14 Amendments of Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS related to 2010/2162(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Union is confronted with a major economic, financial and social crisis that affects womenfamilies in the labour market and in their personal lives, in particular women at risk of poverty,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas combating poverty is one of the Commission's five measurable targets proposed for EU 2020; whereas Integrated Guideline 10 of the Europe 2020 Strategy (Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty) would encourage the adoption of national policies to protect women and men from the risk of exclusion, ensuring income security for one-parent families or elderly womenand vulnerable people,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there are considerable age and gender disparities in the amount of time spent on unpaid work and daily involvement in care and domestic activities; whereas women in particular experience the greatest unpaid workload in their roles as homemakers, mothers and wives,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas women, in particular in rural areas, are part of the informal economy, not being registered on the official labour market, or have short-term working contracts, which generates particular problems as regards women's social rights, including rights during pregnancy, maternity leave and breastfeeding, the acquisition of pension rights and access to social securityfor women,
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a.£ Calls on Member States to adopt a ´big society´ approach, whereby citizens are encouraged to help, support and work together to improve the situation of the most vulnerable.
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take the necessary measures to eliminate gender inequalities in employment as part of the EU 2020 Strategy; strongly encourages establishing as an objective the reduction of the gender pay gap by 1% each year in order to achieve a target of 10% reduction by 2020;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to consider granting individualised rights in pensions and social security schemes as a tool to combat the risk of poverty;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to take the necessaryMember States to examine measures to promote the reconciliation of work and private life, in order to enable women who are exposed to the risk of poverty to pursue their careers, by providing access to flexible work arrangements or to full-time work;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the risk of falling into poverty ismay be greater for women than for men, particularly in old age, where social security systems are based on the principle of continuous remunerated employment; points out that, in some cases, women do not fulfil this requirement because of interruptions to their work and that they are penalised because of discrimination on the labour market, in particular because of the wage gap, maternity leave and part-time work; as women live longer.
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises the importance of the structural funds, in particular the European Social Fund, as a key tool for assisting Member States to combat poverty and social exclusion; calls on the Member States for more co-funded actions to support services such as care facilities for children and for elderly and dependent persons;