9 Amendments of Viorica DĂNCILĂ related to 2015/2222(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas European leaders continually emphasize the importance of balanced representation of men and women in boards, both in the private and the public sphere, and whereas it is time for European leaders to demonstrate their commitment to this;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the number of women in corporate boardrooms is currently slowing rising, but the situation between Member States differs and a broad consensus among the Member States exists in favour of taking measures to improve the gender balance on company boards;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas studies show that the presence of workers’ representation is associated with a gender pay gap that is smaller than in establishments without the workers' representation as the workers representatives may use its negotiating power to positively influence women's salaries or job performance processes;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on all the Member States to ensure that listed companies should develop a gender policy in order to attain a more balanced gender representation throughout the companies; highlights that such policy may include a description of the relevant measures implemented in a company, such as nominating both a female and a male candidate for key positions, mentoring schemes and career development guidance for women, and human resource strategies to encourage diverse recruitment; encourages the offering of flexible working conditions for all employees, for example assistance for parental leave, as well as providing assistance for housework and childcare while recognizing that each company may select the policies best suited to its activities and should take active measures to increase the proportion of the under- represented gender in the management of the company;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Invites the Member States to identify ways to increase the representation of women in corporate boardrooms including amongst worker representation by initiating a dialogue, not limited to the issue of quotas, with the boards of large companies and with the social partners, which could take place annually;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Invites all Member States to introduce measures in order to encourage career progression of women at all levels through positive actions such as networking and mentoring programmes in order to achieve gender equality in the workplace; underlines that there must be a gender balanced model of decision- making at all levels within the company while it is also ensured that the gender pay gap which contributes significantly to the feminisation of poverty is eliminated;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Invites the Member States and the Commission to implement new policies to enable more women to become involved in managing companies, in particular by: – initiating a dialogue, not limited to the issue of quotas, with the boards of large companies and with the social partners about ways of increasing female representation, which could take place annually; – supporting initiatives to assess and promote male-female equality on recruitment committees and in other areas, e.g. with regard to wage differentials, job classification, training and career patterns; developing training on gender equality and non- discrimination;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Insists that recruitment to positions in corporate management bodies including on position of workers' representation, must be based on the competence required in the form of skills, qualifications and experience and that the principles of transparency, objectiveness, inclusiveness, effectiveness, non-discrimination and gender equality must be observed in corporate recruitment policies;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Encourages senior managers to raise their staffs' awareness of the career patterns of men and women and to become personally involved in career monitoring and support programmes for female executives in their companies;