# Women in political decision making - quality and equality

European Parliament procedure 2011/2295(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 132 committee amendments tabled by 13 Members between 2012-01-05 and 2012-01-05.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns women in political decision making. The amendments revise citations and recitals on the under-representation of women in elected and nominated positions, gender stereotypes and segregation, the role of political parties, electoral systems and campaign funding, and call for multifaceted strategies including voluntary and legislated quotas, parity systems, awareness-raising and gender education to achieve equal representation.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU | Cyprus | S&D | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97050.md |
| Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN | Finland | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/40599.md |
| Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA | Spain | RE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96922.md |
| Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS | United Kingdom | ECR | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96944.md |
| Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI | Poland | EFD | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96786.md |
| Mikael GUSTAFSSON | Sweden | GUE/NGL | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/109649.md |
| Constance LE GRIP | France | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/101580.md |
| Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER | France | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38596.md |
| Marije CORNELISSEN | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96726.md |
| Silvia COSTA | Italy | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96917.md |
| Barbara MATERA | Italy | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96813.md |
| Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA | Poland | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96770.md |
| Angelika WERTHMANN | Austria | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97016.md |

## Official source documents

- PE478.535: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-478.535+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2295-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2295-INI.json

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