10 Amendments of Norica NICOLAI related to 2009/2204(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas mainstream economists have pointed out that the credit crunch, which started the recession, was quite literally a man-made disaster; whereas responses at state and international level – none of which awere not sufficiently gender-sensitinclusive – have also been decided upon mainly by men; whereas it is important that women, who are generally better qualified than men, be fully included in the decision-making process in the political, economic and financial spheres as well as social partners agreements,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas in times of economic recession particularly, people who are already at risk of falling into poverty become even more vulnerable, the majority of whom are women, become even more vulnerable, especially female migrant workers and those belonging to a minority group; whereas efforts and complete solutions to eradicate poverty as agreed upon by the Lisbon European Council as long ago as 2000 have become a matter of urgency; whereas special attention should be paid to protecting those groups facing multiple disadvantages, especially the Roma, and to ensure their inclusion into society,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to develop affordable, accessible and quality care services for children and other dependants, in line with the European targets; underlines the fact that, and to ensure that the availability of those services is compatible with women and men’s full-time working schedules; urges the Commission and the Member States to fully capitalise on the potential of the Structural Funds and of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development forand to facilitate the access to the financing of quality services should be fully utilised; urges the Commission to propose a directive on paternity, adoption and filial leave;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas mainstream economists have pointed out that the credit crunch, which started the recession, was quite literally a man-made disaster; whereas responses at state and international level - none of which are gender-sensitive - have also been decided upon mainly by menresponses at state and international level were not sufficiently gender-inclusive; whereas it is important that women be fully included in the decision-making process in the political, economic, and financial spheres,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas in times of economic recession particularly, people who are already at risk of falling into poverty become even more vulnerable, especially female migrant workers and those belonging to a minority group; whereas efforts and complete solutions to eradicate poverty as agreed upon by the Lisbon European Council as long ago as 2000 have become a matter of urgency; whereas special attention should be paid to protecting those groups facing multiple disadvantages, especially the Roma, and to ensure their inclusion into society,
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that many women have already lost or are expected to lose their jobs, particularly those working in retailing, services, and tourism as well as women in part-time and precarious jobs; underlines the fact that, at the same time, a fall in the supply of micro-credit is expected to result in a decrease in earnings among self- employed women workers, especially those in the agricultural and rural sectors; stresses that female unemployment can be expected to rise disproportionately as public sector budget cuts are announced, since women are disproportionately employed in education, health and social services;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the fact that interventions and solutions require a contextual understanding of the crisis and recognition that there is not a ‘one-size-fits-all’ response; stresses that, at the same time, the recession can be used as a unique opportunity to make economic and social policies that are more gender-awarinclusive and to move towards creating a more gender- equal society;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on Member States to develop affordable, accessible and quality care services for children and other dependants, in line with the European targets; underlines the fact thatrges the Commission and Member States to fully capitalise on the potential of the Structural Funds and of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development forand to facilitate the access to the financing of quality services should be fully utilised; urges the Commission to propose a directive on paternity, adoption and filial leave;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Points out that violence against women increases in times of economic upheaval; therefore urges the Member States to improvereview national laws and policies against all forms of gender-based violence andto be more inclusive of this fact; welcomes the Spanish Presidency’s initiative to set up an Observatory on Violence against Women; likewise welcomes the initiative by the Council regarding the overarching instrument on the protection of victims (European Protection Order);
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Points out that the ecological conversion of the economy and the transition to a low-carbon economy will create a huge demand for skilled workers; refers to the fact that female workers are strongly under-represented in the renewables sector and especially in science and technology-intensive jobs; asks the Council, the Commission and the Member States to make sure that female workers are not excluded from training projects and programmes on ecological transformation, i.e. in the renewables sector, science and technology-intensive jobs; calls on the Member States to encourage women in local entrepreneurial initiatives in these fields by facilitating access, through dissemination of data and training workshops, to available European Structural Funds;