Activities of Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS related to 2011/2295(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Equality between women and men in the European Union - 2011 - Women in political decision-making (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on women in political decision-making – quality and equality PDF (205 KB) DOC (111 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas women's access to electoral campaign funding is oftenmay be gender-biased in some Member States;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to launch a pledge whereby political parties at European and national level will take measures to achieve parity in their internal decision making, in their nominations for elected office and in party electoral lists, paying attention, where applicable, to the position of women candidate; women candidates need to be encouraged to stand for positions on these lists;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the role of political parties as key factors in the promotion of parity; calls in consequence for the Member States to require national parties, where appropriate, to set quotas and apply rank-ordering rules to to encourage electoral candidate lists for national and EU elections, to include women and to define and enforce appropriate sanctions for non-compliance;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission's intention of encouraging participation of women in the next European Parliament elections through the financial programmes ‘Fundamental Rights and Citizenship’ and ‘Europe for Citizens’; calls for the Commission to ensure in itsMember States to have relevant annual work programmes that funding is available in 2013 andare easily accessible by national parties and civil society organisations for their initiatives to increase women's participation in decision making;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to encourage and fund actions related to promoting parity in decision-making positions and political activities when programming the next funding period, 2014-2020, for the abovementioned programmes or their successors, as well as when planning actions for the planned European Year of Citizens 2013;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Council to enhance gender parity, if necessary by using quotas, when recruiting high-level officials; calls on the national governments to nominate both women and men to high-level positions at EU level;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to promote positive action measures, including binding legislative measures,measures with a view to ensuring parity in all governing bodies and public appointments and to develop tools for gender monitoring of nominations and elections;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to implement positive action measures when a gender is under- represented;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to implement positive action measurestake action when a gender is under- represented;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase measures supporting women's organisations, includingfor example by providing them with adequate funding and creating platforms for cooperation and gender campaigning in elections;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Member States, the Council and the Commission, by strengthening the role and resources of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and by facilitating cooperation with women's non- governmental organisations, to promote and exchange good practices that contribute to achieving gender balance in decision-making positions;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that adequate financial and technical assistance is provided for programmes focusing on enhancing women's participation in electoral processes through training, civic education and media mobilisation;