# Recommendations on the application of the principle of equal pay for men and women

European Parliament procedure 2008/2012(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee EMPL / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 113 committee amendments tabled by 17 Members between 2008-07-04 and 2008-09-02.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier sets recommendations on the application of the principle of equal pay for men and women. Amendments document the gender pay gap and its causes in direct and indirect discrimination, labour market segregation, job classification and career breaks, reference Directive 2006/54/EC and the principle of equal pay for work of equal value, and call for legal framework improvements, collective bargaining, job-evaluation methodologies and measures on pensions and poverty.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN | Netherlands | PPE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1122.md |
| Donata GOTTARDI | Italy | PSE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/36395.md |
| Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU | Greece | PPE-DE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28571.md |
| Angelika NIEBLER | Germany | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4289.md |
| Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28298.md |
| Teresa RIERA MADURELL | Spain | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28349.md |
| Ilda FIGUEIREDO | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4466.md |
| Juan Andrés NARANJO ESCOBAR | Spain | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5537.md |
| Gabriele STAUNER | Germany | PPE-DE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4293.md |
| Claire GIBAULT | France | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28207.md |
| Edit BAUER | Slovakia | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23866.md |
| Anne VAN LANCKER | Belgium | PSE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1938.md |
| Petru FILIP | Romania | PPE-DE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39710.md |
| Elisabeth SCHROEDTER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1933.md |
| Urszula KRUPA | Poland | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28334.md |

## Official source documents

- PE409.540: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-409.540+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE411.958: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-411.958+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2012-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2012-INI.json

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