3 Amendments of Kinga GÖNCZ related to 2012/2301(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Observes that, since the beginning of the crisis, the unemployment rate for women has consistently been higher than that for men, which only adds to the existing challenges women are facing in the labour market, including direct or indirect discrimination, double discrimination of women with disabilities, the existence of the glass ceiling, gender pay-gap, part-time work, precarious working conditions, in- work poverty, high concentration in the informal sector with lower earnings, less social protection and insufficient pensions rightesulting from the afore-mentioned factors; in this respect, asks the Commission to issue a recommendation to the Member States on combating labour market segmentation leading to women's insufficient access to quality employment with decent remuneration;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites Member States to support women's participation in the labour market by measures such as guaranteeing free access to public childcare and care services for dependent persons, increasing resources the required number of childcare facilities with suitable opening hours, safeguarding equal access to public childcare and care services for dependent persons, supporting initiatives of companies to provide in- house childcare services, fostering flexible working hours for mothers through the development of telework, promoting paternity leave, increasing resources for education, and professional qualification programmes;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Draws the Member States' attention to the need for income-enhancing measures, including the development of minimum income schemes and social assistance programmes for persons having difficulty in meeting their basic needs, in particular persons with children or care responsibilities, and especially single parents.