European Parliament Alerts from the Women's Rights and Gender Equality committee

Newsletters - April 2018 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 07-05-2018 04:30 PM CEST April 2018 Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Newsletters - March 2018 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 07-05-2018 04:29 PM CEST March 2018 Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Combating mobbing and sexual harassment - Consideration of draft report – 15.5.2018 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 07-05-2018 04:04 PM CEST The draft report on "Measures to prevent and combat mobbing and sexual harassment at workplace, in public spaces, and political life in the EU", whose rapporteur is Ms Pina Picierno (S&D, Italy), stresses the urgent need for increased knowledge and understanding of the risks and consequences of violence and harassment at work, in public spaces, and in political life in order to find possible ways and methods to address them. It also emphasises the importance of clarifying the terms, definitions and classifications used in relation to different types of sexual and gender-based violence. Mobbing and sexual harassment can have lasting damaging effects on the victims, including profound implications on their psychological, mental and physical health. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Migrant women workers in rural areas and farms in the EU – Hearing – 15.5.2018 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 07-05-2018 12:30 PM CEST The event will be focused on the situation of women migrant workers in rural areas and farms in the EU. The aim of the hearing is to look into the working and living conditions of these women and to investigate in how their abuse can be prevented and how they could be better protected. The subject of the hearing will be introduced by 3 key note speakers, analysing the situation of migrant women from the more field related to the more academic angle. The hearing will be followed by the presentation of a study commissioned by the policy department. Further information Link to Event website Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - 2019 budget - Trilogue mandate - Consideration of draft opinion – 15.5.2018 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 07-05-2018 12:23 PM CEST The rapporteur, Ms Malin Björk (GUE/NGL, Sweden), will present her draft opinion on the mandate for Trilogue, outlining priorities for the 2019 budgetary procedure. The priorities include the use of gender budgeting, especially when negotiating the next multi-annual financial framework; the increase of funding for existing instruments at EU and Member State level aimed at upholding women's economic rights and reduce gender inequality; and the call on the Member States to make use of the EU funds available to promote gender equality through education and health services. The rapporteur also calls for the EU to promote women's organisations, women's rights, and the empowerment of girls and women's representation in decision-making through EU development aid. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Work-life balance for parents and carers - Consideration of amendments – 15.5.2018 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 07-05-2018 12:22 PM CEST The rapporteur, Ms Agnieszka Kozowska-Rajewicz (EPP, Poland) focuses on the objective of the Directive to increase women's employment. Two crucial pillars of the proposal which the rapporteur considers key for achieving these objectives are: non-transferability of parental leave and sick pay level of compensation during leaves. The rapporteur introduces several modifications with the intention of making the proposal responsive to the demands of the EU economies. Several amendments aim to reflect the concern for the functioning of micro, small and medium-sized companies. The draft report requests better clarity and the need for clear notice periods as well as qualifying periods for the leaves and for flexible working arrangements. 492 amendments have been tabled focusing on different aspects of the Commission's proposal. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - The situation in Hungary – Vote – 15.5.2018 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 07-05-2018 12:18 PM CEST Based on, among other, findings of the FEMM mission to Hungary (12-14 February), the rapporteur Ms Maria Noichl (S&D, Germany) points out several concerns: about the narrowing of gender equality policies, the sexual and reproductive rights, the ill-treatment and discrimination of Roma women in their access to healthcare and the future functioning of NGOs including women's rights organizations and higher education institutions, especially those devoted to gender studies, which have become the target of defamation campaigns. Moreover, the rapporteur calls on the Hungarian government to ratify the Istanbul Convention as soon as possible and encourages it to contribute to the swift adoption of the work-life balance directive in the Council. 90 amendments have been tabled by the Members and the rapporteur proposed 10 compromise amendments. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP QUESTIONS? STAY CONNECTED  Contact Us |   This email was sent on behalf of the European Parliament · Bât. Altiero Spinelli · 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 · B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels  · Belgium · Phone: +32(0)2 28 42111