# Equality between women and men in the European Union — 2010

European Parliament procedure 2010/2138(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee EMPL / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 182 committee amendments tabled by 27 Members between 2010-12-13 and 2010-12-17.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns equality between women and men in the European Union in 2010. Amendments revise paragraphs on reconciling work and family life through childcare, parental and maternity leave and care for the elderly, women's labour-market participation and the gender pay gap, the impact of the economic crisis and austerity on women, precarious and part-time work, women's higher educational attainment, and occupational segregation by gender.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28298.md |
| Marije CORNELISSEN | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96726.md |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96681.md |
| Ilda FIGUEIREDO | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4466.md |
| Antonyia PARVANOVA | Bulgaria | ALDE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34234.md |
| Jutta STEINRUCK | Germany | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96831.md |
| Edite ESTRELA | Portugal | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28310.md |
| Barbara MATERA | Italy | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96813.md |
| Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ | Spain | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96765.md |
| Konstantinos POUPAKIS | Greece | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96658.md |
| Licia RONZULLI | Italy | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96819.md |
| Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER | France | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38596.md |
| Mary HONEYBALL | United Kingdom | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5846.md |
| Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS | United Kingdom | ECR | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96944.md |
| Marc TARABELLA | Belgium | NI | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/29579.md |

## Official source documents

- PE454.630: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-454.630+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE454.717: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-454.717+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2010-2138-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2010-2138-INI.json

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