9 Amendments of Karen MELCHIOR related to 2020/2121(INI)
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that intersecting disadvantages create additional barriers and challenges for specific groups of women, therefore the safety and protection of all persons must be secured and their specific needs addressed by taking due account of an intersectional approach;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines that due to a higher life expectancy and higher likelihood of experiencing health problems, older women are often the majority of residents in long-term care facilities30 that became virus hotspots in many countries; calls on the Member States to examine the provision of care for older persons in different settings; and calls on the Council to establish targets for the provision of accessible, affordable and quality long term care equivalent to the Barcelona objectives; _________________ 30https://eige.europa.eu/covid-19-and- gender-equality/gender-impacts-health
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Regrets that many of the women with disabilities who depend on others for everyday care or support were unable to access their usual support networks or maintain physical distancing; calls on the Member States to ensure that these support networks are sdeemed essentilal accessible andservices adequately adapted to the circumstances; and that provision for the specific needs of people with disabilities and in particular women and girls is made in future crisis and emergency planning measures;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Highlights the additional needs of minority groups, such as Roma women, who face challenges in maintaining hygiene andhomeless people, refugees, migrants who face challenges in adhering to confinement measures and hygiene measures due to a lack of access to basic infrastructure, services and information;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Emphasises that the global nature of the COVID-19 pandemic requires a global response; highlights the vulnerable position of women and girls in many parts of the world and conflict areas in relation to COVID-19, such as access to healthcare, including SRHR, vulnerability to gender based violence, including FGM and child and forced marriage, employment status, access to education and extreme poverty and hunger; notes that in many partner countries women are the breadwinners for their family and that feminised sector such as the garment industry and food production have been hardest hit, with knock-on impacts for their families’ and communities’ poverty levels and the economic independence and health and safety of women and girls; underlines the importance of supporting women’s rights defenders and women’s rights organisations;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Welcomes the Team Europe package put forward by the Commission to support partner countries in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and its consequences and stresses the need for a gender-sensitive approach and earmarked gender equality spending in the allocation of these funds;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36 a. Stresses the need for gender and trade chapters and gender provisions in trade agreements. Calls on the European Commission to use free trade agreements to work towards the equal pay and reward of women in the world;
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to fully assess the gender specific impacts and needs arising from the crisis and its socio- economic consequences, and to allocate adequate and dedicated and exclusive budgetary resources to tackling these needs, as well as to the monitoring of this spending and gender mainstreaming across all budgetary, policy and legislative proposals, following its commitments in the Gender Equality Strategy; emphasises that preparatory action is the best way to build resilience in all areas for future crises;
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Calls on the Comission to establish a dedicated and exceptional fund for vulnerable women and children to help them recover from the crisis;