50 Amendments of Maria da Graça CARVALHO related to 2020/2121(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to article 6 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) of 3 May 2008;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 11 November 2018 on the situation of women with disabilities;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 40 a (new)
Citation 40 a (new)
- having regard to the survey by Eurofound entitled “Living, Working and COVID-19” dataset, June 2020;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the COVID-19 crisis and its consequences have clear gender perspectives; and has highlighted existing inequalities with regards to gender equality and women's rights;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas COVID-19 affects different groups in society in different ways and to varying degrees, including women and men, young people, older people, persons with disabilities, victims of gender based violence and domestic violence, people from different socio- economic backgrounds, children, single parents, and minority groups including Roma;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas official mortality figures show that men have a higher death rate from the virus than women, while women are more at risk of contracting the virus due to their disproportionately high representation among frontline workers;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas as a result of the cancellation or postponement of ‘non- essential’ health services, a delay, and sometimes barriers, arose in accessing critical care for urgent complaints, including sexual and reproductive health;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas reports from Member States during the confinement period revealed a worrying increase in domestic violence including physical violence, psychological violence, coercive control and cyber violence; whereas domestic violence is not a private issue but a societal concern;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas in many essential sectors the work that women do is poorly paid; whereas horizontal and vertical labour market segregation in the EU is still significant, with women overrepresented in less profitable sectors; whereas 30% of women work in education, health and social work, compared to 8% of men, and 7% of women work in science, technology, engineering and mathematics compared to 33% of men1a. _________________ 1a EIGE, Gender Equality Index, 2019
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas research from Eurofound shows that the COVID-19 crisis poses a serious risk of rolling back decades of gains achieved in gender equality in labour market participation, particularly if activity is further hampered in sectors overrepresented by women1a; _________________ 1a Eurofound COVID-19 Survey, 2020
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the European labour market; whereas the situation must be carefully examined by sector with sex-and age disaggregated data, through both the crisis and recovery periods; whereas the full economic, employment and social consequences of the pandemic are still unknown, preliminary studies suggest significant job losses in service sectors such as leisure and hospitality sectors, travel and tourism, retail, cleaning, personal care work, and secretarial work that are largely made up of women as well as building, finance and construction sectors that largely employ men; whereas conversely other sectors have preserved employment security despite the crisis, including the public and medical sectors employing more women, and ICT employing more men;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas start-up entrepreneurs have been significantly impacted by the crisis;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas COVID-19 has exposed a long-standing problem in care provision in the EU; whereas care needs to be viewed holistically along a continuum, from childcare to after school care, to care for those with disabilities to care for older persons;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the closure of schools and workplaces has increased non-paid work within the home for women; whereas women usually spend 13 hours more each week than men on unpaid care and housework27 ; whereas remote working is not a substitute for childcare; whereas the COVID-19 crisis has been an opportunity for men to become more involved in care responsibilities; whereas timely transposition and effective implementation of Work-Life Balance Directive with flexible working arrangements is critical to tackling the aforementioned issues; _________________ 27https://eige.europa.eu/covid-19-and- gender-equality/unpaid-care-and- housework
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas a disproportionate and extreme burden has been placed on single parents; , with a serious risk of poverty for the 6.7 million single-mother households in the EU1a; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur -scientific-and-technical-research- reports/how-will-covid-19-crisis-affect- existing-gender-divides-europe
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas certain sectors of society such as single parents, the majority of whom are women, victims of violence, older women, women with disabilities, Roma women, LGBTQI+ women and refugees and migrants are particularly vulnerable to the virus or its consequences; given the measures taken and existing infrastructure deficiencies;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas women experiencing homeless continue to encounter specific challenges in the context of the COVID- 19 pandemic, with temporary and emergency accommodation being particularly vulnerable to disease transmission, gender based violence and a lack of access to hygiene and healthcare facilities;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas according to recent data from UNFPA, the delay or interruption of community outreach programmes and education on harmful practices globally is estimated to lead to 2 million more cases of Female Genital Mutilation and 13 million more child marriages over the next decade compared to pre-pandemic estimates;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the provision of services should be based on data-driven identification of needs, with budgetary resources allocated based on this research; whereas budgets and the allocation of resources must take into account the different needs and circumstances of men and women;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for a gender- sensitive approach in relation to all relevant aspects of the response to the COVID-19 crisis to preserve and protect women’s rights throughout the pandemic and post crisis period and to enhance gender equality;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the need to apply the lessons from this crisis to future policy development and implementation and in preparing gender-sensitive responses for all stages of future crises; calls on the Commission to facilitate the creation of a standing network for sharing best practices between Member States on how to tackle the gender-related aspects of COVID-19;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission, Eurostat, the Member States and EIGE to regularly gather sex- and age- disaggregated data on COVID-19 and the socio-economic impact of the virus; stresses that recovery measures must be informed by sex-disaggregated data, with special attention to areas where data is scarce and incomparable, such as violence against women and the provision of different types of care services when compared with demand for such services; emphasises that such data must be systematically produced and be publicly available;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that women must be part of the decision-making process in enacting and lifting measures in crises, as well as in the design, adoption and implementation of recovery plans, so that their specific needs and circumstances are fully and appropriately taken into account, and effective and targeted measures planned;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Member States to ensure access to essential aspects of women’s and men’s healthcare unrelated to COVID-19: cancer screening, maternal and neo-natal healthcare and urgent care for those with heart attacks and strokes; urges Member States to operate according to WHO guidelines in these areas;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Reminds Member States to take account of women’s and men’s unique needs while bolstering healthcare system capacities and critical infrastructure as a consequence of COVID-19;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to boost mental health support initiatives during and after this crisis, including an EU wide mental health campaign, in view of the stress, anxiety and loneliness brought on by lockdown, as well as of economic concerns and domestic violence, taking into account the differential impact on women and men;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to promote awareness-raising, information and advocacy campaigns tackling domestic and gender-based violence in all its forms such as physical violence, sexual harassment and cyberviolence, particularly in relation to newly created prevention measures and flexible emergency warning systems, in order to encourage reporting; for the European Commission to work with technology platforms in the scope of the Digital Services Act to address illegal online activities including online violence against women in all its forms, as the internet is and will continue to be widely used since the beginning of the pandemic, for work, education and entertainment;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. In light of the pandemic, calls on the Member States to update protocols for victims of gender based violence to seek help, report crimes, and access health services, as well as encouraging witnesses to report such crimes;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Member States to ensure a coordinated approach between governments, support services and the private sector to create digital tools to facilitate the reporting of such crimes, as well as other services such as shelters;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to add violence against women to the list of criminal offences in the EU, and to propose a directive to tackle gender-based violence so as to put in place a strong legal framework, to coordinate the sharing of best practices between the Member States, to promote accurate data collection, to accurately measure the extent of the violence and to consider the possibility to conduct forecasts, to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the provision of key services to victims, and for sufficient funds to meet the DAPHNE specific objective and other related programmes taking into account current needs;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the EU Institutions and the Member States to allocate sufficient resources from Next Generation EU to prevent and tackle violence against women and girls in national COVID-19 response plans, complementary to existing measures and funding;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that there is a need to re-examine the nature and location of work after the crisis; emphasises that working from home is not a substitute for childcare; points out that flexible work as agreed with employers allows women and men to work from home or from local working co- working spaces, making it easier to balance care responsibilities and to spend more quality time with their families; notes that this approach has the potential to boost rural areas and infrastructure;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to collect data on the provision of different types of care to feed into a study examining the care gap, with a view to a European Carers Strategyincluding childcare, care for older persons and persons with disabilities, as well as the carer’s gender, age and employment status, to feed into a study examining the care gap, with a view to a European Carers Strategy that takes a holistic and life-long approach to care, taking into account the needs of those who are cared for and the carer; notes that the strategy must respect the competences of Member States, but would aim to improve cooperation and coordination, with benefits for informal and formal carers and the people they care for; stresses that cooperation at European level, together with the efficient use of EU funds, can contribute to the development of quality, accessible and affordable care services;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Highlights the need for changing models in the provision of care as seen as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent measures; against this background, calls on the Commission to serve as a platform to facilitate the exchange of best practices on the quality, accessibility and affordability of care services, as well as the different models of care services; urges the Commission to examine the situation of informal carers and to share best practices on how the Member States regularise their work;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages the Member States to make every effort to encourage men to take up flexible working arrangements, as a disproportionate number of women usually avail themselves of such arrangements; urges the Member States to fully transpose and implement the Work-Life Balance Directive and calls on the Commission to monitor it effectively; encourages Member States to address work-life balance deficiencies by going beyond the standards laid down in the Directive, particularly given the necessity to address circumstances exposed by COVID-19 measures and their consequences as regards medical protocols in facilities, including childcare facilities;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Member States to ensure adequate social and financial support is extended to those in precarious situations, including women at risk of poverty or those living in poverty, homeless or vulnerable to social exclusion;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that equal pay for equal work between women and men must be a guiding principle for the Commission, Parliament and all Member States when designing response measures to the COVID-19 crisis; welcomes the Commission’s commitment to present binding measures on pay transparency by the end of 2020 in order to effectively address gender pay and pension gaps, as economic indicators suggest that these gaps are further widening as a consequence of the pandemic;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses the challenges for the domestic and home care sector and its workers; calls on the Member States to ratify ILO Convention 189 on domestic workers and to ensure that the sector is eligible for measures aimed at mitigating the financial impact of the crisis so that they may resume their activity inadequate conditions; calls on the Member States to ensure the regularisation of the domestic work sector;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative (CRII) and CRII Plus package which mobilises cohesion policy to support the most exposed sectors; stresses the importance of the Commission’s instrument for temporary Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE), ensuring income support for unemployed or furloughed workers; stresses the need to assess the impact of these instruments on the situation of women and men in the EU labour market; emphasises the need for retraining and upskilling programmes for women to take account of shifts in the labour market as a consequence of COVID-19;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to support women entrepreneurs as they seek to develop and build on skills or interests gained during the COVID-19 period, including entrepreneurship opportunities for mothers to advance their economic independence, and to improve access to and awareness of loans, equity finance and microfinancing through EU programmes and funds so that the crisis becomes an opportunity to progress through adaptation and transformation through the green and digital economies; Calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to place special emphasis on supporting SMEs, with particular regard to SMEs led by women that often face unique challenges when it comes to accessing requisite financing and that will require significant support during the recovery phase; calls on the European Commission, EIGE and Eurostat to advance data collection on female-led SMEs, self-employed women and women- led start ups and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to take advantage of the recovery to boost the presence and contribution of women in the artificial intelligence (AI), digital and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) sectors, as well as in the green economy; calls on the Commission to further gender mainstream the Single Market Strategy and the Digital Agenda with a view to effectively addressing the underrepresentation of women in growing sectors for the future EU economy; welcomes the Commission’s Women in Digital (WID) Scoreboard, monitoring women’s participation in the digital economy, internet use, internet user skills as well as specialist skills and employment; stresses its importance in making informed decisions and setting relevant targets, particularly given the implications of COVID-19;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Emphasises the need for digital literacy supports through education and provision of resources to bridge the digital divide that has been highlighted as work and schooling, as well as many services and facilities, have suddenly moved online;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Encourage the Member States to follow the Commission's Guidelines for Employment Policies in the EU, including combating precarious work that often involves more women than men, having due regard to their national labour market models; invites the Commission to examine the working conditions of platform workers with a view to suggesting improvements in their particular situation, given the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic may only reinforce negative trends in their employment;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Notes the importance of considering the special situation of women who are returning from maternity leave so that they can access government supports without discrimination;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses the challenges for the agricultural sector and food supply in Europe, as well as the specific situation of women in rural areas; calls for the creation of a thematic sub-programme for women in rural areas through the common agricultural policy strategic plans, financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD); stresses that this sub- programme would seek to encourage women’s employment and female entrepreneurship; calls in this regard for earmarking of EU funds for better living and working conditions in rural areas; calls on the Member States to exchange best practices on the professional status of assisting spouses in the agricultural sector, thereby addressing women’s social security rights, including maternity leave or pension entitlements; requests that the Commission prepare guidance in this regard;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Highlights the importance of including women and girls in the design of accessible and targeted information; for this information to be disseminated in all settings particularly in times of crisis;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines that due to a higher life expectancy and higher likelihood of experiencing health problems, older women are often the majority of residents in long-term care facilities30 that became virus hotspots in many countries; calls on the Member States to examine the provision of care for older persons in different settings; European Commission to analyse the different settings of formal, long-term care provision and their level of resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic; calls on the Member States to examine the provision of care for older persons in both in residential care facilities as well as in community-based care settings, including through the provision of 24 hour home care or live in care; _________________ 30https://eige.europa.eu/covid-19-and- gender-equality/gender-impacts-health
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Highlights the unique circumstances of women experiencing homelessness and their increased vulnerability to gender-based violence, as well as a lack of access to hygiene and healthcare facilities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent emergency measures; calls on Member States to appropriately consider women experiencing homelessness in their pandemic response plans;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Welcomes the Team Europe package put forward by the Commission and stresses the need for a gender-sensitive approach in the allocation of these funds; emphasises the need for a gender sensitive response to COVID-19 in the implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI)and the Instrument for Pre-Accession III to take account of the unique circumstances of women and girls and to stimulate post- crisis opportunities; encourages the continuation and prioritisation of education in emergencies during this time;