19 Amendments of Pernille WEISS related to 2021/2243(INI)
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas half of all trans women experience discrimination when searching for employment; whereas only 20 % of women with disabilities are in full-time employment in the EU and have significantly lower incomes 3a, whereas estimates indicate that 22 % are at risk of poverty or social exclusion; _________________ 3a https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/89- 503-x/2015001/article/14695-eng.htm
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas older women and older people from ethnic minorities and immigrant groups are often victims of simultaneous acts of discrimination on different grounds;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas women, particularly young women and those with migrant background and low levels of educational attainment are especially susceptible to precarious work conditions 6a ; _________________ 6a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/STUD/2020/662491/IPOL_STU(20 20)662491_EN.pdf
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas racialised women, women from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds, such as women in poverty or those living in outermost regions or rural areas, migrant women, women with disabilities and LGBTIQ people face additional barriers and violence in accessing healthcare and health information, including sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), as a result of discriminatory laws and policies, stigma and stereotypes;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas racialised women, women from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds, women with disabilities and LGBTIQ people face additional barriers and violence in accessing healthcare, including sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), as a result of discriminatory laws and policies, stigma and stereotypes;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas the COVID19 pandemic has exacerbated existing structural gender inequalities, in particular for girls and women from marginalised groups and the reports of domestic violence due to confinement have risen rapidly; whereas the pandemic has put many women from marginalised groups below the poverty line as they were more likely to lose their jobs and significantly deepened the existing inequalities;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas high-quality, inclusive, comprehensive and appropriate education on equality, respect and tolerance starting at a very early stage is the best tool for tackling racism and discrimination on multiple grounds and building inclusive societies 7a ; _________________ 7a https://rm.coe.int/ecri-general-policy- recommendation-no-10-key-topics- combating-racism-a/16808b75f7
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to collect reliable and comparable equality data, including data disaggregated by gender, racial and ethnic origin, based on voluntary participation, anonymity, confidentiality, self- identification and informed consent, while respecting the key principles and standards of data protection and fundamental rights; notes that equality data is an imperative tool to understand and combat all types and dimensions of discrimination, especially the intersectional, structural and institutional ones;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for positive action measures, such as quotas, for women facing intersectionalaction against discrimination in public institutions, including in the EU institutions, as a way to promote public institutions that reflect the diversity of society;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to earmark funding under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme to grassroots civil society organisations led by and for women facing intersectional discrimination and to design grants specificallynsure sufficient funding opportunities for projects which are aimed at combating intersectional discrimination in the EU;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to support Member States with targeted Erasmus + projects which could also serve as a tool for empowering girls and women that face multiple barriers and discrimination due to their descent and which could support and facilitate their transition to the labour market;
Amendment 241 #
11c. notes that it is substantial to reach out to young women from the diaspora and marginalised groups, many of whom work in care services and who frequently face discrimination on the labour market and who are often overqualified and underemployed in their jobs,
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls onEncourages the Member States to support the creation of new legal pathways across sectors, including for medium- and low-skilled workers,measures that promote autonomy, decent work and social inclusion;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Member States to develop specific worklife balance measures to allow most marginalised women to reconcile work, education and professional advancement with their family obligations as well as to counter discrimination and bias which continue to affect them on the labour market, in education and everyday life;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underlines the promotion of entrepreneurship among migrant women can offer great opportunities for their integration and foster their economic independence and empowerment;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to ensure universal health coverage and to urgently remove the barriers that exist to healthcare for all, including for undocumented migrants; facilitate access to healthcare for all women from marginalised groups, including migrant women; notes that there is a substantial lack of data on women from marginalised groups and migrant women accessing health services especially mental health services 8a ; _________________ 8a https://www.oecd.org/wise/covid-19- and-well-being-1e1ecb53-en.htm
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to adopt and implement strategies, policies and programmes to advance the SRHR of marginalised groups of women and to eradicate the systemic,, where necessary, existing financial, legal, practical and social barriers they face;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls onEncourages the Member States to adopt and implement strategies, policies and programmes to advance the SRHR of marginalised groups of women and to eradicate the systemic, financial, legal, practical and social barriers they face;