39 Amendments of Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA related to 2019/2169(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
— having regard to its Resolution of 10 December 2013 on sexual and reproductive health and rights1a, 1a P7_TA(2013)0548
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25
Citation 25
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)
Citation 29 a (new)
— having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee of 7 May 2020 titled 'Demographic challenges in the EU in light of economic and development inequalities',
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the development of equality policies should be based on access to equal opportunities for women and men while supporting women in reconciling their work and family lives;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas actions to promote equality between women and men must take account of the differences between women and men, and equality itself consists in access to equal opportunities;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Expresses its concern at the widespread prevalence of GBVviolence in all its forms and the lack of full access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR);
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas structures and stereotypes throughout the world perpetuate inequality, and whereas overcoming these structures and stereotypes will advance gender equality; whereas a strong women’s rights movement is needed to uphold democratic values, fundamental rights andharmful stereotypes perpetuate inequality between women and men; whereas a democratic society should uphold human rights, including women’'s rights in particular, and whereas threats to women’s rights also represent threats to democracy, and enable both women and men to pursue their professional and family ambitions;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU has adopted important legislation and provided key impulses to achieving gender equality; whereas, however, these efforts have slowed down in recent years, while movements opposingin favour of gender equality policies and women’'s rights have flourished; whereas these movements are attemp, in spite of these laws, many harmful phenomena and violations of women's rights contingue to influence national and European policiesoccur, such as violence, forced marriages, honour killings, genital mutilation, etc.;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas violence against women in all its forms is a violation of human rights and one of the biggest obstacles to achieving gender equality between women and men; whereas a life free from violence is a prerequisite for equality; whereas disinformation campaigns on gender equality also focus on the issue of violence against women, as has been seen in relation to the Istanbul Convention;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for an EU-wide action plan to prevent and combat all forms of GBVviolence against both women and men; to this end calls for the appointment of a coordinator to implement this action plan; stresses the need for an EU strategy to tackle female genital mutilation, forced abortion and sterilisation, child, early and forced marriage and so-called honour-related violence and to provide help to the victims of such crimes;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensure the continuity of the work of the EU Anti- Trafficking Coordinator by providing a mandate that allows the development of new initiatives; welcomes the new anti- trafficking strategy to be proposed by the Commission; stresses the need to combat impunity for those who profit from trafficking; calls for a revision of Directive 2011/36/ EU so that the use of services provided by victims of trafficking can be criminalised;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas each Member State has the right to take a sovereign decision on the ratification of the Istanbul Convention;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to support action to reduce the gender pay gap, which is a form of gender discrimination;
Amendment 80 #
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas traditional gender roles and stereotypes still influence the division of labour at home, in education, at the workplace and in society; whereas unpaid care work, mostly carried out by women, contributes to the gender pay and pension gap; whereas work-life balance measures, such as the Work-life Balance Directive, are important first steps, but need to be complemented by further measures in order to involve more men in unpaid work and to foster the equal earner – equal carer modelpromote a more equal division of duties in terms of taking on paid employment and caring;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas note should be taken of the scale and social importance of unpaid work in the home and care for children, the elderly and sick family members, which is mainly carried out by women;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas unpaid work is an important element of economic efficiency, and the traditional approach does not take unpaid work, such as childcare and elderly care, into account when paying social benefits;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, in order to promote work-life balance, a well-thought-out system of care-related leave with high- quality, easily accessible and affordable care facilities should be provided and expenditure on these facilities should be considered part of infrastructure investments; whereas these services are a precondition for women's participation in the labour market, in leading positions in science and research, and can contribute to ending the demographic crisis in Europe;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas women feel the impact of climate change is experienced differently by women, asecause they are more vulnerable and, faceor a variety of reasons, are exposed to higher risks and burdens for various reasons; whereas gender equality and the inclusion of women in decision- making is a prerequisite forwould contribute to achieving sustainable development and the efficient management of climate challenges; whereas all climate action must include a gender- and an intersectional, above all, adaptation and capacity-building plans should incorporate a gender perspective;
Amendment 125 #
I. whereas access to comprehensive and age-appropriate information, and to sex and relationship education, as well as access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, are essential to achieving gender equalitypolicy-making in the area of sexual education and access to health care in the field of sexual and reproductive health, in accordance with Article 168 TFEU, are Member State competences, although the EU can contribute to the promotion of best practices among the Member States;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. Stresses that gender mainstreaming can be useful with regard to budget management and implementation if it helps to address the real problems that women face in Europe;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the adoption of the Commission communication entitled ‘A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025’, delivered on time within the first 100 days of the new Commission, as a strong sign for political engagement with European gender equality policies and as a decisive, clear and ambitious policy framework to counter attacks on women’s rights and gender equality; underlines the importance of the chosen dual approach, consisting of targeted measures and the consistent application of gender mainstreaming and intersectionality as cross-cutting principles, and welcomes the strong link between the areas of work and the elimination of stereotypes, gender biases and discrimination;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the Commission communication of 5 March 2020 entitled ‘ A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025’ (COM(2020)0152) must be interpreted with due regard for national competences and the specific circumstances of each Member State,
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. SupportWelcomes the Commission’s plan to continue pushing for the EU-wide ratification of the Istanbul Convention; underlines, in this context, the need for specific measures to address the existinguncil's decision to ratify the Istanbul Convention in areas of EU competence; notes that, diesparities between Member States; draws attention, however, to the fact that several attempts to cite the existence of legislationv ince reluctant Member States have already failed; warmly welcomes, therefore, the Commission’s intention to propose measures in 2021 to achieve the objectives of the Istanbul Convention if the EU’s accession remains blocked; calls for preparatory actions for the launch of additional legally binding measures to eliminate violence against women; very much welcomes the planned extension of definitions of areas of particularly serious crime under Article 83(1) of the TFEU, but calls for the inclusion of all forms of gender-based violence, in order to take a proactive approach and lay the groundwork for an EU directive on this issue the EU and its Member States prohibiting gender violence and introducing criminal sanctions, the problem is far from being eliminated; notes, therefore, that the problem of violence cannot be solved by further legislation, but through better implementation, the willingness of the relevant authorities to cooperate and education in a spirit of mutual respect;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the plan to table an additional recommendation on the prevention of harmful practices, and to launch an EU network on the prevention of both gender-based and domestic violence; requests that the definitions and goals of the Istanbul Convention be applied and that women’s rights and civil society organisations be involved on a continuous basis;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers it a priority to take action to support the family, including in terms of providing adequate and affordable childcare facilities, which will make a positive contribution to women's participation in the labour market and their retirement prospects;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. WCautiously welcomes the Commission’s commitment to table binding measures on pay transparency by the end of 2020; points out, however, that the issue of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value across different occupational sectors still needs to be addressedwhile this problem remains significant and also contributes to the pensions gap, measures taken in this regard must take into account the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and should not impose unnecessary burdens on employers, particularly in the SME sector; strongly recommends the inclusion of the principle of equal pay for work of equal value between women and men, which could be defined as follows: ‘Work shall be deemed of equal value if, based on a comparison of two groups of workers which have not been formed in an arbitrary manner, the work performed is comparable, taking into account factors such as the working conditions, the degree of responsibility conferred on the workers, and the physical or mental requirements of the work’; points out that gender-neutral job evaluation tools and classification criteria need to be developed for this purpose;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Commission to campaignreate incentives for more women in economic decision-making positions by highlighting the economic and societal advantages thereof, and sharing best practices, in order to break the deadlock on the Women on Boards directive;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recognises the efforts and contribution of women to families and households, which are an important element of social stability and the transmission of culture; calls for action to overcome negative stereotypes about women who work in the home and increase their social and economic recognition;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates the importance of gender mainstreaming as a systematic approach to achieving gender equality; wWelcomes, therefore, the Commission’s newly established task force on equality; underlines the importance of transparency and the involvement of various women’s rights and civil society organisations; urges the Commission to incorporate provisions making the consideration of inputs from the task force compulsory for Directorates-General;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges that gender mainstreaming be incorporated into EU environmental and climate policies, such as the Green Deal, that financial and institutional support, gender expertise and strong environmental policy measures be assured in order to encourage the equal participation of women in decision-making bodies and national- and local-level climate policy be guaranteed, and that recognition and support be given to women and girls as agents for change;
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates the need for a regular exchange between Member States and the Commission on gender aspects in health, including guidelines for comprehensive sex and relationship education, gender- sensitive responses to epidemics and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR); calls on the Commission to include SRHR in its next EU Health Strategy, and to support Member States in providing high-quality and low-threshold access to healthcare services;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Demands support for women’s rights defenders and women’s rights organisations in the EU and worldwide; calls for continuous monitoring of the state of play in relation to women’s rights and disinformationin terms onf gender equality policies in all Member States and for an alarm system to highlight regression; calls on the Commission to support studies analysing the impact of attacks and disinformation campaigns on women’s rights and gender equality, and calls on the Commission to analyse their root causes, developing fact checks and counter-narratives;
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls, pursuant to Article 8 TFEU, which states that 'In all its activities, the Union shall aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women', for coherence between and the mutual reinforcement of the EU’s internal and external policies on the principles of gender mainstreaming and gender equality, countering gender stereotypes and norms, as well asequal rights and countering harmful practices and discriminatory laws, through external relations;