Activities of Nicole KIIL-NIELSEN related to 2010/2041(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Social integration of women belonging to ethnic minority groups (short presentation)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation (new)
Citation (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 3 September 2008 on how marketing and advertising affect equality between women and men,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
- having regard to its resolution of 24 October 2006 on women’'s immigration1: the role and place of immigrant women in the European Union,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure by appropriate means that marketing and advertising guarantee respect for human dignity and that the integrity of the person are neither directly nor indirectly discriminatory nor contain any incitement to hatred based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen training and education activitiesdesign and launch initiatives developed in a spirit of tolerance and promote the culture of gender equality as a way to overcome stereotypes, combat discrimination and promote gender equality;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas a targeted approach to integrating women belonging to ethnic minorities is needed to avoid multiple discrimination stereotyping, stigmatisation and ethnic segregation,
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas in the majority of cases women belonging to ethnic minority groups and migrant women face multiple discrimination and are more vulnerable to social exclusion and poverty than the women of the native population and minority group men,
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt measures that aim to avoid the de-skilling of women belonging to ethnic minorities and migrant groups by ensuring equal job opportunities according to their skills and qualifications; calls in this context on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to implement policies ensuring clear procedures for the recognition of diplomas, access to vocational training courses, further education and unconditional and even priority access to language courses;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Considers that the process of integration must be initiated by at an early stage in life, in order effectively to provide alternatives to poverty and social exclusion; considers therefore, that it is necessary to provide an institutional framework for community-based social and educational services for children and families which meet regional and personal needs, guaranteeing equal access to high-quality services, calls on the Commission, therefore, to provide particular support for programmes for the early integration;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that women’s economic empowerment is a key factor in ensuring their integration and participation; calls on the Member States to promote access to employment for women belonging to ethnic minorities and migrant groups, adopting positive measures to combat the two-fold discrimination suffered by women on the labour market and creating favourable conditions for them to access the labour market and to balance their professional and private life especially by putting into place accessible child-care- facilities, which take into account the diversity and the different languages of children and parents;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to grant immigrant women and women from ethnic minority groups arriving under family reunification arrangements a legal status independent of that of their spouse, if possible within one year of their arrival;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Insists on the active involvement of the European Institute for Gender Equality in implementing suitable new measures and policicollecting data and carrying out research on integration issues concerning ethnic minority women, consistently applying the principle of gender mainstreaming and promoting priorities in the area of social integration;