17 Amendments of Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ related to 2010/2138(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- Directive 2010/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity and repealing Council Directive 86/613/EEC, [1] OJ L 180, 15.7.2010, p. 1-6.
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
- Council Directive 2010/18/EU of 8 March 2010, implementing the revised Framework Agreement on parental leave concluded by BUSINESSEUROPE, UEAPME, CEEP and ETUC and repealing Directive 96/34/EC (Text with EEA relevance)[1], [1] OJ L 68, 18.3.2010, p. 13-20.
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
– having regard to the 1979 UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the UN Beijing Platform for Action,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
– having regard to the European Commission’s Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men and its opinion on the gender pay gap adopted on 22 March 2007,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Union has not been spared by the economic and financial crisis, which has had equally devastating consequences for female and male employment, in particular the economic position of women, and which could prove more damaging for female employment in the long term,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas gender-disaggregated data are necessary in order to compare the effects of the crisis on women and men, whereas the European Institute for Gender Equality could make a valuable contribution to that end, and whereas data are necessary in order to assess the impact poverty has on women’s health, in particular that of elderly women, since it is important to guarantee protection of women’s health,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas women are at a disadvantage on the labour market on account of being more likely to be employed on part-time or involuntary short-term contracts oand in particular at lower rates of pay than men, whereas this disadvantage puts women at a higher risk of poverty than men;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there continue to be disparities in pay, which, despite the efforts and progress made, still average 18% in the European Union and even exceed 25% in some countriesdisparities in the pay received by women and men still average 18% in the European Union and even exceed 25% in some countries, and despite the efforts and progress made, the pay gap is narrowing very slowly,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the burden of responsibility for housework is much greater for women than it is for men and is not evaluated in monetary or other material terms, such as an acknowledgement, and work at home caring for children, sick or elderly people is difficult and unpaid work,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas women are at a greater risk of poverty than men as a result of their truncated careers and lower salaries and pensions; whereas, in the context of the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, not enough attention has been paid to the underlying causes of female poverty,
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that male-dominated sectors, such as construction and manufacturing, were the first to be hit by the crisis but that the crisis has since spread to more gender- mixed sectors, thus leading to greater female unemployment; stresses that pay has declined most in female-dominated service sectors and in sectors funded by State budgets where most employees are women, and, consequently, women receive smaller pensions, which results in a higher level of poverty among elderly women;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that is it necessary to pay much more attention to the adequacy of women’s pensions, since working women interrupt their careers more often than men in order to care for children and sick or elderly family members, and as a result of their family commitments are more inclined than men to work part-time or undertake precarious work;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Asks for concrete proposals with a view to achieving a better work-life balancbalance between work, family and private life, particularly with regard to help with care for dependent persons and child care;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that education plays a key role in inculcating in children the notionimportance of gender equality as soon as possible; calls on the Member States to establish information and awareness-raising programmes on the values of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, particularly Article 23 thereof, for pupils throughout their school career;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to identify companies which promote gender equality and a good work-life balancbalance between work, family and private life and to spread good practices extensively, in particular via chambers of commerce;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Advocates access for women and men to information on reproductive health and women’s rightstresses that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men to avail themselves of services in this area;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Member States to providensure better training for and cooperation between staff in the health sector, social services, the police and judiciary and to set up structures capable of dealing with all forms of violence against women, including rare forms of serious violence such as acid attacks;