7 Amendments of Mary HONEYBALL related to 2009/2205(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the 2006-2010 Roadmap for equality has served to highlight key aspects ofhighlighted gaps in the achievement of full gender equality, and whereas actuahas, in some cases, driven the gender equality agenda forward, overall progress has been modest,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas gender is a significant factor in ageing as life expectancy is about six years longer for women than for men, with statistics for the EU-27 in 2007 showing men living to 76 years old and women to 82 years old; whereas, contrastingly, Eurostat figures show healthy life expectancy to bethat the gap between the healthy life expectancy of men and women is much narrower: 61.6 years for men and 62.3 years for women,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises that age discrimination must also be tackled with more effective judicial measuresjudicial measures are a vitally important means of tackling age discrimination, especially in cases of workplace discrimination in working life where specific legislation exists and where, and highlights that support for the individual and investigation of the circumstances are essential; therefore, calls on Member States to ensure that necessary legislation to tackle age and other forms of discrimination is effectively implemented;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is deeply concerned by the extent to whichthat older migrant women are subject to multiple discrimination, ason they suffer discrimination basis onf the basis ofir age, gender and ethnicity, and calls for positive discrimination measures to combat this;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that, in order for women to be active for a higher number of paid hours per week in working life, the Member States must support flexible arrangements for working hours, including part-time work, job-sharing etc.; stresses in this context, however, that employment rights of flexible workers must be equal to those of full-time workers; highlights the fact that unemployment among older women’ must be tackled in order to achieve the employment objectives of the EU 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Points out that the quality of care shall be ensured in order to improve the quality of old age and also in order to avoidould be sufficient to ensure the improvement in life quality of older people, and, more importantly, to ensure that the physical, psychological and economic abuse that elderly often suffer from is avoided; considers that Members States should ensure that those employed as carers of older people in the public and private sectors receive training;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Asks that a gender perspective be used in the medical field in order to make precise diagnoses and to give the neededtaken into account when making medical diagnoses, to ensure that they are precise and that people receive appropriate care; asks that tools for diagnosis not be restricted solely because of a patient’s age, so that screening for breast-cancer and colorectal-cancer as well as cardiovascular screening, for example, should be available to elderly women; asks, in addition, that greater attention be given to the prevention and treatment of diseases to which older women are especially prone, such as osteoporosis;