Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-10-05-Speech-4-100"

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dcterms:Date	"2000-10-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001005.5.4-100"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-10-05-Speech-4-1012
lpv:speaker	lp:Gérard Caudron2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (1999-07-20--2002-07-09)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; PES (1999-07-20--2002-01-16)3 substitute; Temporary committee on the Echelon interception system (2000-07-06--2001-09-05)3
lpv:translated text	"This third annual report on equal opportunities for women and men in the European Union sets out the highlights and successes of the year 1998. It must be said that although equality between women and men has been proclaimed by law, the facts are there to remind us that the discrimination and difficulties women face unfortunately persist. Women are the most vulnerable to unemployment. The 1998 report makes a special study of the phenomenon of unemployment and the economic impact of under-employment of women. It also analyses the measures taken to incorporate employment policies strictly focused on women or policies to restrict gender discrimination in employment, for example, in employment contracts, types of employment and remuneration. Moreover, women are often in ‘flexible’ jobs; temporary contracts and low salaries are typical in sectors where women employees are in a majority. Women’s careers are often unstable, and they can only acquire experience with difficulty. That situation is often illustrated by low levels of social protection and precarious living conditions. Women are also over-represented in ‘typically female’ occupations but under-represented in jobs with responsibility and in the professions. Furthermore, women are not as well represented as men in rapidly growing sectors such as information and communications technologies, with women tending to occupy the lowest level in the hierarchy. It is therefore crucial to restore balance by establishing education and training policies specifically geared to young women. Gender disparity is also prevalent when it comes to wages and salaries. Figures available for 1995 show that for the European Union as a whole, the hourly wage for a woman is only 73% of that for a man doing equal work. I therefore fully support the rapporteur in urging the Commission to pursue its efforts and in particular to strengthen the ‘strategic’ nature of its annual reports, by assessing the effectiveness of policy initiatives rather than contenting itself with describing them. I also think it is necessary to stress that Community standards of respect for women’s rights and equal opportunities should be implemented in the candidate countries even before they join. Finally, I invite the Member States to pursue the dual strategy advocated at Community level, involving mainstreaming and specific actions for women."@en1

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