Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-10-23-Speech-2-244"

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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	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011023.11.2-244"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-10-23-Speech-2-2452
lpv:speaker	lp:Maj Britt Theorin2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Socialdemokratiska arbetarepartiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 chair; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2000-02-16--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with South Africa (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, imagine if men in Europe earned 25 per cent less than women. Imagine if one in two men were subject to sexual harassment. Imagine if European men were over-represented in precarious, low-skilled part-time jobs and were given their notice when they told their employers that they intended to have children. Imagine if the proportion of men in Europe’s national parliaments were only 20 per cent. The mind boggles. However, it is women, and not men, who are discriminated against in this way. ‘A new way of thinking is required in order to solve the problems created by the old way of thinking,’ as Albert Einstein once said. I want to congratulate Mrs Hautala who has worked to find a new way of solving the problems entailed in the EU’s out-of-date Directive on Equal Treatment. The proposal on which we are to vote tomorrow lays the foundation for clear and effective legislation in the Member States to protect women and men from gender discrimination at work. Countries must take active measures to promote equality in practice. What is perhaps most important is Mrs Hautala’s demand that public and private employers in Europe must, in a planned and systematic way, prevent gender discrimination, harassment and unequal treatment. It is no longer enough to react the employee has complained. Employers are encouraged to draw up annual equality plans with statistics concerning differences in salaries and the proportion of women and men at different levels and with proposed measures to combat this state of affairs. Employers should be responsible for ensuring that their employees are not harassed and that they have equal wages for equal work and the opportunity to pursue careers and, especially, to combine work and family life. I assume that the Council is prepared to approve our proposals. Only then shall we have an instrument for removing the extensive discrimination against women in working life."@en1
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