31 Amendments of Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ related to 2010/2054(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
- having regard to the conclusions of the seminar on ‘Women in the Sustainable Development of the Rural World’ held on 27-29 April 2010 in Cáceres aton the invitiationve of the Spanish Presidency of the EU4,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas rural areas offer real opportunities in terms of their potential for growth in new sectors and the provision of rural tourism, craft and leisure amenities, which are mostly run by women, and which are a significant economic factor for underdeveloped but scenically interesting areas,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas rural areas are particularly affected by ageing populations, low population density and, in some areas, depopulation,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the exodus of women in economically active age groups results in the 'masculinisation' of the rural population, which, along with the over- ageing population of women in single person households and the abandonment of farming, represent the main causes of depopulation and economic decline in the EU's rural areas, with negative consequences for the quality of life of the community and demographic trends,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, in future, as a result of demographic change, emigration and a general decrease in the proportion of women in the population of many rural areas, it will either not be possible, with existing infrastructure, to ensure adequate local provision of goods and essential everyday services, basic medical treatment and care, schooling and vocational and academic education and further training or adequate cultural and leisure provision, or else the structures for such provision will collapse under economic pressureven though rural areas can offer a high quality of life for families with children and for older people, these groups continue to face significant challenges such as the lack of facilities for education and training at all levels, the lack of social and care services for children, older people, sick people and people with disabilities, the lack of health and healthcare services and adequate cultural and leisure provision; whereas, furthermore, demographic change, migration and the masculinisation of the rural population are now aggravating this problem of the lack of facilities and services,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas even though 41% of the 14.6 million people working in agriculture in the European Union are women, of whomnly a small number of them are the owners of farms - typically small-sized economic operations with low profitability - whilst the majority, some 78%, are assisting family members and the remainder farm ownersworking alongside their male companions (fathers, brothers or husbands), who have exclusive property rights to the farm in question (agriculture or stockbreeding),
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the significant contribution made by women to local and community development is inadequately reflected in their participation in the relevant decision-making processes,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas women in today’s society assume multifunctionaldecisive roles in the context of their individual family and occupational ties, and this very multiplicity of roles enables them to contribute significantly to progress and innovation at all levels of society and to the improvement of quality of life, especially in rural areas,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the multifunctional role played by women in rural areas can contribute significantly to shaping a modern image of women in our society,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the multifunctional role played by women in rural areas can contribute significantly to shaping a modern image of women in our society,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas, for both men and women, employment rates are low in rural areas and many women are also never active in the labour market, and therefore they are neither registered as unemployed nor included in unemployment statistics; whereas, in addition, even though many women are engaged in occupations which are comparable to a professional activity, they are not recognised, protected or paid as such,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas almost 80% of the over 3 million people who declare that they are the spouse of a farm owner in Europe are women, which means that one in two women recorded in the agricultural sector has the status of farm owner's wife,
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas the owner of the farm is the only person mentioned on bank documents and for the purposes of subsidies and accumulated rights, and is also the only person to represent the farm within associations and groups,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that it has always been in the interest of European unification to support women and stresses that gender mainstreaming in the rural environment is a strategic element not only for promoting equality between men and women but also for sustainable economic growth and rural development;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls, in this regard, for further efforts to be undertaken to equip all rural areas with the most up-to-date IT infrastructure (e.g. broadband), and for action to be taken to facilitate access to information and communication technologies and foster equal opportunities with regard to such access, through policies and activities aimed at women in rural areas;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that, as in urban areas, a further precondition for pursuing the above aims is the adaptation of infrastructure for everyday life – such as childcare facilities, care services, educational facilitiein order to retain communities in rural areas it is crucial to adapt infrastructure for everyday life and improve the quality and accessibility of basic services, such as childcare facilities, facilities for caring for other dependants and care services - measures that are essential for reconciling the family and personal lives of men and women in rural areas - health services, particularly basic health care, paramedical and emergency medical care, education and training at all levels, local outlets for everyday goods, and leisure and cultural facilities –, and calls for agricultural policies to be framed in such a way that women in rural areas are enabled to fulfil their potential in making multifunctional farming a reality;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges the Member States to remedy the lack of good transport infrastructure in rural areas and to implement positive policies to improve access to transport for all, particularly people with disabilities, as transport continues to be a factor in entrenching social exclusion and inequality in society, primarily affecting women;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the European Union institutions, the Member States and the regional and local authorities to support projects to promote and offer advice for the creation of innovative primary agricultural production enterprises in rural areas that are able to provide new jobs taken up predominantly by women, in spheres of action such as: adding value to agricultural products and seeking sales outlets for them, the use of new technologies and contributing to the economic diversification of the area and the provision of services enabling the reconciliation of working and family life;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Member States to support companies that invest in rural areas and offer high-quality employment to women;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission, in the framework of the implementation of rural development programmes, to closely monitor gender mainstreaming in the programmes implemented by the Member States;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Welcomes, in this connection, ESF/EQUAL projects which seek to investigate and improve the position of women in agriculture and rural areas; calls on the Member States and the Commission to promote such projects within the European Union;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Calls for the EAFRD Regulation to be amended to enable, as happens with the ESF, proactive measures to be taken in support of women in the 2014-2020 programming period, which was feasible in previous periods but not in the current one, and which will have very beneficial effects on female employment in rural areas;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights the active role played by women in rural areas and their decisive influence on the launching of development projects, since it is precisely women's groups and associations, local leaders and businesswomen who are best able to tackle the challenges of the modern age and work on the basis of equality;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Member States, in collaboration with regional and local government and business, to create incentives to improve the level of education and training for women and promote their participation in the labour force, in particular by eliminating any discrimination against women at work, in order to combat poverty and social exclusion in rural areas as well; points out in this connection that the risk of falling into poverty is greater for women than for men;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for women’s entrepreneurial spirit to be encouraginitiatives to be promoted, for support to be given to women's professional networks and networks of female entrepreneurs, and also for provision to be made in the financial sector for affording rural businesswomen, including individually self-employed or part-time self-employed women with low earnings, access to investment – thus empowering them more effectively in the marketplace and enabling them to develop businesses from which they can make a stable living; calls also for action to be taken to improve the entrepreneurial attitude, skills and capabilities of women in order to promote their representation on the managerial bodies of enterprises and associations;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the relevant national, regional and local authorities to encourage the participation of women in local action groups and the development of local partnerships under the Leader programme, as well as to ensure gender- balanced participation on their management boards;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the need to give the greatest possible value to women's work, including that of immigrant women, who do not belong to families owning farms and provide labour in the fields, and are especially affected by the difficulties related to their position as women in the world of agriculture;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Takes the view that, as part of the forthcoming reform of the CAP, the needs of women in rural areas and the role of women working in agriculture should be taken into account and given priority as regards access to certain services and aid, in line with territorial needs in each Member State;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Supports, in this connection, the possibility of identifying, in line with objective criteria set at Community level, the priority categories of farmers who will have access to the farm advisory system, whereby those categories should take account of farms owned by women or jointly owned;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is convinced that, in the medium term, women ought to be adequately represented in all political, economic and social bodies in the agricultural sector so that decision- making processes are informed by both female and male perspectives; highlights the importance of introducing positive- discrimination measures for the benefit of women in order to guarantee that women participate in such bodies on an equal basis;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Member States to develop the legal construct of shared ownership of farms by spouses or life partners recognised or registered in a public register, and to ensure that social security benefits are extended to joint owners and their work is duly recognised;