Activities of Eleonora FORENZA related to 2018/2162(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament (debate) IT
Gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament (debate) IT
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament PDF (402 KB) DOC (67 KB)
Amendments (30)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, published in Istanbul on 11 May 2011;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 24 November 2016 on the EU accession to the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women1a _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0451.
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 a (new)
Citation 31 a (new)
- having regard to the European Institute for Gender Equality's on "Gender-sensitive Parliaments: A Global Review for Good Practice" published in 2011
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas gender equality, in general, is central to the protection of human rights, the functioning of democracy, respect for the rule of law, economic growth, social inclusion and sustainability and the integration of a gender dimension is relevant to all policy areas of EU competence;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the right to equality and the guarantee of non-discrimination are bedrock principles underpinning gender mainstreaming; whereas mainstreaming gender means addressing the rights, perspectives and well-being of women, girls, LGBTIQ people and people of all gender identities;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B (new)
Recital B (new)
Bb. whereas the Istanbul Convention stresses the importance of changing mentalities and attitudes in order to break out of the continuum of all forms of gender-based violence; whereas education at all levels and for persons of all ages on equality between women and men, on non-stereotype gender roles and on respect for personal integrity, is therefore required in this regard;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the population of the European Union consists half of women and half of men, but the composition of the European Parliament does not mirror this balancereflects a severe female under-representation as only 36.1 % of MEPs are female; whereas this imbalancegap is further emphasised by the composition of Parliament’s Bureau, which is made up of 7 women and 20 men; whereas gender balancerepresentation and diversity in Parliament bodies helps breaking stereotypes, reduces discrimination and increase the level of democratic representation of EU citizens and the legitimacy of Parliament's decisions;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Goal Five of the Sustainable Development Goals 5 (SDGs) aspires to 'achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls' by 2030; whereas, however, there is only very slow progress on gender equality and minimal change in many countries worldwide22 ; _________________ 22 http://reports.weforum.org/global- gender-gap-report-2016/ and is a cross-cutting goal across all seventeen dimensions; whereas gender mainstreaming is a tool for effective, long-lasting, and sustainable equitable development co-operation with positive impact in terms of meeting poverty reduction goals; whereas, however, there is only very slow progress on gender equality and minimal change in many countries worldwide22, including in Europe; whereas implementation of SDG 5 in an EU context has mixed results within and across Member states and the proportions of women in national parliaments and in decision-making positions is still far from parity22a; _________________ 22 http://reports.weforum.org/global- gender-gap-report-2016/ 22a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/3 217494/9237449/KS-01-18-656-EN- N.pdf/2b2a096b-3bd6-4939-8ef3- 11cfc14b9329
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas gender mainstreaming is an effective and globally accepted strategy for ensuring gender equalityaimed at achieving gender equality by reorganizing, improving, developing and evaluating policy processes so that gender equality perspective is incorporated in all policies and at all levels and stages by the actors involved in policy making; whereas the Commission defines gender mainstreaming as 'the integration of a gender perspective into the preparation, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies, regulatory measures and spending programmes, with a view to promoting equality between women and men'23 ; whereas gender mainstreaming provides key tools for the systematic consideration of the differences between the conditions, situations and needs of men and women in all policies and actions, to advance gender equality and promote the rights of LGBTIQ people; _________________ 23 http://eige.europa.eu/gender- mainstreaming/what-is-gender- mainstreaming
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas according to the latest available data, women constitute 55 % of Parliament staff, but are still under- represented at all ranks of management, althoughnd the number of women in middle and senior management roles has increased slightoo insufficiently in 2017;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas gender mainstreaming of the European Parliament must include the rights, perspectives and well-being of LGBTIQ people and people of all gender identities but although Parliament attaches increased importance to LGBTIQ issues, the visibility, voice of LGBTI staffQ activists is relatively low; whereas most LGBTI staff still prefer to hide their sexual orientation or gender identity;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas there is a need to recognise the social and political value of women’s organisations and women’s spaces, of their history and their work, and of their key role in preventing gender based violence and promoting gender equality, women’s self-determination and intercultural dialogue; whereas there is no conscious gender mainstreaming without places able to produce women’s self-determination and authority and to fight against male violence against women;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas greater interinstitutional cooperation on gender mainstreaming between the Parliament, the Council and the Commission is needed in order to ensure that gender perspectives can be introduced at all stages of the policy cycle, which would facilitate Parliaments’ own gender mainstreaming work;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L c (new)
Recital L c (new)
Lc. whereas gender mainstreaming is a process that requires specific skills and knowledge, apart from commitment, and as such it is effective only if accompanied by awareness raising and capacity building activities of the institutions and staff;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Insists that gender mainstreaming can also mean introducing specific actions targeted at women or at men to tackle persistent inequalities or changing mainstream policies to accommodate a diversity of circumstances for individuals or groups;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly applauds the (very few)reciates the male role models both in the Parliament administration and at political level who actively promote gender equality and equal opportunities; further encourages both male, female and LGBTI role models and regrets this is not the majority of them; further encourages role models overcoming stereotypes based on gender and/or sexual orientation;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. StresseRegrets that Parliament’s visual communication should avoidis sometimes using gender stereotypes as well as stereotypes based on sexual orientation and gender identity; recalls, in this respect, the importance of representing and promoting gender equality in communication materials of all policy sectors;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. SRecalls that mainstreaming gender covers policy decision, decision-making, procedures and practices as well as implementation and monitoring and evaluation; therefore stresses that in order to comprehensively assess the state of play of gender mainstreaming in Parliament, not only policy content, but also gender representation in the administration and in decision-making should be taken into account;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. NoteExpress concerns that female representation in Parliament’s key decision-making positions at political and administrative levels remains low and that Parliament needs to ensure that the allocation of decision-making positions is evenly spread between genders;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets the lack of coherence and coordination between the various bodies working on gender equality and diversity in Parliament; reiterates its call to improve internal coordination in order to achieve a higher degree of gender mainstreaming; , including on staff recruitment, organisation of work, working decisions and procedures;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Applauds Parliament’s decision to honour Simone Veil, the first woman President of an EU institution and a staunch promoter of women’s rights, notably legal and reproductive rights, by renaming the Equality and Diversity Award after her, as a means of highlighting and recognising good practice and role models in equal opportunities within the European Parliament Secretariat; recommends increasing the visibility and ensuring greater awareness of this important award;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance to dialogue with external stakeholders, such as civil society women’s organisations, grassroots women’s rights and gender equality groups, women’s movements, notably Ni Una Menos global movement, international institutions, academia and national parliaments in developing tools and collecting data; recalls that their mobilization is important in improving EU gender mainstreaming processes, and in fostering reciprocal exchanges to promote best practice;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on EIGE to regularly submit information to every committee and to the Commission in order to underline the gender perspective in every sector of policy making;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the revised guidelines on gender-neutralsensitive language in the European Parliament, published in July 2018, which now better reflect linguistic and cultural developments and provide practical advice in all official EU languages on the use of gender-fair and inclusive language; recalls that Parliament was one of the first international organisations to adopt multilingual guidelines on gender-neutralsensitive language in 2008; recalls the importance of disseminating information on and building broad public acceptance of the guidelines and invites all Members of the European Parliament, as well as officials, to promote and apply these guidelines consistently in their work;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for closer cooperation among committees aimed at bringing a real gender dimension into the reports;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Repeats its call on the European Parliamentary Research Service to carry out regular detailed qualitative and quantitative research on the progress of gender mainstreaming in Parliament and the functioning of the organisational structure dedicated to it, as well as to develop gender impact assessments and gender-based analysis; calls for increased collection of gender-disaggregated data in order to give an accurate map of gender gaps, assess achievements or backlashes and inform evidence-based decision making;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recalls the importance of building gender mainstreaming capacity of all EU institutions by making sure that training provided is gender-sensitive and by providing for specific trainings on gender equality in all policy sectors;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Strongly disapprovecondemns of the misogynistic language used on several occasions in the plenary chamber; welcomes the sanctions imposed by the President of the European Parliament and confirmed by the Bureau against a Member of the European Parliament for remarks made during the plenary session of 1 March 2017 undermining the dignity of women; is concerned by the decision of the General Court of the European Union of 31 May 2018 to annul the decision of the President and of the Bureau, based both on interpretation of the relevant provisions of the Rules of Procedure and on the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights concerning Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (freedom of speech); urges its committee competent for issues concerning the Rules of Procedure to revise the applicable rules with a view to ensuring respect and dignity in the plenary chamber at all times;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. stresses that the Istanbul Convention lays down that culture, custom, religion, tradition or so-called ‘honour’ cannot be a justification of any acts of violence against women; denounces the fact that more and more women and girls are victims of gender- based violence on the internet and on social media, at work and at home; calls on the European Parliament and Member States to adopt concrete measures to condemn all forms gender-based violence as crimes, including domestic violence, sexual harassment, psychological and physical violence, stalking, sexual violence, rape, forced abortion, forced sterilisation, sexual exploitation, sex- extortion, grooming, voyeurism and revenge pornography;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls that as regards the use of measures to improveensure equal work-life balance for men and women, acceptance by managers and, if relevant, equal take-up by both partners should be specifically encouraged; notes that flexible working time arrangements can leads today and most of the time to gender discrimination in practice as these tools are used in the vast majority of cases by women and can impede career progression; also recalls that teleworking might increase flexibility but can also make women stay away from the office where they are, even when this not their desire, and this work condition can make them not visible and canout of network;