Activities of Beatrix von STORCH related to 2015/2230(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Gender mainstreaming in the work of the European Parliament (A8-0034/2016 - Angelika Mlinar) DE
Gender mainstreaming in the work of the European Parliament (short presentation) DE
Amendments (3)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the external assessment of effective implementation of gender mainstreaming in Parliament activities, commissioned in 2014 by Parliament's Policy Department on Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs and entitled 'Gener Mainstreaming in Committees and Delegations of the European Parliament', produced the following findings: the Committee on Women's Affairs finalised opinions for only 11 of the 23 specialised committees; of 718 suggestions and amendments on various issues, only 210 were fully or partially approved; the highest number of suggestions from the Committee on Women's Affairs was addressed to the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, though it took over only 39.5% of them (not even half the total); and the proportion of suggestions or amendments approved by the other specialised committees was even lower: 28% in the Commitee on Foreign Affairs, 11% in the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, and only 5.5% in the Committee on Budgets;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that, in order to integrate a gender perspective into a policy process, two different aspects should be considered: the content of the policy and gender representation in the administration and in decision making; stresses that the call for equal opportunities for women and men must be translated into a practical approach which does not set women against men or play them off against each other;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Notes that the Parliament- commissioned external assessment entitled 'Gender Mainstraming in Committees and Delegations of the European Parliament' found that the work of the Committee on Women's Affairs in the legislative process within Parliament is largely ineffective because the committee's recommendations are not taken into account by the specialised committees; accordingly invites the Court of Auditors, in keeping with the requirements for transparency and efficient financial management at European level, to subject the gender mainstreaming structures and activities of Parliament in particular, and of the other EU institutions and bodies in general, to a detailed cost-benefit analysis;