Activities of Julie GIRLING related to 2014/2245(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Investment for jobs and growth: promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU (A8-0173/2015 - Tamás Deutsch)
Urban dimension of EU policies - Investment for jobs and growth: promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU (debate)
Amendments (2)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets the fact that Member States have not done more to address the gender pay gap; is concerned that women in the EU earn on average 16 % less than men doing work of equal value; notes that according to the European Value Added Assessment, a 1% decrease in the gender pay gap would bring about an increase of 0.1% in economic growth;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that women are more likely to be engaged in part-time work, which results in in-work poverty and a gender pension disparity; is concerned about the variation in part-time work figures among the Member States; calls on the Commission to produce an updated, in-depth analysis of the different types of employment, including comparisons within and between Member States with particular reference to part-time work;