18 Amendments of Silvia COSTA related to 2010/2041(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there is no definition for historically settled and newly established minorities, but differences are reported between them as well as differences among different groups of minorities; whereas the principles of equal opportunities and equal treatment based on mutual respect, understanding and acceptance should be a cornerstone of the EU’s integration policies for all its inhabitants regardless of their background,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas a targeted approach to integrating women belonging to ethnic minorities is needed to avoid multiple discrimination, stereotyping, stigmatisation and ethnic segregation,
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5g. Stresses the need for specific measures to encourage structured training initiatives regarding gender outlook within the principal advertising agencies, thereby mainstreaming gender into media education in such a way as to promote advertising campaigns which respect the dignity and plurality of female roles and the female identity;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 h (new)
Paragraph 5 h (new)
5h. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote awareness of gender outlook among organisations and authorities responsible for evaluating the social impact of advertising and, where such bodies do not exist, to encourage the creation thereof;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 i (new)
Paragraph 5 i (new)
5i. Urges the Commission and Member States to consolidate the role and encourage the consultation of user and/or consumer organisations responsible for evaluating the impact of advertising on gender outlook and elsewhere;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 j (new)
Paragraph 5 j (new)
5j. Stresses the need to promote gender- related media education and media literacy in schools, so as to raise awareness among young people regarding sexist stereotypes;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 k (new)
Paragraph 5 k (new)
5k. Urges the Commission to promote comparative research and documentation among the Member States concerning the image of women being projected by advertising and marketing content;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 l (new)
Paragraph 5 l (new)
5l. Urges the Commission to introduce an annual quality award for advertisements which most effectively promote respect for the dignity, role and image of women in the portrayal thereof;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas there is a wide range of instruments and policies available which are suitable for the integration of women belonging to ethnic minority groups, but there is an implementation gap at the national level and a lack of coordination at the European level,
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt measures that aim to avoid the de-skilling of women belonging to ethnic minorities by ensuring equal job opportunities according to their skills and qualifications; encourages in this regard to implement policies for migrant women ensuring prompt and clear procedures for recognition of diplomas, access to further education and diverse vocational course and free language courses;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the importance of role models in integration and supports the exchange of good practice; uencourages policy-makers at local, regional, national and European level to consult ethnic minority and migrant women’s organizations on policies and measures geared towards the social integration of ethnic minority and migrant women. Urges the Commission and the Member States to propose measures to promote the existence of intersocio-cultural mediators within the EU;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to consider widening EU funding opportunities from the European Social Fund and the European Integration Fund and giving them a more strategic focus in order to play a role in the integration and reintegration of women from ethnic minority groups in the labour market, in particular in times of economic crises urges the Commission to develop measures to make EU funding more available to migrant and ethnic minority women’s organizations;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EU and its Member States in collaboration with NGOs to carry out awareness-raising campaigns to combat discriminatory cultural norms and tackle the prevalent sexist stereotypes and social stigmatisation which legitimise and perpetuate violence against women, and to ensure that there is no justification of violence on the grounds of customs, traditions or religious considerations;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that more intersectional research and indicators on the impact of discrimination and social exclusion on women belonging to ethnic minority communities on the territory of the EU is needed in order to inform targeted integration policies; encourages in this regard the Commission, especially DG Research, to fund such research projects;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that women from ethnic minority groups and immigrants, need access to health care information, access to legal information, access to justice, in different languages; stresses the importance of intercultural training for health care providers and legal aid services in partnership with ethnic minority women’s groups;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Insists on the active involvement of the European Institute for Gender Equality in implementing suitableto ensure the implementation of the principle of gender mainstreaming in measures and policies concerning ethnic minority women, consistently applying the principle of gender social integration; to take into account the multiple identities and situations of women, including ethnic mainstreaming and promoting priorities in the area of social integrationority and migrant women, in its activities and to systematically consult and involve ethnic minority women’s organisations in this work;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out to the crucial role of national equality bodies in providing support and assistance to victims of discrimination and, in informing them about their rights and obligations; calls on the Member States to ensure the efficiency and guarantee the independence of national equality bodies as well as to provide them with sufficient financial and human resources for each ground of discrimination as well as multiple discrimination; calls on the National Equality Bodies to develop tools and trainings on multiple discrimination, including on the specific situation of ethnic minority women;