9 Amendments of Irene MONTERO related to 2024/2030(DEC)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in 2023 EIGE’s work focused on two thematic priorities: the European Green Deal and gender-based violencegender equality is far from a reality in the Union, with the 2023 Gender Equality Index having made a modest increase of only 1.6 points to reach 70.2, and with some domains showing signs of regression, in particular in economic and income metrics; whereas crises exacerbate women’s vulnerability and exposure to violence, intensifying existing structural inequalities and aggravating all types of gender-based violence, including physical, sexual and psychological; whereas the effectiveness of EIGE’s actions on the European Green Deal, which needs to be revised and updated to set achievable targets inwomen face systemic social and economic inequalities across the Union, exacerbated by intersecting factors such as race, disability, sexual orientation, genderal to achieve equal identity, and support women, especially in the Union, is questionablemigration status, which hinder their access to opportunities, fair wages, and social protections;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas gender equality in the Union has been particularly impacted by the consequences of the war in Ukraine, the cost of living crisis, which women are disproportionately affected by, and the backlashes against gender equality and women’s rights, especially around sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in several Member States; whereas this further deepens inequalities and hampers gender equality;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) was established in order to contribute to and strengthen the promotion of gender equality in the Union, including gender mainstreaming in all Union policies and the resulting national policies, the fight against discrimination based on gender, and raising Union citizens’ awareness of gender equality; whereas crises exacerbate women’s social and economic vulnerabilities, intensifying exposure to violence and deepening existing structural inequalities; whereas the disproportionate economic impacts of crises, including the green transition, often fall on women, particularly those in low-income, caregiving, or informal sector roles;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Has serious concerns that EIGE’s mission wStresses that in the last diverted from improving equality by its focus on the European Green Deal; points out that EIGE achieved 92,76 % of its work programme objectivesecade economic, social, labour and gender inequalities within and between Member States have become more acute; recalls the important role played by EIGE in understanding and addressing the extent and causes of gender inequality in the EU;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasizes that addressing gender-based violence cannot be decoupled from tackling economic and social inequalities; calls on EIGE to prioritize research and recommendations that focus on reducing the gender pay gap, increasing women’s access to quality jobs, and ensuring their economic independence as a fundamental part of its mission to combat violence against women and girls;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. NoteRecalls that the 8,5 % increase in EIGE’s staff costs can be attributed to the continued highsk is to collect, analyse, and disseminate inflormation rate as well as a 2,7% indexation of salaries, and that the average number of staff ras regards gender equality and to develop, analyse, evaluate and dissemained at 45; notes that two contract agents were engaged and funded by the IPA contribution agreement with the Commission’s Directorate-Gate methodological tools in order to support the integration of genderal for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations; acknowledges the persisting understaffing of EIGE and suggests that EIGE focus its work programme on violence against women and girls while deprioritizing actions related to the European Green Deal where necessary in light of current staff capacit equality into all Union policies and the resulting national policies; encourages collaboration between the EIGE and other Union agencies;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that EIGE has experienced persistent issues with understaffing, which were further aggravated through the sharp increase in requests for technical assistance as a result of the prioritisation of gender mainstreaming in all Union policies and initiatives in the EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025; stresses its calls for EIGE to be granted the budget and staff allocations, including an increase in contract agents, required to handle the significant increase in workload;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges that specific measures were taken in the area of financial managementRecalls that the European Institute for Gender Equality was set up to help the European institutions and the Member States to emainsutre a proper implementation of interinstitutional framework contracts.am gender equality in all their policies and combat gender-based discrimination by supplying up-to-date studies, and thus makes an important contribution to efforts to achieve genuine gender equality;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the ongoing cooperation between EIGE and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM), in particular the Institute’s contribution to the ongoing efforts of the Committee concerning gender-based violence, work-life balance, the gender pay and pension gap, impact of crises on women, gender mainstreaming and budgeting; strongly supports the work of the Institute, which enables the Committee to properly do its work; notes the importance of availability of reliable gender-disaggregated data in order to allow for evidence-based policy making; notes the valuable contribution EIGE can make to all the European Parliament's Committees and other EU agencies in order to better integrate gender mainstreaming in all EU policies; calls on EIGE to adopt an intersectional framework in its research and policymaking to address the compounded social and economic disadvantages faced by women from marginalized groups, including women of color, migrants, persons with disabilities, and LGBTIQA+ individuals; stresses the importance of collecting disaggregated data to develop targeted solutions for these groups;