18 Amendments of Viorica DĂNCILĂ related to 2014/2015(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others of 1949,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures (Women on boards directive) (COM(2012)0614),
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication of 25 November 2013 entitled ‘Towards the elimination of female genital mutilation’ (COM(2013)0833), to its resolution of 6 February 2014 on the elimination of female genital mutilation and to the Council conclusions of 5-6 June 2014 on preventing and combating all forms of violence against women and girls, including female genital mutilation,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 a (new)
Citation 28 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 13 September 2016 on Creating labour market conditions favourable for work- life balance,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 b (new)
Citation 28 b (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 13 May 2015 on the EU Strategy for equality between women and men post 2015,
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 30 a (new)
Citation 30 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission Recommendation of 20 February 2013 on ‘Investing in children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage’ (2013/112/EU),
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas a higher participation of women in the labour market and better and fairer wages for women, besides being a fundamental right, would not only increase the economic independence of women but also significantly increase the economic potential of the EU boosting growth and development;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas three quarters of household chores and two thirds of parental care in 2015 were performed by working women, who were therefore overwhelmingly bearing a double burden of responsibilities; whereas gendered division ofan equal sharing of ‘unpaid work’, such as care and familydomestic responsibilities are detrimental to, is a precondition for women’s economic independence in the long term and gender equality;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas family-related types of leave still happen to be grounds for discrimination and stigmatisation for both women and men, despite the existing policy framework and legislation at EU and national level, and this particularly affects women as main carers using family-related leave;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas not alla quarter of EU Member States have no statutory provisions for paternity leave, and whereas a number of those that do have such provisions allow men to take leave for only one, two or several days; whereas in eight Member States paternity leave is not accompanied by any pay, while the average take-up of parental leave by fathers is poor, with only 10 % of fathers taking at least one day of leave and 97 % of women using the parental leave that is available for both parents;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the precondition for women’s active inclusion in the labour market is availability of quality and affordable childcare facilities and services as well as the EU Child Guarantee;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas, fighting gender inequality starts in pre-school age and requires constant pedagogical supervision of curricula, development aims and learning outcomes;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas the persistent problem of a lack of comprehensive, reliable, gender- disaggregated data creates ambiguities and distorts the picture of the situation of gender equality, in particular in terms of violence against women and gender-based violence; whereas collecting such data would not only provide a clear picture of the situation, but would also draw attention to issues of immediate concern;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to mainstream gender and women’s rights into all budgets and policy- making and to carry out gender impact assessments when setting up any new policy to help ensure a more coherent and evidence-based EU and national policy response to gender equality challenges;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the absence of gender mainstreaming in the Europe 2020 strategy, and calls for the inclusion of the gender equality pillar therein; calls for the mainstreaming of a stronger gender perspective addressing the structural causes of female poverty, in particular in the process of formulating the country- specific recommendations, and for specific policy guidance on reducing gender inequalities to be included in the annual growth survey and within the framework of the European semester;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission in close coordination with the Member States, to put forward an ambitious, comprehensive package of legislative and non-legislative measures regarding work-life balance as part of the Commission Work Programme 2017 and in the context of the announced European pillar of social rights, with a view to meeting the needs of working parents concerning the different types of leave, namely maternity, paternity, parental and carers’ leave;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Reasserts its call on the Commission and the Member States to strive towards establishing a European Child Guarantee, which would ensure that every European child at risk of poverty has access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and adequate nutrition; emphasises that such a policy must address the situation of women and girls, particularly in vulnerable and marginalised communities; notes that the Youth Guarantee Initiative must include a gender perspective;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its call on the Council to state its posia swift adoption onf the proposal for a directive on gender balance among non- executive directors of listed companies, so as to enable the legislative process to continue as soon as possible (Women on Boards directive), as an important first step for equal representation in the public and private sectors;