Activities of Marije CORNELISSEN related to 2010/2138(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Female poverty - Equality between women and men - 2010 (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on equality between women and men in the European Union
Amendments (24)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 3 September 2008 on Equality between women and men - 2008
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 6 May 2009 on the active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 c (new)
Citation 7 c (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 10 February 2010 on equality between women and men in the European Union - 2009,
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that extending child-related leave, child care and professionalising home help for the elderly, represent an important step towards making it possible to combine work and family life; calls therefore on the Council to make a swift decision in raising EU standards for maternity and paternity leave and to step up efforts in achieving the Barcelona targets for childcare;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 d (new)
Citation 7 d (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 17 June 2010 on gender aspects of the economic downturn and financial crisis,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 e (new)
Citation 7 e (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 17 June 2010 on assessment of the results of the 2006-2010 Roadmap for Equality between women and men, and forward- looking recommendations,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 19 October 2010 on precarious women workers,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights’ Issue Paper on Human rights and gender identity (2009),
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 b (new)
Citation 14 b (new)
- having regard to the Fundamental Rights Agency’s Report on Homophobia, transphobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity (2010),
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that demographic change makes it necessary to realise the potential of womenfacilitate women's entry on the labour market, to make up for the increasing shortage of skilled labour;
Amendment 25 #
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 2530% in some countries,
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. WelcomesTakes note of the fact that almost everywhere, women are now obtaining a higher level of educational qualifications than men; regrets, however, that this has not led to a narrowing of the gender-related pay gap that is a factor in women being at higher risk of poverty; nor to a significant increase in the percentage of women in decision making positions; calls therefore on the Commission to come up with legislative proposals to change this;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas not enough women and girls go into science, leading to severe gender segregation by sector, whereas the gender gap between women and men’s employment in the IT sector has tended to widen rather than narrow over time,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the EU 2020 Strategy put an emphasis on ecological transformation, renewable sector, science and technology- intensive green jobs for a new sustainable economy, whereas the active inclusion and reintegration of women on the labour market is crucial to reach the employment target of 75% for women and men,
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to increase their efforts toin preventing segregation of job markets by gender and counter the trend for women often to work in worse- paid occupations by interesting boys and girls at school in the whole spectrum of possible occupations, to prevent segregation of job markets by gender and counterand enlarging training opportunities for women so as to enable them trend for women often to work in worse-paid occupationo adapt to changes in the labour markets during their careers;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses that women are overrepresented in precarious work, involuntary part time work and among people experiencing poverty, therefore calls on Member States to ensure that policies to achieve the EU 2020 target on poverty and social inclusion are targeted at women in proportion to their share in people experiencing poverty
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to support the Member States in increasing the employment prospects of female immigrants and thus increasing their chance of leading an economically independent life, by improving their access to education and vocational training;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the EU Member States to implement legislation on equal pay for equal work properly, calls on the Commission for the application of sanctions for non-compliant Member States;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament to comply with gender budgeting criteria when drawing up budgets and the new EU multiannual financial framework.
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Believes that in order to better combine working and caring; it is necessary to improve child-related leave; calls therefore on the Council for a speedy adoption of a common position on the Parliament’s legislative resolution of 20 October 2010 on the revision of Council Directive 92/85/EEC;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. WelcomesStresses the need to step up efforts made at European level to increase women’s representation in politics; advocates, therefore, greater participation for women in all European institutions, particularly in positions of responsibility; stresses, however, that further efforts must be made at national, regional and municipal level; calls for binding targets to ensure the equal representation of women and men; notes in this regard the positive effects of the use of quotas on the representation of women;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to pay particular attention to vulnerable groups of women – disabled, elderly, immigrant, lesbian, bisexual and transgender, or minority women being specific groups in need of measures tailored to their circumstances; calls on the Commission to broaden the scope of the European Year of Volunteering in 2011 to include promotion of gender equality;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes that transgender people remain a highly marginalised and victimised group facing a high degree of stigmatisation, exclusion, and violence, as reported by the Fundamental Rights Agency; strongly encourages the European Commission and Member States to follow the Agency’s recommendations for stronger and clearer protection against discrimination on grounds of gender identity;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Advocates access for women and men to information on reproductive health and women’s right to avail themselves of services in this area;, and emphasises that women must have control over their sexual and reproductive rights,