8 Amendments of Marita ULVSKOG related to 2014/2152(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. DStresses that gender equality is a fundamental human right; draws attention to the fact that the EU is facing a demographic crisis which by 2040 will result in a shortfall of 24 million in the labour force, creating an economic necessity to further include women in the labour market; emphasises that increasing women’s employment rate to the level of men’s employment would reduce the labour force shortfall to 3 million;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that ending violence against women should be a priority within the post-2015 strategy;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that discrimination in the labour market is one of the main causes of gender inequality in society at large and that equal opportunities in working life and women's economic independence is crucial for gender equality in other areas; calls for the EU gender equality strategy to include strong measures against discrimination based on gender in the labour market, including recruitment, equal pay, social benefits and pensions; underlines that such measures should address multiple discrimination;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that gender equality is a necessary condition for meeting the Europe 2020 strategy’s 75 % employment rate target and is crucial for maintaining sustainable pension systems; calls therefore for the inclusion of employment targets for both men and women respectively, with an equal ambition, in the EU 2020 strategy;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that affordable, accessible and quality childcare is an important prerequisite for gender equality and for women's participation in the labour market; calls on the Commission and the Member States to make the fulfilment of the Barcelona targets for childcare a priority ambition in the new strategy for gender equality; highlights that the targets were originally set for the year 2010 and that the targets have still not been met by a majority of the Member States;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. EUnderlines that not only outright discrimination but also the persistence of stereotypical representations of masculinity and femininity, which underlie and reinforce unequal power relations and structures between women and men, is a continuing problem that needs to be addressed; emphasises that the unequal division of family responsibilities is at the rootone of the causing factors behind of the unequal position of women in the labour market; stresses that reconciliation of work and home dutiesfamily life is a key condition for gender equality, which should be promoted by investment in care infrastructure and encouragement of men’s participation in domestic labour by means of legislation on parental and paternity leave and flexible working tihild and elderly care as well as legislation on parental leave, enabling the possibility for both women arrangements; nd men to work full time;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the feminisation of poverty is the result of factors including women’s career breaks, the gender pay gap, the pension gap and poverty in households headed by single mothers, and that the reduction of poverty levels by 20 million by 2020 can be achieved by anti- discrimination and anti-poverty policies that are grounded in gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for the EU's gender equality strategy post-2015 to promote the equal representation of women and men in all aspects of decision-making, including in the EU institutions; considers that the strategy should include an action plan in this regard; highlights the need for increased transparency and greater gender balance also in recruitment forto decision-making positions;