13 Amendments of Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ related to 2011/2052(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions on the European Pact for Gender Equality for the period 2011- 2020[1] [1] Council conclusions of 7 March 2011, Brussels.
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
- having regard to the Strategy for equality between women and men 2010- 2015[1], [1] COM(2010) 491 final.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Citation 3 c (new)
Citation 3 c (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 5 July 2011 on the future of Social Services of General Interest[1], [1] P7_TA(2011)0319.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Platform does not take into consideration the specific gender-related aspects that affect women and men, and insufficient attention is paid to the feminisation of poverty,
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Union to carry out a comprehensive analysis of poverty and social exclusion and to compile the statistics through a qualitative and participative approach broken down by gender and age, in order to highlight the problem of poverty among older women;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take measures to prevent feminisation of poverty by promoting women's employment and entrepreneurship, combating gender pay gap, facilitating reconciliation of work and family duties through development of child-care facilities, system of services for dependants, equal share of parental leave and promotion of flexible working arrangements;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Invites the Commission to clarify the common principles for defining the ‘basket of basic goods and services’ in order to guarantee real access to all fundamental rights free of discrimination on grounds of gender, age or social origin;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to ensure the adequate support for single parents, as they have much higher risk of being exposed to poverty than families where both parents are receiving income; in this regard, also calls on the Member States to ensure the support for single parents by establishing enough childcare institutions and facilitating single-parent families' access to them;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to pay special attention to the poverty problem among older women due to the fact that they receive smaller pensions, which is also a consequence of unemployment periods that they have to face in life in order to take care of their children and other dependant family members;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Suggests that particular attention should be paid to the specific situation and needs of vulnerable groups of women (elderly, disabled, living in rural areas, migrant, victims of violence and trafficking), who are at risk of poverty and that gender specific policy measures should be developed;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on its President to ask the Agency for Fundamental Rights in cooperation with the European Institute for Gender Equality to carry out a study on access by the poorest groups to all of their fundamental rights and on the discrimination they face, with the involvement of the organisations within which the people facing social exclusion can freely express themselves.
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for the Platform to work towards defining a special status for workers with disabilities which would guarantee their long-term employment,