Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-10-23-Speech-2-239"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-10-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Equal treatment for men and women in employment2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011023.11.2-239"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-10-23-Speech-2-2402
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, ladies and gentlemen, we are dealing with the second reading of a directive which is important for the application of the principle of equal treatment for men and women, in terms of access to employment, training, professional promotion and working conditions. This directive has led to many hours of work, meetings and agreements between the different groups in order to achieve a text that is acceptable to the majority of the House, as well as the Council and the Commission. It has not been easy, but foremost has been the desire for a legal text which is a good instrument for providing women with equal access to the labour market under equal conditions and for allowing them to reconcile family and professional lives, which still causes women enormous problems, especially young women. Article 1(2), which guarantees that women retain their job after maternity leave, is of the greatest importance. Not because it is an innovation, since it is included in most national legislations, but because, despite this, retaining jobs and continuing professional promotion after maternity are still creating enormous problems for women. These problems principally affect women, but the directive lays down that, when a father has paternity leave, he can have the same guarantees as women, although this leave is after the specific leave for childbirth, which is exclusive to women. Also included are positive measures which promote the presence of the least-represented sex in a specific working sector, in order to allow greater equality between men and women. It is also important to stress that the directive deals with a work problem which unfortunately affects women more than men: sexual harassment, which will not only be prosecuted and punished, but prevention measures will also be adopted in companies. Although we are aware that small companies may have problems complying with this directive, we believe that it is an important achievement for equality between men and women. I hope that in the end it will help women and not create additional problems for them."@en1

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