27 Amendments of Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA related to 2016/2017(INI)
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas only 11 % of mothers in Europe want to be in full-time employment and 63 % of women would like to have the option of more flexible working hours so that they can tailor them to their family responsibilities (Survey of Mothers in Europe 2011 results, Mouvement Mondial des Meres – Europe);
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas women in Europe are putting off the decision to have their first child for longer and longer, with the current average being roughly 30; whereas one reason is that it is very difficult to reconcile family and working life;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the struggle to reconcile family and working life is particularly difficult for single parents, the majority of whom are women; whereas in the 27 EU Member States no less than 34 % of single mothers are at risk of poverty, and children from those families are at a disproportionately greater risk of intergenerational transmission of poverty;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the decision by a woman to become a mother deserves greater recognition from society, and devoting oneself to family and motherhood should never be treated as a waste of time for society or for a woman’s personal development;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the harmful repercussions of the feminisation of poverty have the greatest impact on children raised by single mothers who are experiencing serious difficulties in reconciling the role of sole provider with their parenting responsibilities;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that reconciliation of professional, private and family life needs to be guaranteed as a fundamental right for all peoplethe introduction of a regulatory framework that will allow the reconciliation of professional, private and family life should be a basic aim for a fair social system, as it is one of the best means of helping Member States to find a way out of the demographic crisis;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that, in order to be effective, work-life balance measures need to take account of the differences between men and women and the different roles they play in society; stresses that legitimate career aspirations should never be regarded by employers as taking precedence over family plans;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the EU is facing unprecedented demographic challenges – an ageing population, low birth rates, changing family structures and migration; is concerned that austerity measures have had a negative impact on the sustainability of public finances needed for work-life balance policies and services that foster demographic renewal; points out that, although costly in the short term, investing in family-friendly policies may be the only effective way of ensuring the stability of social security systems for future generations;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s approach to work-life balance policies as key in addressing socio-economic challenges; calls on the European Social Partners to come forward with an agreement on a comprehensive package of legislative and non-legislative measures regarding the reconciliation of professional, private and family life; calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal for such a package in the context of the announced European pillar of social rights should it not be possible for an agreement between the social partners to be reached; stresses the need for full and proper account to be taken of the subsidiarity principle and of Member States' competences during the work on the package;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to put in place policies that acknowledgeStresses that the measures put forward should take account of the increasing diversity of family relationships and parenting arrangements, in particular to guarantee that a child is not discriminated against because of its parents’ marital status or family constitution;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes the view that the measures put forward with a view to securing a better work-life balance should include the introduction of family-friendly working conditions, such as flexible working hours and teleworking opportunities;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of incorporating a lifecycle approach in work- life balance policies and corporate strategies in order to ensure that everyone is supported at different times throughout their life and can actively participate in the labour market and in society as a whole; points out that all families are different and no one work-life balance model can satisfactorily cater for all family situations; calls, accordingly, for an appropriate degree of flexibility to be built in to the measures put forward; stresses that employers should bear primary responsibility for assessing the life situation of their employees, as that situation varies from one employee to the next;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need for there to be a range of childcare models so that parents can choose freely and mothers and fathers who prefer to care for their children themselves rather than opting for outside care are not discriminated against;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Women and men as equal earners and equal carersrk-life balance for women and men
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to address inequalities in paid and unpaid worktreat womens’ decision to devote themselves to motherhood as an entirely valid choice and to promote an equalthe sharing of parental responsibilities and costs for children and care for dependants between women, men and society as a wholebetween women and men;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that if a balance between working and family life is to be maintained, fathers need to be involved in childcare, and that this should be promoted but not imposed;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Strongly rRegrets that the Commission withdrew the revision of the Maternity Leave Directive and calls as a matter of urgency for it to return with an ambitious proposal; calls on the Commission andother proposal in keeping with the minimum length of maternity leave laid down by the International Labour Organisation; calls on the Member States to ensure that women are paid, for the duration of maternity leave, an amount established under national law that makes it possible for them to carry out their parental duties; stresses that maternity leave must be accompanied by effective measures protecting the rights of pregnant and new mothers, reflecting the recommendations of the World Health Organisation21; __________________ 21 http://www.who.int/topics/breastfeeding/en /
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that improved coordination and coherence of and access to different types of leave in Member States increases employment participation and overall efficiencyjob satisfaction;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that promoting the individualisationrole of fathe right to leave as well as the role of fathersrs in bringing up children is essential to achieving gender-balanceda better reconciliation of work and private life;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the need to recognise the work done by people who devote their time and skills to caring for elderly and dependent persons;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Member States to invest in and ensure the availability of and universal access to affordable and high- quality early childhood education and care, elderly and dependant care by, for example, increasing public expenditure on care services and incentivising employer contributions to care costs, including by making better use of EU funds, and calls for the MFF revision to be used to invest in social infrastructure;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that gender segregation, pay and pension gaps, gender stereotypes and high levels of stress in managing professional and private life are reflected in women`s high physical inactivity rate and have a huge impact on theirwomen's physical and mental health23; __________________ 23 European Parliament Directorate- General for Internal Policies of the Union study of March 2016 entitled ‘Differences in Men’s and Women’s Work, Care and Leisure Time’.