4 Amendments of Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ related to 2011/2244(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas initially the economic crisis mainly hit male employment, but cuts in public spending are expected to have a disproportionate impact on female employment and wage difference, as many more women than men are employed in the public sector; it is important to pay attention not only to employment rates, but also to equal employment conditions, quality, including career opportunities and wages;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes in this context the EU Victims Package; calls on Member States to act specifically against honour killings, Female Genital Mutilation, forced marriages and other forms of violence and violation of individual rights under the pretext of culture or religion;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for human rights for women and the ability to use them effectively to be given the highest priority in the EU’s external policies;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls attention to the situation of institutional mechanisms involving gender equality in the Member States, so that the economic downturn, ongoing reforms and other restructurings would not have particularly negative effect on these mechanisms, without which the horizontal priority of male and female equality with its management specificity is unlikely to be effective;