5 Amendments of Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ related to 2016/2095(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas gender equality is enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; whereas, nevertheless, women remain under- represented in the world of work as a whole, with the employment rate for men standsing at 75.6 % compared with 64.5 % for women, and whereas theover-represented in part- time work and the lowest-paid sectors, in addition to receiving lower hourly wages, as a result of a gender pay gap isof 16 % and thea gender pension gap of 39 %; whereas, moreover, this state of affairs continues to prevail although women have surpassed men in educational attainment;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the main barriers to increasing female participation in the labour market include a lack of adequate work-life balance policies, fiscal disincentives for second earners or excessive taxation of labour, and stereotypes about the distribution of household tasks, the role of women in society, fields of study and occupation; emphasises, further, that many Member States do not offer sufficient possibilities or incentives for men to take family leave, thus obliging women to act as caregivers, with the consequent effect on the rate of employment for women;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that flexible working arrangements, including teleworking, made possible by advances in digital technology, can also help in striking the right work-life balance;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the EPSR will not deliver without social investment, especially in available and affordable high- quality childcare infrastructure for caring for children and other dependent persons, with the support of the European Social Fund (ESF), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI);
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the EU is bound by the TEU to combat social exclusion and discrimination, and that TFEU enshrines the elimination of inequalities and the promotion of equality between women and men as objectives of the EU; highlights that the principle of equality in no way hinders the maintenance or adoption of measures providing for specific advantages in favour of the under- represented sex, as Article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights stipulates;