Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-05-31-Speech-4-025"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-05-31"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Equal treatment for men and women2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010531.1.4-025"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-05-31-Speech-4-0262
lpv:speaker	lp:Elena Valenciano2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2000-02-18--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; EMPL (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine (2000-12-13--2001-11-29)3 unknown; Partido Socialista Obrero Español (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, today we are extending the borders of equal treatment to all aspects of women’s working life, which means not only employment, but also the whole training and career cycle and working conditions. Insofar as equality between men and women is an objective and also a mission for the European Union, we need to adapt, update and also think up new strategies, new legislative texts that will enable us to complete this task effectively. The article on sexual harassment should be highlighted, and I will not expand on this point as it has already been sufficiently highlighted. It is also important, in my opinion, to define direct and indirect discrimination, and to establish positive action as a tool for balancing out inequalities, a transitory tool until equality is achieved. From the start, the European Community has aimed to eradicate unequal treatment, but unfortunately today there are still blatant inequalities in this area on which I will not expand either. An international organisation has said that, at the pace things are moving, we could achieve equality in four or five centuries, and I do not think that any of us here are prepared to wait such a long time. We need to intervene with positive measures such as this in order to change an order that is profoundly unfair and that is contrary to the development of our societies. The Committee on Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities has done a rigorous and comprehensive job, which substantially improves the Commission’s proposal. I congratulate everyone on this, especially Mrs Hautala."@en1

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