Activities of Frances FITZGERALD related to 2021/2039(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament – annual report 2020
Amendments (37)
Amendment 11 #
— having regard to Directive (EU) 2019/1158 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on work-life balance for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 21 January 2021 on the gender perspective in the COVID-19 crisis and post-crisis period;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
— having regard to Special report N10/2021:"Gender mainstreaming in the EU budget: time to turn words into action.https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/E CADocuments/SR21_10/SR_Gender_mai nstreaming_EN.pdf;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the provision of services should be based on data-driven identification of needs, with budgetary resources being allocated on the basis of this research; whereas gender-responsive budgeting consists of understanding the impact of budgetary and policy decisions on gender equality and adjusting public expenditure and revenue accordingly;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the European Parliament can be a leader for other Parliamentary bodies in its promotion of gender equality;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas the European Parliament can learn from the best practices of businesses, civil society and other parliamentary bodies in gender mainstreaming its structures and processes;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
E c. whereas work-life balance in the European Parliament was greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, often resulting in longer working hours for both Members and staff facilitated by digital tools; stresses that working from home is not a substitute for childcare;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
E d. whereas the European Parliament as an employer and a role model institution for society as a whole can benefit from motivated and healthy employees, that should be able to avail of work-life balance throughout their entire career;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the increasing number of women involved in politics, with the European Parliament showing considerable leadership in this area with 40% of elected Parliamentarians being women, but stresses that we are far from reaching gender parity;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the adoption of gender action plans by all Parliament committees; notes, however, the lack of monitoring and implementation of these plans; emphasises that the Gender Mainstreaming Network of the European Parliament is responsible for mainstreaming a gender inclusive approach into committees and delegations, and their work;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists on the need to introduce binding quotas in the upcoming revision of the EU electoral lawEncourages all institutions and EU Member States to take account of the need for a gender inclusive European Parliament when crafting revisions to electoral laws; Further encourages political parties at both national and EU level to introduce quotas when deciding electoral candidates; Calls for support mechanisms and best practices to be shared with political parties to that end;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets the lack ofAsks that the European Parliament services advance gender- responsive recruitment procedures in Parliament;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls for an impact assessment of the consequences of implementing a fixed gender balance requirement across all parliamentary structures, including committees, delegations and missions; proposes that such a horizontal approach could amount to 40% of either gender to be considered as achieving gender balance in all Parliamentary structures and bodies;
Amendment 120 #
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the political groups to establish internal rules ensuring gender equality in their internal functioning; calls for best practice guides and advice to be made available to political groups to that end;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Requests the collection of data on vertical and horizontal representation of the staff of the political groups and of anonymised data on pay gaps for Members’ assistants, group staff orand administrative staff to ensure pay transparency;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Requests that data be gathered as to the proportion of Parliamentary staff who are working part time, to be broken down by gender; calls for action to be taken on the basis of these figures should they find a significant imbalance to assess whether Parliament can facilitate additional supports should staff wish to return to full time work;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point a
Paragraph 14 – point a
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point b
Paragraph 14 – point b
b. carry out an external evaluation of Parliament’s existing Anti-Harassment Committee dealing with complaints about sexual harassment among staff, making best use of in-house Parliamentary resources; stresses that Members can only be adjudicated on by their peers and voters;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point c
Paragraph 14 – point c
c. to ensure a more comprehensive and holistic analysis of complaints and remedies, recompose the anti-harassment bodies to include external legal, medical and therapeutic experts as are already working in the European Parliament;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point d
Paragraph 14 – point d
d. introduce mandatorycalls on the services to ensure that the anti- harassment training for Members by making it a prerequisite for signing the Code of Appropriate Behaviouris easily accessible, including through making the courses available in more languages and through targeted outreach through Heads of Delegation; calls on the political groups to encourage their Members to undertake the anti- harassment training;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Regrets that currently fathers on parental leave after the birth of a child only receive a fixed allowance rather than 100% of their salary, which is a major disincentive to availing of this leave; Notes that if mothers extend their maternity leave after the birth of a child through parental leave that they also only receive a fixed allowance; Calls for the salary received during parental leave to be 100%, regardless of which parent is on leave;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15 c. Calls for exploration of genuine parental, including maternity, leave for MEPs, including the possibility of temporary replacement while on leave, thus ensuring that constituents are not unrepresented while their Member is on leave and also ensuring that Members are not under pressure to return to work immediately; stresses that the decision to make use of a temporary replacement would be the choice of the relevant Member;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15 d. Welcomes the flexible structures and accommodation made for breastfeeding mothers within the European Parliament;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)
Paragraph 15 e (new)
15 e. Welcomes the allowances that are available to families of European Parliament employees;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 f (new)
Paragraph 15 f (new)
15 f. Stresses that amending the functioning of the Parliament in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic should also take into account the work- life balance of both Members and staff; calls therefore for consideration of a more flexible working structure, to be balanced with the requirements of a well- functioning and strong Parliament;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 g (new)
Paragraph 15 g (new)
15 g. Calls for an examination by the European Parliament services as to the impact that menopause has on the working life of Parliament employees; stresses that this should be evidence-based and include guidance on medical and lifestyle management of midlife and menopausal symptoms using national and international guidelines;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 h (new)
Paragraph 15 h (new)
15 h. Calls for consideration of menopause in sickness and attendance management policies;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the institutionalisation of the Gender Mainstreaming Network in the Rules of Procedurethrough a standing discussion item in the agendas of Committee meetings;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Commits to working more closelyEncourages closer work with the European Institute for Gender Equality toby delivering regular training on gender mainstreaming for Members, group staff, parliamentary assistants, Parliamentary services and staff of committee secretariats;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Commits to modifying the Rules of Procedure to include a specific procedure for gStresses that gender mainstreaming amendments in all committees are the responsibility of Members of the Gender mMainstreaming amendmentNetwork; regrets that this work is very ad hoc thus far and should be implemented on a more structured basis;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the commitment in the gender action plan roadmap to ensure that conferences include gender-balanced panels and experts, with the possibility to examine the gender equality dimension in the specific area of focus;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Asks the Commission to carry out a gender impact assessment for each legislative proposal; commits to carrying out apublished gender impact assessment for each own initiative legislative reportproposal;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Regrets that, overall, gender mainstreaming has not yet been applied across the EU budget; urges the European Commission to act on the recommendations of the European Court of Auditors in this regard;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls for the establishment of a working group composedincorporation of representatives of each political group and chaired by the gender mainstreaming standing rapporteurs of Parliamentinto the High Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity to steer the work in that area;