29 Amendments of Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA related to 2018/2684(RSP)
Amendment 12 #
Recital A
Amendment 21 #
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas disparities remain in access to equal opportunities and rights between women and men in the European Union;
Amendment 23 #
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas the development of equality policies should be based on access to equal opportunities for women and men, while at the same time supporting women in reconciling their work and family lives;
Amendment 26 #
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas equality between men and women is a fundamental value of the EU; whereas the right to equal treatment and non-discrimination is a fundamental right enshrined in the Treaties which should be applied in legislation, practice, case-law and everyday life;
Amendment 33 #
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas action to promote equality between women and men must take into account the differences between women and men, and equality itself is about access to equal opportunities;
Amendment 36 #
Recital D
Amendment 41 #
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas investment in pro-family policies can be an effective, long-term way to build social capital and can also provide real support for women who want to reconcile their work and family lives;
Amendment 42 #
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas the duration of maternity leave is one element of the promotion of women's rights;
Amendment 43 #
Recital D c (new)
D c. Regrets that in some Member States the length of maternity leave is determined by the economic sphere, without taking into account social and health factors that affect both women and children;
Amendment 44 #
Recital D d (new)
D d. Deplores the fact that work on the Maternity Leave Directive has been suspended;
Amendment 45 #
Recital E
Amendment 61 #
Recital G
Amendment 66 #
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the Commission is working towards the EU's accession to the Istanbul Convention, thus disregarding the lack of consensus among Member States on this issue;
Amendment 68 #
Recital H
Amendment 74 #
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas it is the competence of the EU Member States to legislate, formulate and implement reproductive and sexual health policies and associated rights;
Amendment 77 #
Recital I
I. whereas sexuality and gender equality education is not provided ieducation policy, including as regards sexuality and equality between women many Member States and is falling short of international requirements, including the World Health Organisation Standards for Sexuality Educationd men, remains a competence of the Member States;
Amendment 85 #
Recital I a (new)
I a. Deplores the sex education standards developed by the World Health Organisation, which promote permissive sex education leading to the sexualisation of children and young people;
Amendment 92 #
Paragraph 2
Amendment 118 #
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that preventing and combating violence against women is more important than ever, as in addition to persistent problems in state responses, new forms of violence have spread, such as sexist hate speech, misogyny and online violence;
Amendment 132 #
Paragraph 6
Amendment 138 #
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Feels that the EU's accession to the Istanbul Convention is pointless as all EU Member States prohibit violence against women; calls on the Commission to support the Member States in preventing and combating all forms of violence against women and girls;
Amendment 157 #
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that their mechanisms for the distribution, monitoring and evaluation of funding are gender sensitive and responsive to the problems that specific organisations face at the time of backlashrelated to gender equality;
Amendment 169 #
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Acknowledges women's efforts and contributions to the family and households, which are an important element of social stability and the passing on of culture; calls for action to overcome the negative stereotypes regarding women who work in the home and to increase their social and economic recognition;
Amendment 173 #
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to end and reverse austerity measures and cutbacks that apply to gender equality programming, public services and, in particular, the provision of sexual and reproductive healthcareprogramming for gender equality and public services;
Amendment 178 #
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls for real action to be taken to close the gender pay gap, which has a negative impact on women's social and economic position;
Amendment 180 #
Paragraph 12
Amendment 187 #
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses the need to fully respect the principle of subsidiarity and the competence of Member States to legislate in the field of reproductive and sexual rights;
Amendment 189 #
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Calls on the Commission to comply with Article 168(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which states that 'Union action shall respect the responsibilities of the Member States for the definition of their health policy and for the organisation and delivery of health services and medical care';
Amendment 190 #
Paragraph 13