# Equality between women and men in the European Union — 2009

European Parliament procedure 2009/2101(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 114 committee amendments tabled by 16 Members between 2009-12-09 and 2009-12-09.

## What the amendments focus on

Own-initiative report on equality between women and men in the European Union for 2009. The amendments add references citing the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, and revise recitals on the impact of the economic crisis on women, gender segregation by occupation and sector, part-time employment, the absence of paternity-leave legislation, and the higher poverty risk of single mothers and women over 65.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astrid LULLING | Luxembourg | PPE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1186.md |
| Edit BAUER | Slovakia | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23866.md |
| Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28298.md |
| Sophia IN 'T VELD | Netherlands | RE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28266.md |
| Sylvie GUILLAUME | France | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96952.md |
| Marije CORNELISSEN | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96726.md |
| Edite ESTRELA | Portugal | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28310.md |
| Anna ZÁBORSKÁ | Slovakia | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23894.md |
| Ilda FIGUEIREDO | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4466.md |
| Marc TARABELLA | Belgium | NI | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/29579.md |
| Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI | Poland | EFD | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96786.md |
| Lívia JÁRÓKA | Hungary | NI | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28141.md |
| Eva-Britt SVENSSON | Sweden | GUE/NGL | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28134.md |
| Cornelia ERNST | Germany | GUE/NGL | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96852.md |
| Joanna SENYSZYN | Poland | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96789.md |

## Official source documents

- PE430.929: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-430.929+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2009-2101-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2009-2101-INI.json

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