Activities of Marije CORNELISSEN related to 2011/2244(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on equality between women and men in the European Union - 2011 PDF (208 KB) DOC (119 KB)
Amendments (24)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to European Parliament and Council Directive 2011/36/EU of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA1, __________________ 1 OJ L 101, 15.4.2011, p. 1
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of its resolution of 17 June 2010 on gender aspects of the economic downturn and financial crisis1, __________________ 1 P7_TA(2010)0231
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas there is a risk that the current recession will delay advances, or even reverse progress towards gender equality, due to negative longer term impacts on social protection systems, social inclusion and demography;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights are human rights and should be guaranteed for all women;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on Member States to set specific employment targets in the framework of their National Reform Programmes to ensure that women and men enjoy equal right to access the labour-market; particular emphasis should be placed on women with disabilities, migrant and ethnic minority women, women in the age group 54-65 years (according to Eurostat and OECD classification), Roma women.
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that fiscal consolidation without consideration for gender equality risks leading to increased gender segregation in the labour market, increased precarious work among women, a wider gender pay gap, increased feminisation of poverty and more difficulties to combine caring and working;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Council to move forward on the European Parliament’s position to amend the Maternity Leave Directive, particularly with regard to pay for women who have recently given birth, to ensure continuity of women’s economic independence during this period.
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on the Member States and the social partners to include especially female workers into training and vocational training in ‘green jobs’ which are regarded by the EU Commission as ‘key growth segment’ of the European labour market;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Calls on Member States to invest current Structural Funds spending for the period 2007-2013 in the development of care services to enable both women and men to combine professional and private life;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide gender disaggregated data for green jobs in order to monitor gender gaps for example among different age and education groups;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to assess the gender impact of the economic and financial crisis through gender impact assessments and subsequent gender budgeting measures;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Member States and the European Commission to address the gender pension gap as a direct consequence of the gender pay gap in policies that aim to reform pensions and to secure the adequacy and sustainability of pensions;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes note of the non-legislative consultation of the Social Partners on equal pay and the gender pay gap, regrets, however, that no legislative proposal has been put forward by the Commission since the adoption of the European Parliament resolution of 18 November 2008 with recommendations to the Commission on the application of the principle of equal pay for women and men1; _____________________ 1 P6_TA(2008)0544
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Points out that the use of electoral quotas has positive effects on women’s representation and welcomes the legislated parity systems and gender quotas introduced in France, Spain, Belgium, Slovenia, Portugal and Poland; calls on the Member States with particularly low representation of women in political assemblies to consider introducing legislative measures;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Recalls that the European Elections 2014, followed by the appointment of the next European Commission and the nominations for the senior administrative positions within the European institutions, are a chance to move towards parity democracy on the EU level.
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that the use of electoral quotas has positive effects on women’s representation; welcomes the legislated parity systems and gender quotas introduced in France, Spain, Belgium, Slovenia, Portugal and Poland; calls on the Member States with particularly low representation of women in political assemblies to introduce legislative measures;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the EC to establish 2015 as the EU Year to End Violence against Women, and to deliver a related EU-wide strategy to end violence against women, comprising legally-binding instruments, awareness raising actions, data collection, and funding for civil society institutions;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Regrets that the Commission has not yet come forward with a Directive on the eradication of violence against women as requested by Parliament in several resolutions and the latest in date of 5 April 2011 on priorities and outline of a new EU policy framework to fight violence against women1; ____________________ 1 TA_P7(2011)0127
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Calls on the Council within the on- going negotiations on the EU Multi- annual Financial Framework 2014-2020 to introduce gender-responsive budgeting in the EU budgetary process and to guarantee predictability and no reduction of the level of EU funding for activities on women’s rights and gender equality, including combating violence against women, as related to both internal and external policies;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Regrets the lack of progress by Member States on plans to modernise existing legislation on maternity and paternity leave and calls for a balanced compromise with the future Danish Presidency of the EU with a view to adoption in the first half of 2012 to respond to the needs of European families and of the European economy; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for leave arrangements for care for elderly or sick relatives;