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29 Amendments of Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA related to 2018/2684(RSP)

Amendment 12 #

Recital A
A. whereas backlash can be defined as resistance to progressive social change, regression on acquired rights or seeking to maintain gender inequalities; whereas this resistance can be both formal and informal and can involve passive or active strategies to counter further progress;deleted
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
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;
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
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;
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
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;
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
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;
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 36 #

Recital D
D. whereas the present decade has witnessed a visible drive against gender equality and the women’s rights agenda across continents, including in the EU;deleted
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
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;
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 42 #

Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas the duration of maternity leave is one element of the promotion of women's rights;
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
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;
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 44 #

Recital D d (new)
D d. Deplores the fact that work on the Maternity Leave Directive has been suspended;
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 45 #

Recital E
E. whereas the main targets of this backlash appear to be common across countries and include the key areas of the institutional and policy framework for gender equality, such as gender mainstreaming, social and labour protection, education, sexual and reproductive health and rights, preventing and combating violence against women, and working space for women’s organisations;deleted
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 61 #

Recital G
G. whereas in the first half of 2018, several countries in the EU witnessed backlash against the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention);deleted
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
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;
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 68 #

Recital H
H. whereas in 2017, the Council of Europe warned that women’s sexual and reproductive rights were under threat as several members sought to restrict legislation on access to abortion and contraception; whereas in a similar vein, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) issued a joint statement in August 2018 emphasising that access to safe and legal abortion, as well as to related services and information, were essential aspects of women’s reproductive health, while urging countries to stop regressing on the sexual and reproductive rights of women and girls;deleted
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
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;
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
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;
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
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;
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 92 #

Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the nature, intensity and effects of the backlash have varied among countries and regions, which has in some cases remained at the level of rhetoric, while in others it has been concretised into measures and initiatives as part of a strategic approach;deleted
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
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;
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 132 #

Paragraph 6
6. Considers it striking that the backlash is built on a convention that targets violence against women, a policy area on which there is a strong consensus; is therefore worried that the rejection of the norm of zero tolerance of violence against women indicates that the very essence of the principles of human rights, equality and dignity is being questioned; calls on the Council to conclude the accession and full implementation of the Istanbul Convention by the EU and to advocate its ratification by the Member States;deleted
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
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;
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
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;
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
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;
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
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;
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
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;
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 180 #

Paragraph 12
12. Expresses concern that the opponents of reproductive rights and autonomy have had a significant influence on national law and policy, seeking to impose further restrictions on women’s health and reproductive rights;deleted
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
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;
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
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';
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 190 #

Paragraph 13
13. Recommends that Member States ensure that comprehensive sexuality education is provided to all young people;deleted
2018/10/09
Committee: FEMM