<EntPE>EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT</EntPE>
<Commission>{FEMM}COMMITTEE ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES</Commission>
<Date>{10-02-2000}10 February 2000</Date> PE286.976/AM 1-64
AMENDMENTS 1-64
<TitreType>MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION by the Committee on Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities
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<Titre>Women in decision-making</Titre>
<TitreRecueil>Motion for a resolution</TitreRecueil>
<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>1</NumAm>
by Mrs THOMAS MAURO
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<LANG:EN<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>2</NumAm>
by Mrs DYBKJAER
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- Recalls that the celebration of International Women’s Day every 8 March was initiated in Copenhagen in 1910 and commemorates a demonstration by women textile workers in New York in 1857;
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by Mrs AVILES PEREA
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by Mrs THOMAS MAURO
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by Mrs DYBKJAER
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by Mrs AVILES PEREA
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</LANG:FR<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>7</NumAm>
by Mrs AVILES PEREA
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</LANG:FR<LANG:EN<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>8</NumAm>
by Mrs GRÖNER
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</LANG:EN<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>9</NumAm>
by Mrs GRÖNER
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</LANG:FR<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>10</NumAm>
by Mrs GRÖNER
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- having regard to Articles 2, 3.2, 13, 137(1), fifth indent, and 141 of the Amsterdam Treaty, which relate to gender issues;
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</LANG:FR<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>11</NumAm>
by Mrs AVILES PEREA
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- having regard to Articles 2, 3.2, 13, 137(1), fifth indent, and 141 of the Treaty (5 words deleted);
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</LANG:FR<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>12</NumAm>
by Mrs AVILES PEREA
Recital A
A. welcoming the reduction in instances of inequality and discrimination on grounds of gender in both the political world and the private and public spheres in the countries of the European Union following the directives and action programmes adopted in the area of equal opportunities and the undertakings entered into by governments;
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</LANG:FR<LANG:EN<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>13</NumAm>
by Mrs THOMAS MAURO
Recital A
A. is encouraged by the steps taken by European Institutions and national governments to promote equality of opportunity in public institutions and encourages similar good practice in private institutions,
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</LANG:EN<LANG:EN<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>14</NumAm>
by Mrs GRÖNER
Recital A
A. takes note that inequality and gender discrimination and under-representation of women still persist in politics and in public and private institutions, in Europe and worldwide, in spite of a multitude of resolutions and recommendations as well as legal commitments by governments;
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</LANG:EN<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>15</NumAm>
by Mrs GRÖNER
Recital Aa (new)
Aa. Notices that a higher participation of women in political life is often explained by the systems of proportional representation applied in those countries;
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<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>16</NumAm>
by the V/ALE Group
Recital A
A. Deeply regrets that inequality and gender discrimination and under-representation of women still persist in politics and in public and private institutions, in Europe and worldwide, in spite of a large number of political statements and recommendations, programmes and projects and specific legislation introduced at European and national level;
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</LANG:FR<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>17</NumAm>7
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by Mrs GRÖNER
Recital B
B. takes note that women continue to receive less pay than men for work of equal value, are more often than men in jobs characterised by irregular status and less security and take the bulk of family responsibility, while in professional life the decision-making function remains for the most part in the hands of men;
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</LANG:FR<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>18</NumAm>
by Mrs AVILES PEREA
Recital B
B. noting that, on average, women continue to receive less pay than men for work of equal value, are more often than men in jobs characterised by irregular status and less security and take the bulk of family responsibility, while in professional life the decision-making function remains for the most part in the hands of men;
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</NumAm>by Mrs AVILES PEREA
Recital Ba (new)
Ba. Welcoming the growing number of female Members of the European Parliament, who account for approximately 30% of the Members elected in July 1999, as opposed to 27% of those elected in 1994; welcoming also the fact that for the second time since the first direct elections in 1979 the European Parliament has elected a woman as its President;
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<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>20</NumAm>
by the V/ALE Group
Recital B
B. Deeply regrets that women continue to receive less pay than men for work of equal value, despite the fact that a directive establishing the principle of equal pay was adopted more than 25 years ago, are more often than men in jobs characterised by irregular status and less security and take the bulk of family responsibility, while in professional life the decision-making function remains for the most part in the hands of men;
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AMENDMENT 21
by Mrs AVILES PEREA
Recital C
C. Noting that women are still underrepresented in decision-making bodies at all levels and in all EU Institutions, for example in the European Parliament women represent only 20 per cent of all administrators, 22 per cent of the Directors, 15 per cent of the Heads of Division and not at all the Directors General;
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</LANG:FR<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>22</NumAm>
by Mrs GRÖNER
Recital C
C. Takes note that women are still underrepresented in decision-making bodies at all levels and in all EU Institutions, for example in the European Parliament women represent only 20 per cent of all administrators, 22 per cent of the Directors, 15 per cent of the Heads of Division and not at all the Directors General;
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</LANG:FR<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>23</NumAm>
by Mrs GRÖNER
Recital D
D. takes note that although a great many statistics on mapping have been gathered, significant gaps remain, especially with regard to women’s roles in economic decision making;
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</LANG:FR<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>24</NumAm>
by Mrs AVILES PEREA
Recital E
E. whereas the under-representation of women in local, regional, European and international decision-making fora must be more effectively remedied;
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<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>25</NumAm>
by the V/ALE Group
Recital F
F. deeply regrets that women – who are major victims of human rights violations such as rape, sexual abuse, domestic violence, trafficking in human beings, etc. - are underrepresented in the judicial and legislative bodies which judge the abovementioned crimes and decide on legal provisions, with the consequence that little or no priority is given to these crimes; this neglect damages the victims even more than the nonprosecution of the offenders;
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</LANG:FR<LANG:EN<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>26</NumAm>
by Mrs DYBKJAER
Recital G
G. deeply regrets that the voices of women –who are often among the major victims of armed conflicts – are absent from key decisions on peace-keeping efforts and from the design on post-conflict reconstruction programmes;
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<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>27</NumAm>
by the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
Recital H
H. is convinced that women holding decision-making positions on an equal footing with men is a necessary condition not only for successfully putting an end to inequalities, gender discrimination and violence against women but for the benefit of the functioning of society as a whole;
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</LANG:EN<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>28
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by Mrs GRÖNER
Paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Calls for the use of quotas as a transitional measure to even up the involvement of men and women in internal party structures and at an electoral level; for the introduction of a system in which there are alternate men and women candidates on election lists; and for the provision of political training and information for women candidates by the parties so that they can take up political life with full confidence;
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</LANG:FR<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>29</NumAm>
by Mrs GRÖNER
Paragraph 2
2. Requests the Commission and the Member States to present without further delay a report on actions effectively taken and the result in statistical terms where appropriate, considering that six years have elapsed since that resolution was presented;
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</LANG:FR<LANG:EN<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>30</NumAm>
by Mrs THEORIN
Paragraph 2
2. Requests the Commission and the Member States to present before the end of the year a report on actions effectively taken, considering that six years have elapsed since that resolution was presented;
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</LANG:EN<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>31</NumAm>
by Mrs GRÖNER
Paragraph 3
3. Requests the Member States to introduce in the forthcoming Intergovernmental Conference revisions of the Treaty to reach a balanced participation of women and men in the composition of EU bodies such asthe Commission, Court of Justice, Court of First Instance, Court of Auditors, Economic and Social Committee and Committee of the Regions;
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</LANG:FR<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>32</NumAm>
by Mrs AVILES PEREA
Paragraph 3
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</LANG:FR<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>33</NumAm>
by Mrs THOMAS MAURO
Paragraph 3
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</LANG:FR<LANG:EN<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>34</NumAm>
by Mrs DYBKJAER
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Member States (11 words deleted) to actively seek to reach a more balanced participation of women and men in the Community Institutions;
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</LANG:EN<LANG:EN<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>35</NumAm>
by the V/ALE Group
Paragraph 3
3. Requests the Member States to introduce in the forthcoming Intergovernmental Conference revisions of the Treaty by introducing the principle of a balanced participation and representation of women and men in all decision-making bodies, forums and institutions at Community and national level;
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</LANG:EN<LANG:EN<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>36</NumAm>
by the V/ALE Group
Paragraph 3a (new)
3a. Calls on all political parties to introduce and respect the principle of balanced representation of women and men on electoral lists and within the party structures;
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</LANG:EN<LANG:EN<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>37</NumAm>
by Mrs THOMAS MAURO
Paragraph 4
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</LANG:EN<LANG:EN<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>38</NumAm>
by Mrs VAN DER LAAN
Paragraph 4
4. Requests each of the Institutions of the European Union to present a concrete action plan with a timetable to achieve (1 word deleted) greater equality between the numbers of male and female decision-makers within the Institution;
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</LANG:EN<LANG:EN<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>39</NumAm>
by Mrs SANDERS
Paragraph 4
4. Requests each of the Institutions and the Member States to present a concrete action plan with a timetable to achieve greater representation of women at decision-making level;
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</LANG:EN<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>40</NumAm>
by Mrs AVILES PEREA
Paragraph 4
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</LANG:FR<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>41</NumAm>
by Mrs GRÖNER
Paragraph 5a (new)
5a. Recalls that gender mainstreaming is a long-term transformative strategy which involves large-scale reeducation about policy design and delivery and that it should be used to complement positive action measures;
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</LANG:FR<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>42</NumAm>
by Mrs AVILES PEREA
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the Commission’s intention to promote women’s partaking in its committees and working groups and its commitments to increase the number of women in decision-making within its administration;
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</LANG:FR<LANG:EN<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>43</NumAm>
by Mrs DYBKJAER
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s (13 words deleted) commitments to increase the number of women in decision-making within its administration;
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</LANG:EN<LANG:EN<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>44</NumAm>
by Mrs THOMAS MAURO
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to promote women’s participation in its committees and working groups and its commitments to increase the number of women in decision-making within its administration;
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</LANG:EN<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>45</NumAm>
by Mrs VAN DER LAAN
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to make it a (1 word deleted) priority to improve the statistical data base to establish and maintain a full set of regularly updated statistics on women in decision making throughout the EU;
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</LANG:FR<LANG:EN<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>46</NumAm>
by Mrs THOMAS MAURO
Paragraph 8
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</LANG:EN<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>47</NumAm>
by Mrs AVILES PEREA
Paragraph 8
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</LANG:FR<LANG:EN<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>48</NumAm>
by Mrs DYBKJAER
Paragraph 8
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</LANG:EN<LANG:EN<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>49</NumAm>
by Mrs SANDERS
Paragraph 8
8. Concludes that both men and women are necessary in the decision-making process while the special qualities of both sexes are complementary, which can only lead to better management;
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</LANG:EN<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>50</NumAm>
by Mrs DYBKJAER
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to (13 words deleted) promote non-discriminatory working relationships both in the public and in the private sector;
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</LANG:FR<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>51</NumAm>
by Mrs AVILES PEREA
Paragraph 10
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</LANG:FR<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>52</NumAm>
by Mrs AVILES PEREA
Paragraph 11
11. Notes the intention expressed by the social partners of promoting balanced participation by women and men in positions of responsibility and decision making, within their own ranks and in the context of collective bargaining;
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</LANG:FR<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>53</NumAm>
by Mrs GRÖNER
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the social partners to promote balanced participation by women and men in positions of responsibility and decision making and, in order to achieve this, to take the necessary steps in the recruitment and professional training of their representatives in the various bodies of the social dialogue;
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</LANG:FR<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>54</NumAm>
by Mrs GRÖNER
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to use policy dialogue to encourage governments to develop and implement policies and programmes to establish gender balance in decision-making bodies and in the bodies and delegations involved in the enlargement process;
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</LANG:FR<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>55</NumAm>
by Mrs AVILES PEREA
Paragraph 12
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</LANG:FR<LANG:FR<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>56</NumAm>
by Mrs THOMAS MAURO
Paragraph 12
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</LANG:FR<LANG:EN<Amend>AMENDMENT <NumAm>57</NumAm>
by Mrs DYBKJAER
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to use the existing Treaty provisions to encourage governments to develop and implement policies and programmes to establish gender balance in decision- making bodies, both in the EU and in other international fora;