Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-01-18-Speech-4-021"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-01-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Equality between men and women in the committees' work (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"lt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070118.3.4-021"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-01-18-Speech-4-0222
lpv:speaker	lp:Danutė Budreikaitė2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; ENVI (2007-01-15--2007-01-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2005-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; INTA (2007-01-15--2007-01-30)3 unknown; Darbo partija (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; DEVE (2007-01-15--2007-01-30)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Gender equality in the EU is one of the most important democratic values, enabling freedom of self-expression and interpersonal relations on the basis of full equality. However, this value has not yet been fully implemented: women are discriminated against in recruitment for jobs, and they are paid significantly lower wages than men for the same work. The issues of gender equality and an integrated outlook on gender equality are widespread and topical, both at the member country level and at the European Union level. I congratulate the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality on having initiated this study and having prepared a report about an integrated outlook on gender equality in the work of the European Parliament’s committees. The committees were assessed on the basis of a completed questionnaire, which reflected each committee’s outlook and activities in forming gender equality strategy, implementing an integrated outlook on gender, and implementing gender consultation and cooperation activity. In the Development Cooperation Committee, where I am responsible for gender integration issues, there were no particular discussions. The committee works more on gender expertise and consultation issues with NGOs and developing countries. It is my understanding that the gender integration issue mostly encounters difficulties in the committee because of the d’Hondt system used in the European Parliament. When this system is applied, even when 30% of parliamentarians are women, the women of the smaller parties realistically have very little chance of preparing a report or an opinion. This also deprives women of the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities and to express their viewpoints on issues vital to their nations, the European Union and the world. Even though the system itself is supposed to give small parties the opportunity to present legislative documents, in reality this is hard to put into practice. When monitoring the implementation of an integrated outlook on gender equality, this issue should be looked at in a broader context – the context of the European Parliament’s work rules, which need to be improved."@en1

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