12 Amendments of Julie WARD related to 2015/0000(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas austerity measures and un, excessive fiscal consolidation, and imbalanced structural reforms oriented towards deregulation and the lowering of social and environmental standards have caused severe social hardship and a backlash against gender equality;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Commission's economic growth rates forecast for the EU and the Euro area are insufficient for a socially inclusive recovery leading to sustainable and fair long-term growth;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the economic paradigm of austerity has failed, and its misguided prioritisation of fiscal consolidation must be replaced by a programme of significant sustainable investment in the real- economy across Europe;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the economic crisis, and the policies of fiscal consolidation which exacerbated it, have disproportionately affected women, and particularly women from marginalised communities, young women, and women suffering from multiple discrimination;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas labour market and job creation policies must strive for the creation of high quality jobs in line with the ILOs Decent Work Agenda;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas persistent high rates of youth unemployment and social exclusion across the EU in recent years have led to a destruction of human capital, and have affected women and girls disproportionately; whereas these long- term impacts of the economic crisis must be addressed in a gender-sensitive manner;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Expresses concern at the continuing disproportionate political focus on fiscal consolidation in economic reforms and Country Specific Recommendations; Calls on the Commission and Member States to mobilise the political will to set out a new economic paradigm which will allow for sustainable private and public sector investment in order to stimulate sustainable, equitable, and inclusive growth;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes those country-specific recommendations (CSR) intended to advance gender equality, but considers it regrettable that the CSR on the whole have no gender dimension, specifically as regards labour market reforms; calls for specific equality policy guidance to be included in the annual growth survey, and for a gender perspective to be mainstreamed into the formulation of CSRs;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to formulate and implement CSRs on subjects specifically affecting the position of women in labour markets, including, among others: i) Removing the structural barriers women face in entering and advancing in male-dominated sectors, such as science, technology, entrepreneurship, finance, and the green economy; ii) Tackling the gender pay and gender pension gap across sectors; iii) Striving to increase the representation of women in economic decision-making across sectors; iv) Addressing the need for the empowerment of women and girls through formal and informal education, especially in field of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, entrepreneurship, economics and business studies; Address the need to improve skills matching, training and life- long learning facilities for women at work across sectors;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Emphasises the need for the Commission and Member States to assess the impact of structural reform policies on women in marginalised communities, such as women from economically disadvantaged background, disabilities, immigrant and asylum-seeker, from minority backgrounds, those with mental health conditions, women carers, LGBTI women, and others suffering from multiple discrimination; Calls on the Commission to formulate CSRs specifically to address the obstacles faced by these women;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Highlights that labour market flexibility must not come at the cost of social protections such as minimum wages, collective bargaining rights, maternity and paternity rights, and the maintenance of secure quality jobs in line with the Decent Work Agenda; Highlights the important role of civil society engagement, social dialogue, trade unions and employee representation, in the formulation and implementations of labour market policies;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls on the Commission and Member States to do more to use the recovery from the economic crisis as an opportunity to promote a more socially and environmentally sustainable economic model, by among other means, accelerating green job creation, and promoting social enterprise and alternative business models, such as mutuals and cooperatives.