19 Amendments of Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ related to 2022/2140(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. Whereas all EU policies should integrate the gender perspective and social dimension, through gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas too little attention is still being paid to women’s needs in public transport or infrastructure planning; whereas understanding transport patterns and mobility is fundamental to the development of gender-sensitive transport policies, so that female transport users can share safe, accessible, reliable, sustainable and non-discriminatory modes of transport;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas more women than men use public and more sustainable modes of transport, and often perform trip chaining;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the design of vehicles, including safety features, is often assumesdapted to a larger, stereotypically male physical form, leading to lower efficacy for smaller people such as women in average;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas mobility barriers hinder women’s access to jobs and key services, such as health and education, affecting both their own and their children’sdependants' human capital accumulation;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas only 22% of the transport workforce consists of women; whereas women are underrepresented in transport employment at all levels and are particularly rare in management roles; whereas underrepresentation in decision- making, planning and research reinforces the lack of gender mainstreaming in transport;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the working environment in the transport sector does not takeyet take enough into consideration women-specific needs, which has wider implications for women’s safety and mobility;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas transport companies face significant recruitment problems; whereas the employment of women, among others due to working conditions incompatible to work-life-balance and care responsibilities and low salaries; whereas the employment of women, together with improvement of working conditions, could be a remedy for staff shortages in the transport sector12; _________________ 12 European Commission, Directorate- General for Mobility and Transport, Good staff scheduling and rostering practices in transport – Final report, Publications Office of the EU, Luxembourg, 2021.
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms the EU’s commitment to achieving gender equality in transport, while noting the progress achieved so far; underlines that concrete measures are needed to improve security, mobility- access and employment opportunities for women;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls upon Member States to implement the Women on Boards Directive and the Pay Transparency Directive as soon as possible;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that gender stereotyping and prejudice exclude women from economic, political and social activities, leading to a lack of efficiency and, increased waste of human resources, lack of income and economic independence for women and prohibiting the political participation of women; identifies the need for resources to ensure that women are represented in research and decision- making on transport matters;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls upon the Commission and Member States to promote social dialogue and collective bargaining that promotes gender equality and safety of the workforce in the transport sector;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the differing expectations, travel patterns, needs and experiences of women as transport users; calls for relevant legislation in transport to fully integrate women’s needsupon the Commission to analyse the specific needs for women as transport users; calls to integrate a gender perspective for legislation in transport;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that women play a large role in shaping the mobility choices of families, and that their negative experiences using public and sustainable modes of transport can be off- putting;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that female transport workers at all levels face barriers such as gender bias, as well as a lack of or ill- suited facilities, leading to harassment and violence lack of proper work life- balance, unequal treatment and discrimination, such as lower pay than men for equal work or work of equal value as well or adequate sanitary facilities; notes, as a result, the difficulty in attracting and keeping women in transport jobs;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Highlights the gender pay gap in the transport sector, which is to a large extend due to women earning less for for equal work, or work of equal value; Calls on an extensive study to define and analyse the gender pay gap in the sector;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Underlines that the masculine culture in the transport sector can lead to harassment and gender based violence;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15 c. Calls on the Commission to promote equal training opportunities for men and women. Highlights that training is one of the cornerstones of professional and personal development to maintain an equivalent professional level for men and women;