41 Amendments of Mary HONEYBALL related to 2015/2230(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas achieving gender equality is central to the protection of human rights, the functioning of democracy, respect for the rule of law and economic growth, social inclusion, and sustainability;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas gender mainstreaming means ‘the integration of a gender perspective into every aspect of the EU interventionEU policy - preparation, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies, legal measures and spending programmes - with a view to achieving equality between women and men’10 ; ___________ 10 SWD(2015)0278.
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas gender mainstreaming must include the rights, perspectives, and well- being of LGBTIQ peoples, and persons of all gender identities;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas gender mainstreaming involves both integrating a gender perspective into the content of the different policies and addressing the issue of the representation of women and men, and persons of all gender identities in the given policy areas; whereas both dimensions need to be taken into consideration in all phases of the policy-making process;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas a gender-sensitive parliament has an importantcrucial role to play in redressing gender imbalances, facilitapromoting parity of economic, social and political participation for women and men and builexpanding the premises for the development of a gender equality policy framework;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Q a. whereas gender mainstreaming training for MEPs and Parliament staff, and particularly for management, is key to promoting a gender perspective in all policy areas and stages;
Amendment 35 #
S. whereas the systematic and periodic collection of gender-disaggregated data and statistics is indispensable for analysing the advancement of gender equalityn policy impact assessments and as well as in the policy-making process is indispensable for analysing the advancement of gender equality; whereas more qualitative research must be carried out within the Parliament in order to establish the significance and impact of gender mainstreaming tools on policy outcomes, resolutions and legislative texts;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Recital T a (new)
T a. whereas men must be engaged to promote gender equality in all areas and at all levels, and male MEPs must be encouraged to engage with gender mainstreaming in their work;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T b (new)
Recital T b (new)
T b. whereas Parliament has the organisational structure in place to promote gender mainstreaming within its activities, and this structure must be better coordinated, reinforced and expanded, with fresh political and administrative will, in order to achieve a higher degree of gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T c (new)
Recital T c (new)
T c. whereas greater inter-institutional cooperation on gender mainstreaming between the Parliament, Council, and Commission is needed in order to ensure that gender perspectives can be introduced at all stages of the policy cycle, which would facilitate the Parliament's own gender mainstreaming work;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T d (new)
Recital T d (new)
T d. whereas input from external stakeholders, such as civil society organisations, grassroots women's rights and gender equality groups, international institutions, academia, and national parliaments, is important in improving the Parliament's gender mainstreaming processes, and in fostering reciprocal exchanges to promote best practice;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas the Parliament's gender mainstreaming resolution it, adopted in 2007, called for an assessment to be conducted every two years on gender mainstreaming in the work of Parliament;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for on-going development of the gender mainstreaming network, representing committees but also interparliamentary delegations, and its full involvement in regular monitoring of the state of play of gender mainstreaming across policy areas; notes the need for greater participation by member MEPs in the network; calls for substitute MEPs to be added to the network in order to increase participation, as with committees and delegations;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that, according to the aforementioned 2014 study on this issue, the most effective tool for including a gender equality perspective in the policy process has been the use of procedures involving cooperation with other committees; emphasises the need for the other committees to support the gender mainstreaming work and to implement ithis in their activities;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Invites the services responsible to continue working on specific measures to promote work life balance; regrets that among EP officials women remain in the majority in the assistants’' function group (AST); calls for a yearlyn annual analysis of the state of play of gender equality within Parliament, based on gender disaggregated data, at all levels of staff and political bodies, including parliamentary assistants, and for this reporting to be made public;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Deplores the fact that the targets for gender balance at senior and middle management level adopted by the Bureau in 2006 (Kaufmann report) were not reached by the 2009 deadline, nor have they been reached to date; notes that these targets have been subsequently confirmed by the High Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity for the subsequent years; urges for effective and far-reaching measures to be taken so as to reach these gender equality targets within the shortest possible time-frame;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the High Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity is responsible for adopting an Action Plan for the Promotion of Equality and Diversity in Parliament and ensuring its implementation; calls on the high level group, with the support of the competent services, to submit a comprehensive gender equality roadmap indicating how to increase the representation of women in middle and senior management positions to 40 % by 2020; invites DG Personnel and political groups to consider proposing both a woman and a man for the positions of Head of Units when posts are vacant;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Recommends that the standing rapporteur on gender mainstreaming, once that post is established, would work together with the High Level Group to ensure that gender mainstreaming targets for the Parliament's secretariat and staff are met;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Requests that DG Personnel exchange gender equality and diversity best practices and technical assistance, for instance with the US Congress and national equality bodies, on promoting under-represented racial and ethnic minority communities in short-term recruitment procedures and EPSO competitions; Calls for a focus on trainees, and for developing initiatives and programs dedicated to promote youth traineeship for young persons, particularly women, under-represented racial and ethnic minority groups;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Notes that equal gender representation in each committee is desirable, to the extent circumstances allow; invites political groups to consider nominating MEPs from the underrepresented gender in each committee, in a coordinated fashion; invites political groups to nominate an equal number of male and female MEPs as members and substitutes of the FEMM committee, in order to encourage the involvement of men in gender equality policy;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reaffirms the need for sufficient allocation of resources also at Parliament level in order to develop gender impact assessments and gender-based analysis, including data collection methodology sensitive to the experiences of LGBTIQ persons;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on EIGE to regularly submit information to every committee in order to underline the gender perspective in every sector of policy making and to make available the data and tools it has developed, such as the gender mainstreaming platform, as part of a broader capacity-building exercise, addressed also to staff and parliamentary assistants; calls on the Research Service to carry out regular detailed qualitative and quantitative research on the progress of gender mainstreaming in the Parliament and the functioning of the organisational structure dedicated to it;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Expresses it full support for developing targeted and regular gender mainstreaming training, with adequate resources and tailor-made for Parliament specific needs; highlights the need for mandatory short gender mainstreaming training, such as a two-hour workshops, for all Parliament secretariat staff working in policy fields, with more extensive training provided for middle- and senior management, specifically Heads of Units; calls for gender mainstreaming training to be made available for Members, Parliamentary Assistants, and political groups' staff;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Recommends that training sessions also address the multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination affecting women with disabilities, migrant and ethnic minority women, Roma women, older women, single mothers and LGBTIQ persons;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Calls for an accreditation system to be established so that those who undergo gender mainstreaming training in the European Parliament can receive formal certification, which they can carry through their career paths;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19 c. Recommends to the Parliament's competent directorate on communication to include a stronger gender perspectives in its reporting of the Parliament's policy- making;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Highlights the need to ensure that all its services are aware of their responsibilities in implementing gender mainstreaming, including in human resources, security and facilities, with regards to women's equality and representation, as well as the well-being of LGBTIQ persons;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. Notes the need to improve the well- being of persons of all gender identities at the workplace; recommends the introduction of specific human resources guidelines addressing LGBTIQ perspectives;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20 c. Recommends the introduction of gender-neutral sanitary facilities, and that data on past or ongoing legal procedures on gender recognition are protected;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Stresses the importance for the President of the European Parliament, the Secretary General, and the High Level Group of Gender and Diversity, and the competent committee to work with all Committees and Delegations to ensure that all Committees adopt a Gender Action Plan; Recommends greater reciprocal coordination and cooperation between the gender mainstreaming network and the High Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity; Recommends that the Chairs of the Gender Mainstreaming network regularly report to and exchange views with the High Level Group, and report back at network meetings;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Insists that a clear procedure and timeline must be established for the adoption of a gender action plan for each committee and delegation, including a procedure for re-drafting and re-tabling a plan in the event that a proposed plan is rejected;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22 c. Emphasises that low MEP attendance of the gender mainstreaming network meetings by MEPs is problematic; highlights the need for active participation from MEPs;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22 d. Emphasises the need for Members and secretariat representatives of each committee responsible for gender mainstreaming to coordinate and cooperate with the Members and secretariat of the FEMM committee for more effective monitoring of the need for gender mainstreaming in the policy work of each committee, and identifying cases requiring the FEMM committee input;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 e (new)
Paragraph 22 e (new)
22 e. Urges the sharing of best practice in gender mainstreaming among committees and circulating model gender action plans through the gender mainstreaming network;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines the need to thoroughly assess the functioning of the GM network and identify ways of ensuring closer involvement of and greater awareness among the network members; recommends that gender mainstreaming network members be, wherever possible, members of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equalitymembers and substitutes on the gender mainstreaming network are committed to gender equality, but are not necessarily members of the Women's Rights Committee, so that a larger pool of Members work on gender mainstreaming; recommends regular contact and exchanges between the committee responsible and the network;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Recommends that each committee hold a hearing on gender mainstreaming in its policy area once every two years, to coincide with the drafting of the gender mainstreaming report, and that each committee's gender action plan is updated on the basis on the conclusions of that hearing;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. Highlights the importance of the role of the gender mainstreaming Members in each committee in facilitating effective input from the FEMM committee through GMAs and opinions, and calls for effective coordination between responsible FEMM members, particularly Rapporteurs and Shadow Rapporteurs, and the gender mainstreaming link Members to be part of the GMA procedure; Reiterate the need for close coordination between the FEMM committee and lead committee secretariats on GMAs and opinions, to ensure optimal scheduling and planning for effective input into the lead report;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Recommends greater monitoring of the performance of committee secretariat staff members responsible for gender mainstreaming in each committee, as well as clear criteria for selection and performance;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25 b. Suggests that the Conference of Committee Chairs and of Delegation Chairs to evaluate the progress of gender mainstreaming in the committees and delegations biannually, in coordination with and given input from the gender mainstreaming network and the competent committee;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Believes that stronger interinstitutional relations will improve the gender balance in EU policy making; notes that no structured cooperation on gender mainstreaming has yet been established with other institutional partners, such as the Commission, the Council, and EIGE; calls on the Commission to propose an appropriate framework for establishing interinstitutional gender mainstreaming cooperation, such as establishing an interinstitutional high level working group on gender mainstreaming, and also involving other stakeholders in this field;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines the need to cooperate also with national parliaments, to establish regular exchanges of views and contacts in order to further develop best practices in advancing gender mainstreaming; recommends organising anregular interparliamentary meetings on gender mainstreaming;