# How marketing and advertising affect equality between women and men

European Parliament procedure 2008/2038(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 134 committee amendments tabled by 17 Members between 2008-04-23 and 2008-04-23.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on how marketing and advertising affect equality between women and men. The amendments treat gender stereotyping in advertising as an obstacle to an equal society, describe advertising's role in socialisation and identity, and link it to degrading and discriminatory or objectifying images of women, the sexualisation of the public sphere, unhealthy beauty ideals and eating disorders, and the exclusion of those who do not fit the norm.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna ZÁBORSKÁ | Slovakia | PPE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23894.md |
| Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU | Greece | PPE-DE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28571.md |
| Eva-Britt SVENSSON | Sweden | GUE/NGL | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28134.md |
| Bernadette VERGNAUD | France | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28177.md |
| Hiltrud BREYER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1059.md |
| Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA | Spain | Verts/ALE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28409.md |
| Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA | Spain | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/22418.md |
| Amalia SARTORI | Italy | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4423.md |
| Urszula KRUPA | Poland | ECR | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28334.md |
| Marusya LYUBCHEVA | Bulgaria | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37524.md |
| Christa PRETS | Austria | PSE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4239.md |
| Mary HONEYBALL | United Kingdom | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5846.md |
| Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS | France | PSE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38846.md |
| Christa KLASS | Germany | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1929.md |
| Sophia IN 'T VELD | Netherlands | RE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28266.md |

## Official source documents

- PE405.851: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-405.851+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2038-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2038-INI.json

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