8 Amendments of Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT related to 2010/2162(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
-1a. Points out that women are increasingly bearing the burden of poverty, being more vulnerable to it than men, particularly those categories of women with special needs such as disabled women, elderly women and one-parent families (especially single mothers and widows with dependent children) and groups most vulnerable to exclusion such as gypsy women, under whose traditions domestic and care work are assigned exclusively to women, removing them prematurely from education and employment, and immigrant women. With this in view, stresses the need for proper working conditions, including the protection of rights such as a decent wage, maternity leave and a working environment free from discrimination, which are essential for these women;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
-1b. Calls on the Member States to mainstream the concept of gender equality in all employment policies and special measures so as to improve access to employment, avoid over-representation of women in precarious employment, increase sustainable participation and promote the progress of women in the employment sector, as well as to reduce gender segregation in the labour market by tackling the direct and indirect causes;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -1 c (new)
-1c. It should be remembered that disabled women suffer discrimination within the family environment and in education. Their employment opportunities are restricted and the social benefits they receive do not in most cases lift them out of poverty; the Member States therefore need to provide disabled women with the specialised care they need in order to enjoy their rights and to propose measures to integrate these women through additional support programmes;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -1 d (new)
-1d. Points to the considerable differences between women in rural and urban areas as regards access to training, employment and quality of work; attaches considerable importance to the right of all these women, particularly the youngest and most vulnerable, to receive a proper education, with vocational training and university studies, and therefore calls on the Member States and the Commission to support these groups through an effective system of active policies and appropriate training measures so as to enable them to adjust swiftly to job market requirements;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -1 e (new)
-1e. Urges the Member States to pursue sustainable policies that will enable everyone, including the weakest and least favoured groups, to gain access to the labour market and achieve a better balance between work and private and family life, while ensuring that full support is given to equal opportunities and all the services necessary for this, with supporting measures such as flexible working hours and affordable and accessible childcare;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1
Paragraph 1 – point 1
1. Points out that, as a consequence of the economic crisis, unemployment and social hardship are still increasing in a number of Member States, and therefore calls on the European Union to reinforce its commitment to eradicating poverty and social exclusion, particularly child poverty among women and its direct impact on family life, as extreme poverty and social exclusion constitute a violation of human rights;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 2
Paragraph 1 – point 2
2. Underlines that financing for the European Social Fund should be significantly increasedused more effectively in order to provide adequate resources for measures and activities under the Social Inclusion Strategy and the ‘Europe 2020’ flagship initiative on combating poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
4a. Calls again on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the instruments and improve the legislative framework needed to overcome gender wage disparity;