Activities of Evelyn REGNER related to 2017/2226(INI)
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Amendments (12)
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Emphasises that European economic governance needs to be refocused from the narrow objective of GDP growth towards wellbeing and convergence with high minimum standards for gender equality; considers that the new well-being-oriented economic policymaking should be based on a ‘magic polygon’ consisting of fairly distributed material well-being, quality of life, financial stability, price stability, full employment and decent jobs, ecological sustainability, stable public sector activity and balanced external economic relations;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes that debates on a smart allocation of public spending and policy priorities in the EU budget are taking place regularly, and that such a critical assessment is indispensable for improving the quality of Member States’ public budgets in the medium and long term and to prevent linear budget cuts that could particularly affect women, among others;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Takes the view that improving the structure and quality of public budgets is a key lever to ensure compliance with EU fiscal rules and to allow for the financing of indispensable expenditure, for example in relation to social security systems, which are of particular importance for women, the building of buffers for unforeseen needs and, lastly, the financing of non-essential spending;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Points out the need for an in-depth analysis and more comprehensive assessment of social indicators within the framework of the European Semester; calls on the Commission to add further social indicators, which should be placed on an equal footing with economic indicators;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Remains concerned about the lack of gender perspective and indicators within the framework of the European Semester and calls for greater inclusion of the gender mainstreaming perspective in the formulation of country-specific recommendations, convergence programmes and national reform programmes; stresses the need to monitor social and gender progress and the impact of reforms overtime; requests, therefore, the use of gender-segregated data, the calculation of new indicators and the inclusion of new information encompassing each of the Europe 2020 Strategy’s five headline targets, including R&D and energy targets, in order to monitor progress and bring to light gender differences;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Calls for an increase in minimum wages, greater wage transparency and for pay audits to be undertaken at company level in order to achieve equal pay for the same work in all sectors and professions; calls on the Member States, moreover, to stop their blockage of the Women on Boards directive; underlines, furthermore, the importance of working towards achieving an effective work-life balance framework for all men and women to be able to reconcile their private and professional lives;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Stresses the need to prioritise action to tackle unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, which affect women above all, and to give priority to sustainable employment and quality jobs, investment, and quality public services which ensure social inclusion, especially in the areas of education, health, childcare, care of dependent persons, public transport and social services;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7 e. Calls for the second principle of the Pillar of Social Rights, namely that equality of treatment and opportunities between women and men must be ensured and fostered in all areas, including regarding participation in the labour market, terms and conditions of employment and career progression, and that women and men have the right to equal pay for work of equal value, to be fully integrated into the European Semester;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Is concerned that disparities remain considerable and labour market segregation remains high throughout the European Union, which is contributing to gender differences, including substantial gaps in pay, pensions and wealth, unequal decision-making processes and shorter careers for women; stresses that even though the employment rate of women has reached a record high, it is still 11 % below that of men; emphasises that the employment gap is especially high for mothers and women with caring responsibilities;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Is concerned at the extent to which women are affected by austerity policies; underlines, in this regard, the fact that women have been more severely affected in the long term, through public spending cuts, redistributions in work-life balance policies and cutbacks in social security systems;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16 c. Highlights the fact that gender discrimination is still great, as evidenced by the gender pay gap and the gap in the employment rate between men and woman, with the average gross hourly earnings of male employees about 16 % higher than those of female employees; stresses that these gaps are due to the underrepresentation of women in well- paid sectors, discrimination in the labour market and the high rate of women in part-time work; urges that further progress is needed to narrow these gaps; calls on the Commission, in this context, to introduce a gender equality pillar and an overarching gender equality objective into the Europe 2020 strategy; encourages the Member States to strengthen efforts to eradicate the gender pay gap and to take more active measures to strengthen women’s participation in the labour market;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Invites the Commissioners responsible to discuss the gender aspects of the Annual Growth Survey with the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality each year;