Activities of Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI related to 2011/2295(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Equality between women and men in the European Union - 2011 - Women in political decision-making (debate)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. given that the UN convention on elimination of discrimination against women states that national entities employ all relevant measures, including positive aclegislations, in order to free women from discrimination in political and public life;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas owing to gender stereotypes there is a severe segregationimbalance as regards key political decision-making positions which distorts the power structure and resource allocation;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Invites the Council, the Commission and the Member States to design and implement effective multifaceted strategies for achieving parity in participation in political decision making and leadership at all levels, especially in the areas of macro- economic policy, trade, labour, budgets, defence and foreign affairs, through indicators, quantified targets, clear action plans and regular monitoring mechanisms followed up with corrective measures where the set targets are not met;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to launch a pledge wherebySuggests that political parties at European and national level willshould take measures to achieve parity in their internal decision making, in their nominations for elected office and in party electoral lists, paying attention, where applicable, to the position of women candidates on these lists;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the role of political parties as key factors in the promotion of parity; calls in consequence for the Member States to require national parties, where appropriate, to set quotas and apply rank-ordering rules to electoral candidate lists for national and EU elections, and to define and enforce appropriate sanctions for non-compliance;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to support parity by proposing a woman and a man as theirconsider whether the shortlist of suitable candidates for the office of European Commissioner also includes women; calls on the President of the Commission to aim at parity when forming the Commission;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Council, Commission and Member States to enable women and men to take an active part in political decision making by promoting a balance between family life and working life by means of measures such as sharing the costs of parenthood equally between both parents’ employers, and calls on the Commission to support equal access to services, minimum income and freedom from gender-based violence by appropriate legislative proposals in the form of directives;