4 Amendments of Tanja FAJON related to 2012/2255(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reaffirms the need to mainstream women’s rights and gender equality throughout the enlargement process; notes with concern that women remain under- represented in the labour market as well as in economic and political decision- making; stresses that the introduction and the implementation of gender quota in political decision-making should be supplemented with effective legal sanctions;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers the empowerment of women, through promoting, protecting and strengthening their rights, improving their social and economic situation, increasing their presence on the labour market, ensuring fair representation of women in political and economic decision-making processes and encouraging women’s entrepreneurship, as key to strengthening and consolidating democracy in the Balkan countries; calls on the governments to introduce measures in order to reduce the gender pay gap and, consequently, the gender pension gap;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for women in the Western Balkans to take a prominent role in society through their active participation and representation in political, economic and social life at all levels; points out that supporting policies of equal opportunities is important for the economic and social development of the Balkan accession countries;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes with concern that Roma women suffer from double discrimination on the grounds of gender and ethnicity; calls on governments to adopt comprehensive anti-discrimination frameworks that would enable Roma women to secure their rights;