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5 Amendments of Milan ZVER related to 2019/2169(INI)

Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the EU institutions must evaluate existing programmes before drafting new EU legislation so that measures that do not work are not re- launchedCalls on the European Commission to evaluate existing programmes and data in the field of education, culture and media in order to be able to adopt a new Action Plan for Equality in due time, having a clear strategy on how to address persisting gender inequality in the cultural and creative sectors, in media, education and sports by implementing, among others, the measures proposed in the new strategy "A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025" from 5 March 2020;
2020/04/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that anti-discrimination 2. legislation for equal opportunities between men and women must be implemented using a practical approach that does not pit women against men; Notes with concern the persisting gender pay gap in the cultural and creative sectors, calls for increasing transparency of anonymous remuneration data to identify salary gaps, invites the Commission to assess whether equality of pay and transparency of pay scales could become conditions of funding from Creative Europe, asks the Commission to publish information of successful female- led projects funded under Creative Europe scheme; notes that a recent report by UNESCO, Gender Equality: Heritage and Creativity1a calls for strengthening the evidence base “through regular and systematic collection and dissemination by national statistical offices of sex- disaggregated data in all areas of the cultural sector; _________________ 1a http://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/doc uments/gender-equality-heritage-and- creativity-2014-en_1.pdf
2020/04/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the importance of local and regional authorities in promoting equal opportunities for men and women should be emphasisedCalls on Member States, in cooperation with their gender equality bodies, to work closely with sports organisations to pay particular attention to the gender dimension by encouraging female participation in sports from the earliest age, as well as in its governance structures;
2020/04/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Encourages the Commission and Member States to ensure the creation of mechanisms throughout the education system to facilitate the promotion, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of gender equality in educational institutions;
2020/04/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Highlights the fact that although women in the field of media at graduate level constitute a substantial workforce, they are underrepresented in management and top-level positions; considers that both public and private media services have a responsibility to ensure equality between women and men and prevent any discrimination; calls on the Member States to develop policy incentives to reduce barriers to women’s access to management posts and leadership in media organisations; Notes that female participation on an equal level with men in reporting content and serving information sources is crucial not only for reasons of representation, but also for reasons of equal opportunities and the full recognition of their expertise and knowledge;
2020/04/14
Committee: CULT