Activities of Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ related to 2010/2162(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the face of female poverty in the European Union
Amendments (14)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
-1a. Points out that women are increasingly bearing the burden of poverty, being more vulnerable to it than men, particularly those categories of women with special needs such as disabled women, elderly women and one-parent families (especially single mothers and widows with dependent children) and groups most vulnerable to exclusion such as gypsy women, under whose traditions domestic and care work are assigned exclusively to women, removing them prematurely from education and employment, and immigrant women. With this in view, stresses the need for proper working conditions, including the protection of rights such as a decent wage, maternity leave and a working environment free from discrimination, which are essential for these women;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
-1b. Calls on the Member States to mainstream the concept of gender equality in all employment policies and special measures so as to improve access to employment, avoid over-representation of women in precarious employment, increase sustainable participation and promote the progress of women in the employment sector, as well as to reduce gender segregation in the labour market by tackling the direct and indirect causes;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -1 c (new)
-1c. It should be remembered that disabled women suffer discrimination within the family environment and in education. Their employment opportunities are restricted and the social benefits they receive do not in most cases lift them out of poverty; the Member States therefore need to provide disabled women with the specialised care they need in order to enjoy their rights and to propose measures to integrate these women through additional support programmes;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -1 d (new)
-1d. Points to the considerable differences between women in rural and urban areas as regards access to training, employment and quality of work; attaches considerable importance to the right of all these women, particularly the youngest and most vulnerable, to receive a proper education, with vocational training and university studies, and therefore calls on the Member States and the Commission to support these groups through an effective system of active policies and appropriate training measures so as to enable them to adjust swiftly to job market requirements;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -1 e (new)
-1e. Urges the Member States to pursue sustainable policies that will enable everyone, including the weakest and least favoured groups, to gain access to the labour market and achieve a better balance between work and private and family life, while ensuring that full support is given to equal opportunities and all the services necessary for this, with supporting measures such as flexible working hours and affordable and accessible childcare;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1
Paragraph 1 – point 1
1. Points out that, as a consequence of the economic crisis, unemployment and social hardship are still increasing in a number of Member States, and therefore calls on the European Union to reinforce its commitment to eradicating poverty and social exclusion, particularly child poverty among women and its direct impact on family life, as extreme poverty and social exclusion constitute a violation of human rights;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 2
Paragraph 1 – point 2
2. Underlines that financing for the European Social Fund should be significantly increasedused more effectively in order to provide adequate resources for measures and activities under the Social Inclusion Strategy and the ‘Europe 2020’ flagship initiative on combating poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas disabled women suffer discrimination within the family environment and in education, their employment opportunities are restricted and the social benefits they receive do not in most cases lift them out of poverty and whereas the Member States should, therefore provide disabled women with the specialised care they need in order to enjoy their rights and should propose measures to facilitate their integration through additional support programmes,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the conditions of some groups of women who often face double discrimination, such as disabled women, womenwomen are increasingly bearing the burden of poverty, being more vulnerable to it than men, particularly categories of women with special needs, such as disabled women, elderly women and one-parent families (especially single mothers and widows with dependaents, elderly women, immigrant children) and groups most vulnerable to exclusion, such as gypsy women, aund ethnic minority women, especially Roma woer whose traditions domestic and care work are assigned exclusively to women, removing them prematurely from education and employment, contribute to raisingand immigrant women; whereas there risk of finding themselves in situation of poverty and social exclusio a need for proper working conditions, including the protection of rights such as a decent wage, maternity leave and a working environment free from discrimination, which are essential for these women,
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
4a. Calls again on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the instruments and improve the legislative framework needed to overcome gender wage disparity;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that, as a consequence of the economic crisis, unemployment and social hardship are still increasing in a number of Member States, and therefore calls on the European Union to reinforce its commitment to eradicating poverty and social exclusion, particularly poverty among women and its direct impact on family life, as extreme poverty and social exclusion constitute a violation of human rights;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States for specific programmes to promote the active inclusion or reintegration of women on the labour market and for specific training with a view to providing the skills and qualifications needed in the light of the EU 2020 Strategy which puts an emphasis on green jobs for a new sustainable economy; calls, in the interests of not adding to the insecurity experienced by women on the employment market, for family responsibilities to be taken into account when selecting employees for dismissal, bearing in mind that in many situations women have custody of children;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Regrets that the commitments assumed in Barcelona in 2002, targeting childcare, and fixing objectives until 2010, are far from being met; calls on the Council and the Member States to reconsider the above- mentioned objectives concerning childcare facilities; calls for accessibility to be improved, in particular through financial support for childcare, thus making it easier for the most disadvantaged women to pursue their occupation;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a Underlines that adequately increased financing for and effective usage of the European Social Fund (ESF) should be ensured in order to provide adequate resources for measures to improve education and training with a view to improving labour market access and combating unemployment and measures and activities under the Social Inclusion Strategy and the ‘Europe 2020’ flagship initiative on combating poverty and social exclusion in favour of disadvantaged and vulnerable persons, especially women, including those confronted with precarious and insecure contracts; stresses that ESF regulations should be revised and changed to reach those who need it most, that visibility and transparency should be enhanced, that the monitoring of the social effects of the fund usage should be carried out thoroughly, and that further emphasis should be placed on the long-term sustainability of the projects; therefore calls for targeted funds to be earmarked, within the new budgetary framework, for job creation and social inclusion; urges the Member States to undertake more information campaigns on opportunities for participation in EU funded projects; stresses that single parents are often alone in educating their children and demands that the Barcelona targets for childcare provision should be fully implemented;