26 Amendments of Frances FITZGERALD related to 2021/2243(INI)
Amendment 50 #
Ba. whereas not all Member States explicitly cover multiple discrimination and intersectional discrimination in their national legislation1a; _________________ 1a ‘A comparative analysis of gender equality law in Europe 2020’
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a key challenge in operationalising intersectionality and addressing intersecting forms of discrimination is the absence of intersectional equality data, including data disaggregated by race and ethnicity; which leads to serious shortcomings as far as the assessment of the situation of minorities and the implementation and impacts of policy measures is concerned; whereas the collection of such data should be provided voluntarily and according to data protection standards 2a _________________ 2a https://www.enar-eu.org/external- resources-equality-data/ Equality data collection: Facts and Principles
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the discrimination faced by women associated with gender, ethnicity, religion, stereotypes and inequalities, combined with intersectional discrimination, has significant detrimental economic and social consequences which may hinder the development of EU Member States;
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 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
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 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 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Intersectional discrimination policymaking
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for EU policymaking to address and eliminate intersecting forms of discrimination and calls for the polices and actions under the Union of Equality to be reviewed, strengthened , enhanced and adapted if necessary;and for an EU framework on intersectional discrimination with cross- cutting objectives and measures to be promoted; recognises the need to mainstream equality into EU policies and create inclusive solutions that protect the most marginalised and vulnerable in our communities;
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 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for an increased presence of women, including from most marginalised and under-represented groups, facing intersectional discrimination, in high- level and decision-making positions, which could contribute to more accurately reflecting the diversity of population and thereby recognizing various needs and expectations.
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the Member States and the EU to provide implicit bias and awareness- raising training courses and campaigns within their institutions, including in judicial institutions, asylum processing and intake centres, education, and for the police, healthcare professionals and other civil servants, and to address the effects of the implicit biases on decisions, actions and interactions generated resulting from persistent stereotypes, and the under- representation of certain groups in these sectors;
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 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls for special attention to be paid, in particular in the care sector, that would allow effective prevention of labour exploitation, gender-based violence and other forms of bad treatment as well as facilitate claiming the labour rights and rights of potential victims of exploitation the majority of whom are women, also from most marginalised groups and of different decent, whose representation is disproportionately high in care sector;
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 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for awareness-raising campaigns to combatthrough variety of means including targeted campaigns and trainings to combat discrimination, unconscious bias, the gender and diversity segregation of the labour market, with the aim of countering prevalent prejudices, as manifested in the structural barriers faced by Roma and Muslim women, trans migrants and asylum seekers, and women with disabilities among others;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to support the creation of new legal pathwaysmeasures, including legal pathways according to the national context across sectors, including for medium- and low-skilled workers, that promote autonomy, decent work and social inclusion amongst women including women of most marginalised groups or women from diaspora;
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 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Member States and encourages them to ensure human rights education, fight against racism and discrimination on various and multiple grounds as well as promotion of equality and non-discrimination in education at every level of schooling starting early on so as to increase participation and social inclusion rates among girls and women from the diaspora ;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Recognises the role of schools and teachers in promoting equality, gender equality, respect, awareness-raising and non-discrimination; stresses that better intercultural sensitivity among school personnel and more inclusive educational systems in Member States could encourage girls and young women from minority ethnic groups to improve their educational achievements.
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;