24 Amendments of Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA related to 2016/2204(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to Council Directive 79/7/EEC on the progressive implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in matters of social security,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
- having regard to Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas education is a fundamental tool for fostering the value of equality, and it should be promoted across the board, not only in schools but also in vocational training, and especially in training focusing on the primary sector;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas it is important to support and promote the participation of women in the agri-food value chain, since their role is mainly concentrated in production and processing;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas women’s contribution to incomes in rural areas is not sufficiently visible or recognised, given the status that women normally have in rural farms and businesses and the lack of statistical tools to assess it;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas women’s access to farm ownership or co-ownership should be promoted through European programmes as a means of giving them access to all labour, social and economic rights;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas gradually including women in ownership or co-ownership will facilitate their access to the labour, social and economic rights to which they are entitled and improve knowledge, visibility and recognition of their contribution to the economy and incomes in rural areas, in both jobs that are directly linked to farming and domestic activities that provide stability for family farms;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas women in rugeneral areas also suffer from paid 16% less than men per hour of work and the gender pay andgap in pension gapstands at 41.1%; whereas the pay gap in rural areas is 10% wider than in other areas;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasises the need to support a wide spectrum of rural business initiatives, particularly in agri-tourism; in view of the growing interest in this type of tourism, considers that a network of businesses in this sector should be formed and best practice shared;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Member States and European authorities to review their statistical plans so as to include mechanisms measuring the overall contribution of women to rural income and the rural economy;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Hopes that a better understanding of the situation of women in rural areas resulting from this measure will allow a medium-term development of a European Charter for Women Farmers defining this concept, identifying direct and indirect forms of discrimination against women in rural areas and positive discrimination measures to eliminate them;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that European primary sector support and income diversification programmes should take gender into account and progressively foster equal representation in European agricultural policy bodies;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the European Commission to promote women's access to the ownership or co-ownership of farms as a form of positive discrimination for access to European rural assistance programmes and income diversification in rural areas;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the Member States, in the light of the conditionalities as regards equality between women and men and non- discrimination, to make greater and more synergistic use of the instruments available under the EAFRD, Leader+, Horizon 2020 and the ESF for creating better living and working conditions in rural areas and to raise awareness of all possibilities offered to women in such areas under existing legislation;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recommends the progressive inclusion of equality modules in specialist agricultural training programmes, and in the development of teaching materials, promoting public campaigns for equality in rural areas and focusing on the importance of equality at rural schools;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States to encourage the participation of female spouses or other family members in the joint management of farms, facilitating their access to farm ownership or co- ownership;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the Member States to promote equality between women and men in the management bodies and representation of all types of organisations, associations and public institutions and to consider the progressive implementation of this principle regarding access to aid or subsidies under European programmes for the primary sector, innovation or income diversification in rural areas;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the Member States to promote equality between women and men, specially through gender quota systems, in the management bodies and representation of all types of organisations, associations and public institutions;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the Member States to promote equality between women and men in the management bodies and representation of all types ofproducer organiszations and producers cooperatives, associations and public institutions;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to improve conditions for women in rural areas, and to provide not only adequate informational material on support possibilities specifically aimed at women farmers and women in rural areas, but also access to education and credit and the need for strategies to encourage and support women's entrepreneurial initiatives as they can provide women with the confidence they need to start their own businesses, while also promoting the establishment of associations and the provision of wide-ranging professional diversification advice;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to improve conditions for women in rural areas, and to provide not only adequate informational material on support possibilities specifically aimed at women farmers and women in rural areas, to support visibility and awareness-raising campaigns about their rights but also access to education and credit, while also promoting the establishment of associations and the provision of wide-ranging professional diversification advice;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Encourages the Member States to hold discussions at EU level about a clear model for agricultural structures since the problem of land grabbing and land concentration in Europe undermines the access of women rural to land;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Encourages local and national authorities and other institutions to guarantee the fundamental human rights of migrant and seasonal workers and their families, especially to women and particularly vulnerable people, and to foster their integration in the local community;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and regional and local authorities to support projects and offer advice, especially addressed to women, on creating innovative agricultural activities in rural areas in order to enhance their competitiveness in agriculture and provide new jobs;