legislative powers);
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Supports the idea of many women parliamentarians that women’s rights and gender equality and the active participation of women in political, economic and social life by enhancing their skills and combating discrimination could better be implemented in legislation with the establishment of a women’s caucus or a special parliamentary committee, where one does not yet exist, to deal with the issue and ensure gender mainstreaming in parliamentsary work;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Highlights the important role of education and the media in promoting changes in attitudes across society and adopting the democratic principles of respect for human dignity and comradeship for both sexes;