Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-01-18-Speech-4-029"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-01-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Balanced participation of women and men in the decision-making process2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010118.2.4-029"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-01-18-Speech-4-0302
lpv:speaker	lp:María Antonia Avilés Perea2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Partido Popular (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, this report deals with the balanced participation of men and women in the decision-making process by analysing the different situations and the lack of participation of women. We always point out that we women make up half of the population and therefore we need greater participation so that women can feel duly represented. However, it is important to point out that the incorporation of women into public life and the labour market in prominent positions is very recent. And we should also point out that it has happened thanks to the efforts of women themselves, who have had to overcome enormous difficulties. It is a long road along which we must continue to make progress, until such time as it is so normal to find women in the positions which have always been occupied by men that reports such as this are no longer necessary. Women need support, they need more training, more convenient hours of work and sufficient help so that they can reconcile their professional lives with their family lives. Greater participation by women means improvements in democracy and the full recognition of their rights on equal terms with men. We agree with the majority of the report – and we would like to support it totally – with the exception of the specific reference to establishing fixed obligatory quotas, because that could create added problems for women themselves. We argue for more balanced and higher-level participation by women than there is at present, particularly in certain countries of the European Union. The European network of equality committees of the national parliaments, which already exists, should be strengthened, because it is a very appropriate forum for the exchange of experiences and of good practice. Women must be involved in all areas – not just in the defence of their own rights – by participating in the resolution of everyday problems, in the institutions and on company management boards, in unions and in social and cultural organisations."@en1

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