8 Amendments of Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA related to 2013/2156(INI)
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. Whereas cultural tradition, work organisation and daily practices are still of course the reasons why responsibility for care is largely a female issue; whereas European women aged between 25 and 45 devote 162 minutes more than men to domestic work and whereas this social contribution of unpaid domestic work is still not measured for the purposes of GDP;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas this contribution has been essential for maintaining the welfare state and the European social model;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that flexible working hours should be the worker’s decision, and should not be imposed or enforced by the employer, and supports the model of weekly working hours and teleworking over daily working hours in order to encourage self-managed flexibility; rejects situations of flexibility and contractual uncertainty that do not provide for family formation and stability;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises the need for public spending to include gender mainstreaming as a horizontal guideline, supporting policies to promote a non- sexist distribution of care responsibilities as a fundamental to eliminating labour discrimination and promoting real equality of opportunity;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to increase their child support budgets in order to expand the public network of day care, nurseries and public services providing extracurricular activities for children and day care and residential homes for the elderly, who are cared for almost entirely by women in the private sphere;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges the Member States to recognise the value of unpaid housework for the wellbeing and cohesion of families and to include it in national accounting as an instrument with which to increase public awareness of the social value of such work;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that the inclusion of women in economic decision-making processes is not only a matter of justice but also essential to improving entrepreneurial competitiveness and that it should therefore be made a strategic goal in all policies to support productive activity. Inequality in this sphere amounts to a poor management of talent incompatible with the 2020 development model, which has knowledge as one of its key components;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emphasises that the elimination of gender stereotypes is a key element in combating violence against women and requires firm commitment in the family sphere, the educational system, social communication, publicity and everyday language; this response calls for a comprehensive strategy involving public authorities, private organisations, social agents and an individual commitment fomented by institutions, action plans and behaviour matching these values;