2012/2047(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3

– having regard to Articles 2, 3 and 17 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas sexualisation of girls is a broad and increasing problem and is harmful to girls, and should be regarded as a public concern;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Encourages the governments of Member States to engage in dialogue with internet service providers, consumer organisations, social organisations and parents' organisations, the mass media and advertising companies, in order to define the sexualisation effect and its impact on child development, and to influence cultural standards concerning sexual behaviour and attitudes;

Amendment 101 #

Emine BOZKURT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Encourages the governments of Member States to engage in dialogue with internet service providers, media organisations, consumer organisations, social organisations and parents' organisations in order to define the sexualisation effect and its impact on child development, and to influence cultural standards concerning sexual behaviour and attitudes;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Encourages the governments of Member States to engage in dialogue with internet service providers, consumer organisations, social organisations ~~and~~, parents’ organisations and family organisations in order to define the sexualisation effect and its impact on child development, and to influence cultural standards concerning sexual behaviour and attitudes;

Amendment 103 #

Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Encourages the governments of Member States to engage in dialogue with internet service providers, consumer organisations, social organisations and parents' organisations in order to define the sexualisation effect and its impact on child development~~, and to influence cultural standards concerning sexual behaviour and attitudes~~;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Highlights the fact that common perceiving of girls and women as sexual objects boosts the demand for prostitution and pornography, causes the increase of sexual trafficking in women and girls and results in growth of the violence against women;

Amendment 105 #

Emine BOZKURT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Underlines that the media has a role in creating and strengthening gender stereotypes, but that, on the other hand, media can also have a positive influence in achieving gender equality in empowering women and recommends that this positive influence should be utilised to the fullest;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls upon the governments of Member States to establish cooperation with internet service providers in order to block access to websites promoting anorexia (‘pro-ana’) and bulimia (‘pro-mia’) and to delete or, where that is not possible, to block websites containing child pornography and to try to limit pop-ups of a sexual nature;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls upon the governments of Member States to establish cooperation with internet service providers in order to block access to websites promoting anorexia (‘pro-ana’) and bulimia (‘pro-mia’) and ~~to delete or, where that is not possible, to block websites containing child pornography~~child pornography, and to regulate website content that could lead to serious mental health disorders among juveniles such as depression and low self-esteem;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. Whereas healthy sexuality and a life free from violence are fundamental human rights for all girls and women, and should be protected and promoted in order to achieve equality between girls/women and boys/men, which is a core principle of the EU and its Member States;

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls upon governments of Member States to establish cooperation with Internet service providers in order to eradicate any marketing online that is sexualising and objectifying women as well as marketing practices of any industry that is targeting children;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Encourages Member States to draw on good practices and solutions devised for example in the United Kingdom and to ensure by appropriate legal measures, that parents’ organisations and all other child protection bodies’ views on child welfare are taken into account where binding standards in the advertising industry are concerned;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Encourages Member States to draw on good practices and solutions devised for example in the United Kingdom and to ensure by appropriate legal measures, that parents' organisations' and women's and girls' organisations views on child welfare are taken into account where binding standards in the advertising industry are concerned;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. EStrongly encourages Member States to give primary consideration to the best interest of the child when making policy decisions with regard to marketing, following the principle that no marketing should display girls and women in sexualised and objectified ways, and to draw on good practices and solutions devised for example in the United Kingdom and to ensure by appropriate legal measures, that parents' organisations' views as well as the views of youth organisations on child welfare are taken into account whe~~re binding standards~~ n it comes to regulating the advertising industry ~~are concerned;~~; .

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Member States to look into the possibilities of prohibiting publicity aimed at children;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to develop media awards for positive portrayals of girls as strong, competent and non-sexualised and to promote forums that will bring together the representatives of the media and leading experts on the topic in order to regularly examine and reduce the phenomenon of sexualisation of girls;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to develop guidelines for video games industries and music industries to launch on the basis of these guidelines a proposal for regulatory measures in form of a 'Code of Conduct' in order to prohibit sexualisation in content, in particular for products targeting children and young people,

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Encourages Member States to control access to advertising with a sexual content, the recipients of which may be children, to prohibit such advertising at times when children's programmes are aired, and to prohibit the use of children as brand ambassadors;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Encourages Member States to ~~control access to~~impose restrictions on advert~~ising~~s with a sexual content, the recipients of which may be children, and to ~~prohibit~~establish regulations on the use of children as brand ambassadors to prevent them from being sexualised in the media;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Member Stats to establish independent regulation bodies with the aim to control the media and advertising industry and the mandate to impose effective sanction on companies and individuals promoting the sexualisation of girls,

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the sexualisation of children and adolescents in general and girls in particular is closely linked to the trivialisation of pornography and to hyper-eroticisation;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Encourages Member States to establish cooperation with manufacturers of goods intended for children, including clothing and toys, in order to develop a code of best practice that provides for child welfare and promotes high ethical standards, while seeking to reduce the use of sexist stereotypes;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Encourages Member States to establish cooperation with manufacturers and retailers of goods intended for children, including clothing and toys, in order to develop a code of best practice that provides for child welfare and promotes high ethical standards;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Encourages Member States to rigorously ban products and goods that are harmful to children but still target them and to establish cooperation with manufacturers of goods intended for children, ~~including~~like clothing and toys, in order to develop a code of best practice that provides for child welfare and promotes high ethical standards with a clear resistance to gender stereotypes;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Encourages Member States to establish cooperation with manufacturers of goods intended for children, including clothing, make-up and toys, in order to develop a code of best practice that provides for child welfare and promotes high ethical standards, such codes of best practices must be elaborated in consultation with women's organisations, ;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Encourages Member States to establish cooperation with manufacturers of goods intended for children, including clothing and toys, in order to develop a code of ~~best practice~~conduct that provides for child welfare and promotes high ethical standards;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to prepare statistical data in the context of sexualisation covering areas such as: the saturation with erotic content of television programmes and song lyrics that are potentially accessible to children, the level of sexual violence in schools, the level of violence and of content derogatory to women’s dignity in computer games and music clips, children’s access to the internet, beginning with the youngest age groups, trends in the use of new media and the exploitation of images of girls in advertising;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Commission to take into account, in the programmes being developed in respect of ~~gender~~ equality between women and men and non-discrimination, of the impact of sexualising content on the psychology and development of girls, and in the context of society as a whole, of the entrenchment of discriminatory stereotypes as a consequence of this phenomenon;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Commission to take into account, in the programmes being developed in respect of gender equality and non-discrimination, of the impact of sexualising content on the psychology and development of girls and boys, and in the context of society as a whole, of the entrenchment of discriminatory sexual stereotypes as a consequence of this phenomenon;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Commission to take sex differences seriously into account, in the programmes being developed in respect of ~~gender equality and~~eliminating inequalities and promoting equal opportunities for both men and women as well as non-discrimination, of the impact of sexualising content on the psychology and development of girls and boys, and in the context of society as a whole, of the entrenchment of discriminatory stereotypes as a consequence of this phenomenon;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Commission to take into account, in the programmes being developed in respect of gender equality and non-discrimination, of the impact of sexualising content on the psychology and development of girls, and ~~in the context of society as a whole,~~ of the entrenchment of discriminatory stereotypes as a consequence of this phenomenon;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas marketing and advertising through different types of media is omnipresent in our daily life and bear a significant responsibility for the phenomenon of the sexualisation of girls;

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Encourages the Commission to promote and propagate good practices and standards of legal regulations already individually developed in certain EU countries, such as the United Kingdom and France, arising from an awareness of the problem and a well- developed sense of social corporate responsibility, and involving the introduction of self- regulation, for example;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Encourages the Commission to promote and propagate good practices and standards already individually developed in certain EU countries, such as the United Kingdom, Slovakia and France, arising from an awareness of the problem and a well- developed sense of social corporate responsibility, and involving the introduction of self-regulation, for example;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Regrets that limited amount of research available on the topic, encourages the Member States and the Commission to support studies which strengthen the evidence base by exploring the relationship between the sexualisation and exploitation of girls such as sexual abuse, child pornography, child prostitution and trafficking;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission to assist Member States in combating sexualisation not only by compiling the necessary data, promoting good practices and organising information campaigns, but also by providing financial support for actions taken in the Member States, in particular to women's organisations fighting against sexualisation and violence against women and girls;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Points out that the Commission's first proposal on Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services originally also covered discrimination in the media, calls on the Commission to cover in its revision education and media as well;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the sexualisation of children reflects a striking paradox: although society condemns paedophilia, it increasingly surrounds men with images of sexualised adolescents, while encouraging girls to see themselves as objects of male desire;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas the best interests of children must be the primary concern in making decisions that may affect them; whereas article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is commonly known as the Best Interest Article and says: "In all actions concerning children whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative authorities or legislative bodies, the best interest of the child shall be a primary consideration."

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the number of children using the internet is growing while it has been noted that the age threshold at which children begin using the internet with little parental control is becoming lower, pornographic sites are easily accessed and sexually-charged pop-ups frequently appear on websites, as a result of which the age at which children first encounter pornography is also decreasing;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the number of children using the internet is growing while it has been noted that the age threshold at which children begin using the internet with little parental control is becoming lower, as a result of which the age at which children first encounter pornography is also decreasing;(does not apply to English version)

Amendment 18 #

Minodora CLIVETI

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the number of children using the internet is growing while it has been noted that the age threshold at which children begin using the internet with little parental control is becoming lower, as a result of which the age at which children first encounter pornography is also decreasing, pornography being considered admissible in all countries, provided that it does not involve minors;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. welcoming the Commission proposal for a directive on the protection of internet data, which includes a specific article on the protection of children's privacy, such as the right to be forgotten;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3

– having regard to Articles 2, 5, 17 and 178 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas besides the eroticised imagery of women used in advertising and the use of nudity to promote products which have no need of it, an increase in the number of sexually charged images of children in that industry has been noted;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas besides the eroticised imagery of women used in advertising an increase in the number of sexually charged images of children in that industry has been noted; noting the absence of a concerted public policy effort to prevent the impact of overtly sexual images on children's attitudes towards sex and towards girls' self esteem by recommending the teaching of more positive attitudes in schools so girls and boys are empowered to say no despite peer pressures;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas girls rights to their own bodies and sexuality should not be dictated by commercial interests and consumerism;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the transformation of teenage stars into sex symbols in order to increase their chance of success in show business leads to establishing a conviction among girls that being sexually attractive causes others to perceive such a person as being more mature;deleted

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the transformation of teenage stars into sex symbols in order to increase their chance of success in show business leads to establishing a conviction among girls that being sexually attractive ~~causes others to perceive such a person as being more mature~~and available are key criteria of value and success;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. Whereas the sexualisation of girls is perpetuated by gender inequalities in underlying social structures, institutions and relationships which exist in society at large;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas degrading the value of women and presenting their image in a manner derogatory to their dignity, being a manifestation of sexualisation, contribute to an increase in violence against women, to maintaining gender stereotypes and to the intensification of sexist attitudes and outlooks, which in the long term lead to discrimination against women as employees, sexual harassment and to undervaluing their work and achievements;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas degrading the value of women and presenting their image in a manner derogatory to their dignity, being a manifestation of sexualisation, contribute to an increase in violence against women, and to the intensification of sexist attitudes and outlooks, which in the long term lead to discrimination against women ~~as employees,~~in all areas of society, including in educational and work settings, where it leads to sexual harassment and to undervaluing their work and achievements;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas degrading the value of women and presenting their image in a manner derogatory to their dignity, being a manifestation of sexualisation, contribute to an increase in violence against women, and to the intensification of sexist attitudes and outlooks, which in the long term lead to discrimination against women as employees, sexual harassment and to undervaluing their personality, work and achievements;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 3 September 2008 on how marketing and advertising affect equality between women and men

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas in television programmes, computer games and musical video clips there is an increasingly noticeable tendency to present provocatively dressed women, in sexual poses, and the lyrics of songs for young people contain sexually suggestive content which may not be verbally understood by their parents;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas in television programmes, computer games and musical video clips there is an increasingly noticeable tendency to present provocatively dressed women, in sexual poses, and the lyrics of songs for young people contain sexually suggestive content, which often promotes violence against women and girls;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas magazines aimed at girls mainly focus on appearances and boy-girl relationships, while leaving little space for content linked to personal and social development;

Amendment 33 #

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas ~~clothing manufacturers~~different industries, like the clothing industry offer girls scaled-down versions of clothing appropriate for grown women, which leads to a situation in which they are perceived by the outside world as being more grown -up than they actually are, and the alcohol industry (calling itself "thin-dustry") targets girls with special products like "skinnygirl cocktails", promoting a sexualised body image that leads to eating-disorders and other harmful behaviour of girls;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. Whereas the trivialization of disguised child pornography acceptable on the internet is a dangerous trend that increases the sexualisation of girls

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. having regard to the intense need of global information and training courses for parents dealing with the child development of contrasting male-female behavioural proclivities;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas Article 18(1) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child enshrines the role of parents as the primary public measure for ensuring the best interests of the child and requires states to actively support parents;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

Gb. whereas the family is the first place where social interaction occurs for children and that an extended family circle plays a vital role in preventing media-influenced sexualisation;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)

Gc. whereas society, political institutions and the state school system should not replace parents’ role in their children’s emotional and sexual education, but should try to create a family-friendly environment conducive to their development (family mainstreaming);

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)

Gd. whereas advertising ‘porno graphics’ not only use female nudity but also depict young women as submissive and sexually subservient; whereas 'porno chic’ flaunts all taboos, including that of paedophilia: girls used as models are displayed kneeling, legs apart, breasts exposed (Sisley), sucking a lollipop (Lee); whereas brands belonging to groups such as Gaultier, Helmut Lang, Thierry Mugler, Gucci, Versace, Dior or Vuitton resort to the sexualisation of girls, porno graphics and paedophilia chic to promote their products; therefore suggests that family and women’s rights associations should publicly boycott these brands;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

- having regard to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women on 15 September 1995

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas sexualisation consists of an instrumental approach to a person by perceiving that person as an object for sexual use disregarding the person's dignity and personality traits, with the person's worth being measured in terms of the level of sexual attractiveness and sexual availability; sexualisation also involves the imposition of the sexuality of adult persons on girls, who are emotionally, psychologically and physically unprepared for this at their particular stage of development; sexualisation not being the normal, healthy, biological development of the sexuality of a person, conditioned by the individual process of development and taking place at the appropriate time for each particular individual;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas sexualisation consists of an instrumental approach to a person by perceiving that person as an object for sexual use disregarding the person's dignity and personality traits, with the person's worth being measured in terms of the level of sexual attractiveness; sexualisation also involves the inappropriate imposition of the sexuality of adult persons on girls, who are emotionally, psychologically and physically unprepared for this at their particular stage of development; sexualisation not being the normal, healthy, biological development of the sexuality of a person, conditioned by the individual process of development and taking place at the appropriate time for each particular individual;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas sexualisation consists of an instrumental and manipulative approach to a person by perceiving that person as an object for sexual use disregarding the person's dignity and personality traits, with the person's worth being measured in terms of the level of sexual attractiveness; sexualisation also involves the imposition of the sexuality of adult persons on girls, who are emotionally, psychologically and physically unprepared for this at their particular stage of development; sexualisation not being the normal, healthy, biological development of the sexuality of a person, conditioned by the individual process of development and taking place at the appropriate time for each particular individual;

Amendment 43 #

Minodora CLIVETI

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas sexualisation at the same reflects the manner in which girls fashion themselves under the influence of stereotypes and other factors (particularly the media) in order to play the role increasingly imposed on them by a society seeking to enhance this image of young girls.

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that a series of integrated actions must be taken in order to broaden the horizons and develop the outlooks of ~~small~~young girls and boys in relation to their guiding values, by means of deliberate strategies to protect children from the process of sexualisation and objectification and to create new tools and spaces where young persons will be able to develop and discover their sexuality at an appropriate time and in their own way;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that a series of integrated actions must be taken in order to broaden the horizons and develop the outlooks of small girls and boys ~~in relation to their guiding values~~during the critical period of personality formation, by means of deliberate strategies to protect children from the process of sexualisation and objectification and to create new tools and spaces where young persons will be able to develop and discover their sexuality at an appropriate time and in their own way;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that a series of integrated actions based on the respect for human rights, equality between women/girls and men/boys and women's rights, must be taken in order to broaden the horizons and develop the outlooks of small girls and boys in relation to their guiding values, by means of deliberate strategies to protect children from the process of sexualisation and objectification and to create new tools and spaces where young persons will be able to develop and discover their sexuality at an appropriate time and in their own way;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to collaborate in order to build a solid research base regarding the definition, frequency and consequences of early sexualisation. In order to better understand this phenomenon and in order to be able to make astute and relevant recommendations, comprehensive studies1 are necessary documenting the following aspects, inter alia, of early sexualisation: - Examine what factors lead to the early sexualisation of girls and what role the media plays. - Examine the short and long-term effects of sexualisation of girls: how this affects their self-esteem, body image, relationships with their peers, future sexual relationships as well as future academic and professional endeavours. - Identify media/marketing alternatives to "eroticization". __________________ 1 According to the Report of the American Psychological Association Taskforce on the Sexualisation of girls. http://www.apa.org/pi/women/programs/gi rls/report.aspx

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that parents as the first source of authority and the persons closest to their children should influence the shaping of children's attitudes towards the issues of gender, gender equality and sexuality, and also support them in coping with and placing eroticised imagery and content in a broader context;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that parents as the first source of authority and the persons closest to their children should influence the shaping of children’s attitudes towards the issues of gender and sexuality, and also support them in coping with and placing eroticised imagery and content in a broader context;(does not apply to English version)

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)

- having regards to its resolution of 3 September 2008 on how marketing and advertising affect equality between women and men

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that parents as the first source of authority and the persons closest to their children should influence the shaping of children's attitudes towards the issues of ~~gender~~biological sex differences between man and women and sexuality, and also support them in coping with and placing eroticised imagery and content in a broader context;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Union and Member States must take into account the rights and duties of parents, legal guardians, or other individuals legally responsible for the child. Member States shall respect the responsibilities, rights and duties of parents or, where applicable, the members of the extended family or community as provided for by local custom, legal guardians or other persons legally responsible for the child, to provide, in a manner consistent with the evolving capacities of the child.

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Alerts parents not to heighten the self- objectification of girls through their behaviour by encouraging girls to participate in beauty contests, dress inappropriately to their age and to attach undue importance to appearance, and at a later stage, by permitting the use of cosmetic surgery in order to improve self- esteem;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Alerts parents not to heighten the self- ~~objectific~~sexualisation of girls through their behaviour, b~~y encouraging girls to participate in beauty contests, to attach undue importance to appearance, and at a later stage, by permitting the use of cosmetic surgery in order to improve self- esteem~~ut rather to play an active role in their upbringing by emphasising personal qualities as opposed to the illusion of perfect beauty presented by the media;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Alerts parents ~~not to~~and legal guardians to include and promote a healthy self-esteem and body image in their upbringing methods, and absolutely to avoid heightening the self- objectification of girls ~~through their behaviour~~ by encouraging ~~girls~~them to participate in beauty contests, ~~to attach undue importance to appearance, and~~or at a later stage, ~~by permitting the~~making use of cosmetic surgery in order to improve self- esteem;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Alerts parents not to heighten the self- objectification of girls through their behaviour by encouraging girls to participate in beauty contests, to attach undue importance to appearance, and at a later stage, by permitting the use of cosmetic surgery in order to improve self- esteem;(does not apply to English version)

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Alerts parents to take sex differences seriously and not to heighten the self- objectification of girls through their behaviour by encouraging girls to participate in beauty contests, to attach undue importance to appearance, and at a later stage, by permitting the use of cosmetic surgery in order to improve self- esteem;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Alerts parents not to heighten the self- objectification of girls through their behaviour by encouraging girls to participate in beauty contests, and calls on the organisers of beauty contests to avoid further developing the sexualisation effect in girls by carrying out awareness-raising campaigns on the risks inherent in the sexualisation of girls; warns parents, moreover, not to attach undue importance to appearance, and at a later stage, by permitting the use of cosmetic surgery in order to improve self- esteem;

Amendment 58 #

Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Welcomes the initiatives of young girls in form of protests and petitions, e.g. the petition with more than 84,000 signatures delivered to ´Teen Vogue`, in which teens express their disapproval of the skewed body image presented in mass media and who being a target audience and product purchasers can have a significant impact on manufacturers, internet providers, media and advertising;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 18 March 2011 on priorities and outline of a new EU policy framework to fight violence against women

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the importance of raising boys' awareness of the damage caused by the objectification of women and girls; emphasises the need to directly involve them in actions to combat the sexualisation of girls;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls for consideration of a framework for mini-miss contests, to include the application of certain conditions, such as prohibition of swimsuit parades and make-up, when organising such contests;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that a particular effort is called for to make parents, carers and teachers aware that ~~computer games are~~the entire public space is full of sexualising content, ~~that children using them~~often computer games, musical video clips and advertising aimed at children manifest increased levels of aggression, ~~that~~ sexual violence patterns a~~re perpetuated and that the~~nd objectification of women ~~increases exponentially~~and girls;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that a particular effort is called for to make parents, carers and teachers aware that computer games are full of sexualising content, that children using them manifest increased levels of aggression, that sexual violence patterns are perpetuated and that the objectification of women increases exponentially;(does not apply to English version)

Amendment 64 #

Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that a particular effort is called for to make parents, carers and teachers aware that computer games, music videos, internet websites are full of sexualising content, that children using them manifest increased levels of aggression, that sexual violence patterns are perpetuated and that the objectification of women increases exponentially;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls for introducing of the video clips control system in the form of age appropriate signs, which would help parents in verifying the content of video clips and adapting then to a child's age;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for a wide dissemination of ratings under the Pan-European Game Information system (PEGI), which allows parents to check the content of computer games and adapt them to a child’s age, and calls for an expansion of the ratings under that system to cover sexual~~ising~~ and erotic content;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for a wide dissemination of ratings under the Pan-European Game Information system (PEGI), which allows parents to check the content of computer games and adapt them to a child's age, and calls for an expansion of the ratings under that system to cover sexualising content, such ratings must be elaborated in cooperation with women's and girls' organisations;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for ~~a wide dissemina~~the comprehensive introduction of ratings under the Pan- European Game Information system (PEGI), which allows parents to check the content of computer games and adapt them to a child’s age, and calls for an expansion of the ratings under that system to c~~over~~learly indicate sexualising content;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to continue its work by taking full advantage of the options which facilitate parental control ('privacy by design' and 'by default');

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas significant manifestations of sexualisation impact adversely on the psycho~~phys~~logical development of girls, distort peer relationships and weaken the ability to build healthy relationships, reduce self- esteem and cause a series of psychologically based eating disorders, lead to self-objectification, restrict choice of professional aspirations~~, and increase the probability of aggressive behaviour towards girls~~;

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Encourages the introduction into school curricula for children between 6 and 13 years of age of programmes aimed at developing children’s ability to use the media, at enhancing their capacity to think critically and select from the information available, and at enabling them to acquire an understanding of marketing techniques, so that they can grasp the concept of sexualisation and differentiate it from sexuality;

Amendment 71 #

Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ERecognises that whilst education is a Member State competency it should be encouragesd theat Member States introduc~~tion~~e into school curricula for children between 6 and 13 years of age of programmes aimed at developing children's ability to use the media, at enhancing their capacity to think critically and select from the information available, and at enabling them to acquire an understanding of marketing techniques;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Reiterates the importance of promoting digital skills among minors and adults, which should be regarded as a priority in EU social policies;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Points out that even though minors are often more digitally literate than their parents, they are often not very aware of behavioural norms and the risks inherent in the digital environment; families therefore need to be informed and trained about these risks;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends the introduction ~~into school curricula, in cooperation with parents and under their control, of a subject entitled: ‘Preparation for family life with elements of sexual education’, which will~~of appropriate Sex and Relationship Education into school curricula, aimed at prepareing young girls and boys to develop healthy, respectful and emotionally satisfying relationships and to empower them to make responsible and well informed decisions about their lives;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends the introduction into school curricula, in cooperation with parents, child psychiatrists and paediatricians and under their control, of a subject entitled: ‘Preparation for ~~family~~adult life with elements of sexual education’, which will prepare young girls and boys to develop healthy, respectful and emotionally satisfying relationships;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends the introduction into school curricula, in cooperation with parents and ~~under their control, of a subject entitled: ‘Preparation for family life with elements of~~ professionals like school doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers and pedagogues, of a subject entitled: ´sexual education’', which will prepare young girls and boys to develop healthy, respectful and emotionally satisfying relationships, educating them about contraceptives and sexual and reproductive health and rights;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends the introduction into school curricula, in cooperation with parents and ~~under their control~~with public support, of a subject entitled: ‘~~Prepar~~Education for ~~family life with~~citizenship: elements of sexual education’, which will prepare young girls and boys to develop healthy, respectful and emotionally satisfying relationships;

Amendment 78 #

Minodora CLIVETI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends the introduction into ~~school~~curricula, in cooperation with parents school curricula, in cooperation with and under their control, of a subject parents and under their control, of a subject entitled: ‘Preparation for family life entitled: ‘Education for EQUALITY’, with elements of sexual education’, which will prepare young girls and boys to which will prepare young girls and boys develop healthy, respectful and to develop healthy, respectful and emotionally satisfying relationships; emotionally satisfying relationships;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends the introduction into school curricula, in cooperation with parents and under their control, of a subject entitled: ‘Preparation for ~~family life with elements of sexual education~~emotional and sexual life’, which will prepare young girls and boys to develop healthy, respectful and emotionally satisfying relationships;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas significant manifestations of sexualisation of girls impact adversely on their psychophysical development ~~of girls,~~ distort peer relationships and weaken the ability to build healthy relationships, reduce self- esteem and cause a series of psychologically based eating disorders, lead to self-objectification, restrict choice of professional aspirations, and increase the probability of aggressive behaviour towards girls;

Amendment 80 #

Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Recommends the~~Encourages Member States to work together and introduc~~tion~~e into school curricula, in cooperation with parents and under their control, of a subject entitled: ‘Preparation for family life with elements of sexual education’, which will prepare young girls and boys to develop healthy, respectful and emotionally satisfying relationships;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends the introduction into school curricula, in cooperation with parents and under their control, of a subject entitled: ‘Preparation for family life with elements of emotional and sexual education’, which will prepare young girls and boys to develop healthy, respectful and emotionally satisfying relationships, as an essential part of their character development and education as citizens, to include not just biological information but also consideration of psychological, emotional, social, cultural and ethical dimensions;

Amendment 82 #

Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends the introduction into school curricula~~, in cooperation with parents and under their control, of a subject entitled: ‘Preparation for family life with elements of~~ of a standard course on health and sexual education’, which will prepare young girls and boys ~~to develop healthy, respectful and emotionally satisfying relationships~~for the physiological changes to be expected at puberty and educate them on healthy sexuality;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends the introduction into school curricula, in cooperation with parents and under their control, of a subject entitled: ‘Preparation for family life with elements of sexual education’, where definition of family should be understand according to national laws of Member States, which will prepare young girls and boys to develop healthy, respectful and emotionally satisfying relationships;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. recommends the introduction of self- defence and assertiveness training programmes into the school curricula in order to prevent sexual assault and other acts of interpersonal violence aimed at girls;

Amendment 85 #

Emine BOZKURT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses the importance in education of focusing on gender equality, the roles of girls and boys and respecting differences in order to create empowerment and self-awareness for boys and girls;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Notes that schools should ensure that all incidents on sexual bullying are recorded and reported separately to other forms of bullying;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for appropriate preparation of teachers through essential training and exchange of experience in the area of gender equality, consulting with parents, detection of and reaction to various types of abuse connected therewith and to sexual violence;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for appropriate preparation of teachers through essential training in the area of gender equality, detection of and reaction to various types of abuse connected therewith and to sexual violence against girls;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for appropriate preparation of teachers and trainers in both formal and informal education through essential training in the area of gender equality between women/girls and men/boys, detection of and reaction to various types of abuse connected therewith and to sexual violence;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas significant manifestations of sexualisation ~~impact~~have a long-term adversely impact on the psychophysical development of girls, distort peer relationships and weaken the ability to build healthy relationships, reduce self-esteem and cause a series of psychologically based eating disorders, lead to self-objectification, restrict choice of professional aspirations, ~~and~~ increase the probability of aggressive behaviour towards girls and generally have a strong adverse effect on personality development;

Amendment 90 #

Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Calls for appropriate preparation of teachers through essential training in the area of gender equality~~having regard to the intense need of training courses dealing with the development of contrasting male-female behavioural proclivities, calls for appropriate preparation of teachers through essential training based on proven science, thus leaving no scope for wrong information about how the body works or for prejudice, in the area of sex differences between and equal opportunities for women and men, detection of and reaction to various types of abuse connected therewith and to sexual violence;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Notices that social media portals, used by children and teenagers, are often a place in which girls self-objectify themselves by uploading or sending their own naked photos whereas mobiles phones are used to practise "sexting" which is distribution of smses of sexual content;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the teachers and educational bodies in the Member States to strive for achieving a right balance between concerns about the sexualisation of girls and its negative consequences on one hand, and ensuring a positive view of sexuality and sexual and reproductive health and rights for girls, on the other hand, when defining the contents and objectives of their "sexual education" programmes;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes that staff providing psychological support in schools should be appropriately prepared to deal with problems related to sexualisation and emphasises the role of psychological, medical and social centres working in connection with schools;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes that staff providing psychological support in schools should be appro~~priate~~fessionally prepared to deal with issues around sexuality e.g. sex and relationships, sexual and reproductive health and rights, notably access to contraceptives, but also problems related to sexualisation;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes that staff providing psychological support in schools should be appropriately prepared to deal with problems related to sexualisation and objectification ;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Notes~~Calls on the governments of the Member States to arrange appropriate psychological training courses that specialise in the sexualisation of girls, so that staff providing psychological support in schools ~~should b~~are appropriately prepared to deal with problems related to sexualisation;

Amendment 97 #

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes that staff providing psychological support in schools should be appropriately prepared to deal with problems related to sexualisation and sex differences between boys and girls;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Notes that the increasing popularity of exchanging nude pictures between teenagers on mobile phones through chat programs and communication platforms could lead to a dangerous trend in which possible paedophiles present themselves on those mobile chat forums to young boys and girls by false identification and that therefore authorities should step up their vigilance towards the so-called trend of 'sexting'.

Amendment 99 #