Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women - Platform for Action (Beijing + 10)
1.2.2005
ORAL QUESTION WITH DEBATE O-0007/05
pursuant to Rule 108 of the Rules of Procedure
by Lissy Gröner, Amalia Sartori, Hiltrud Breyer, Eva-Britt Svensson, Konrad Szymański, Urszula Krupa, Lydia Schenardi and Maria Carlshamre, on behalf of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
to the Commission
On 18 May 2000, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the follow-up to the Beijing Action Platform[1]. In the light of this resolution and of the 12 critical areas of the Beijing Platform for Action:
WOMEN AND EMPLOYMENT: What measures are envisaged with a view to tackling the gender gap in pay and the gender gap in employment and unemployment? Would the Commission propose legislative measures designed to achieve reconciliation between private and working life?
WOMEN IN DECISION-MAKING Would the Commission propose legislative measures to achieve gender equality in decision-making processes? What measures have been taken to implement the Council Recommendation of 2 December 1996 on the balanced participation of women and men in the decision-making process?
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: Does the Commission intend to designate 2006 as the European Year against violence against women and to organise multiannual campaigns against violence against women? Does the Commission consider that there is any connection between prostitution and trafficking, and what measures will be taken to combat trafficking in human beings?
WOMEN AND HEALTH: What measures have been taken to ensure that the health needs of both women and men are taken into account, in particular to address sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health issues?
WOMEN AND EDUCATION: What measures are envisaged to reinforce the contribution of lifelong learning and vocational training to the promotion of women's access to skilled jobs and to ensure gender equality in education?
WOMEN AND THE MEDIA: How does the Commission intend to establish the balance between individual freedom of expression/freedom of the press and the right to gender equality and human dignity?
WOMEN AND DEVELOPMENT: What measures are being taken in order to integrate the gender dimension into EU development cooperation policy and, more specifically, into the response of the EU to the UN’s Millennium Goals.
WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: In the setting up of the new EU Human Rights Agency, how will the Commission implement a gender-sensitive approach to human rights policies in order to highlight the particular human rights violations suffered by women?
IMPLEMENTATION: Would the Commission consider drafting a report on the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the European Union, including gender-segregated data, benchmarks and a clear timetable for its implementation? What does the Commission propose as a follow-up strategy on the basis of the indicators set out by the various EU Presidencies?
Tabled: 01.02.2005
Forwarded: 03.02.2005
Deadline for reply: 10.02.2005
- [1] OJ C 59, 23.2.2001, p. 258.