24 Amendments of Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA related to 2011/2049(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the European Pact for Equality between women and men for the period 2011-2020,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
– having regard to the European Commission Strategy for equality between women and men, 2010-2015,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the predominant two-parent model is becoming less frequent,owing to socio-cultural changes which have been accompanied by access to the job market and greater financial independence for women, the two-parent family model and the notion of motherhood only after marriage have become eroded and single mothers are becoming increasingly significant as a group in all advanced and industrialised countries,; whether as a result of divorce, separation or never having bereas an increasing number of women married, and whereas there is therefore a need to respond to this new reality by adapting policiese freely opting for motherhood while remaining unattached,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the living conditions of certain categories of single mother nevertheless make them vulnerable, something which might have consequences for their offspring,
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas, under the legislation of the Member States, the establishment of same-sex couples is now permissible and single fathers may find themselves in a vulnerable situation with unfavourable consequences for their offspring.
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas in many societies the choice to become an unmarried mother is not discredited or stigmatised as in societies dominated for various reasons by patriarchal models,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas single mothers often interrupt their education and professional skills, because of the limited time and resources, spent for bringing up their children, they further face the risks of social exclusion and poverty,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas at European level the responsible authorities are introducing measures and programmes to assist these categories,
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas single mothersa larger percentage of women than men are likely to face a greater risk of financial insecurity and poverty than single fathers, mainly because of their labour market conditions, including a higher unemployment rate, lower wages and part-time or lower-quality jobs, a situation which affects single mothers without income more acutely,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas career pressuraccess to the labour market and career opportunities are the highest between the ages of 25 and 40, when children are still young and require more care and time from their parents; whereas school and working hours are often incompatible, which is often the biggest obstacle and constraint in combining family and professional life,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the expectation of all women, including single mothers, should be access to the labour market as the only means of escaping vulnerability and poverty. The public authorities should accordingly make every effort to achieve this,
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. EncourageSupports the work of all organisations and informal networks working for single mothers, especially in countries where there is little or no specific support for single-parents families; calls on the Member State authorities to include aid programmes for those affected;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages associations working in support of single mothers to provide training courses aimed at facilitating employment for single mothers and to help raise their self-esteemthe national authorities to include specific training programmes for single mothers facilitating their access to the labour market and to collaborate with associations seeking to achieve this objective;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. ECalls on the Member States and their administrations to encourages the development of parental training courses to prepare and teach young single mothers the best ways of dealing with the difficult job of raising a child as a single parent while providing the child with a balanced life rhythmparents without incomes, enabling them to enabling them to deal more effectively with the job of raising a child;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the need to facilitate access to training for single mothers who are unmarried, widowed or separated, especially young mothers, who often stop their education when pregnant; this would enable them to obtain qualifications and maximise their chances of getting high- quality work and gaining financial independence this being the only guarantee of escaping poverty;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Invites the European Commission, while developing the framework of such programs like Progress and Equal for the next MFF, to consider awareness rising programs for better participation of certain economically fragile social groups as the single mothers and to encourage their involvement,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to encourage the development of childcare facilities such as kindergartens, insists on member states to renew their commitments to the Barcelona targets and to facilitate significantly access to training and the search for employment for single mothers;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Asks the Member States and the competent authorities to guarantee equal treatment and to maintain a high quality of life for all children regardless of the marital status of their parents, by providing universal allowances in order to not pass poverty on to the child; means of aid programmes and access to protected accommodation;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Invites the European Institute for gender equality to analyse in depth the differences in the European welfare regimes and to encourage member states to exchange best practises in order to improve them;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the fact that priority should be given to work-life balance by introducing more family-friendly working conditions Underlines the fact that priority should be given to work-life balance by introducing more family-friendly working conditions such as flexible working hours and teleworking and by developing child facilities, nurseries etc. for various types of families such as flexible working hours and teleworking and by developing child facilities, nurseries etc.;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that in order to facilitate work- life balance for single mothers, greater involvement of and fathers, is necessary; notes in this regard that shared custody is almost non-existent in some Member Statet would be desirable to introduce more flexible working conditions and provide high-quality nurseries as well as ensuring greater involvement of both parents;