Activities of Ilda FIGUEIREDO related to 2009/2101(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Equality between women and men in the European Union — 2009 (debate)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, because of gender segregation by occupation and sector, and according to the data available, in general the crisis initially hit men harder than women, but the situation is different in some countries and in some sectors, especially in traditional industries employing large numbers of women, in which, in many cases, firms are shutting down and multinationals are relocating; whereas, however, the available data do not take account of part-time working, and the proportion of the female workforce in part- time employment is 31.1% as against a corresponding figure of 7.9% in the male workforce; whereas women occupy the majority of public-service jobs and account for two-thirds of the workforce in the education, health and social welfare sectors; whereas, therefore, they are likely to lose out on two fronts in the event of budget cuts with their adverse effect on public-service provision,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Congratulates the Commission for emphasising, in its 2009 report on equality between women and men, the importance of strengthening gender equality policies at a time of economic upheaval, but points to the need for further practical action and new policies;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the economic, social and financial crisis might offers an opportunity to make the Union, as an economy, more productive and innovative and, as a society, more egalitarian and more mindful of gender equality; , if the right policies and measures were to be put into effect;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the fact that the target of a 60% female employment rate by 2010, set at the Lisbon European Council of 23 and 24 March 2000, will soon be reached, but notes that a high proportion of the jobs concerned are, regrettably, insecure and poorly paid; deplores, however, the major disparities among the Member States, with rates ranging from 37.4% in Malta to 74.3% in Denmark; asks the Member States, therefore, to take the measures needed in order to apply Directive 2006/54/EC effectively;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Congratulates the Commission on the steps it has takePoints to the importance of certain steps taken by the Commission and particularly onf its proposals for revision of Directive 92/85/EEC in relation to maternity protection and Directive 86/613/EC in relation to self-employed workers and ‘assisting spouses’ in family businesses; highlights, once again, the need to address the issue of paternity leave and asks the Commission, therefore, to support any moves to introduce paternity-leave entitlement at European level;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Asks the Member States to scrutinise their policies on migration in order to putallow for the skills of highly qualified migrants to better use and to afford better protection for female workers in the social and domestic sectors, with a view to making migrants less vulnerable and promoting their integration by giving them access to education and training, especially vocational training and courses in the language of their host country;