# Gender equality in the media sector in the EU

European Parliament procedure 2017/2210(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee EMPL / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 239 committee amendments tabled by 31 Members between 2017-11-29 and 2017-12-13.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on gender equality in the media sector in the EU. The amendments address the under-representation of women in journalism and at decision-making and board level, stereotypical and sexist portrayal of women, gender-based and sexual harassment including online abuse, the gender pay and pension gap, precarious work, childcare, work-life balance and collective bargaining.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liliana RODRIGUES | Portugal | S&D | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125099.md |
| Rory PALMER | United Kingdom | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/190099.md |
| Javi LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125042.md |
| Emilian PAVEL | Romania | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/129256.md |
| Siôn SIMON | United Kingdom | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124948.md |
| Jutta STEINRUCK | Germany | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96831.md |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96681.md |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124867.md |
| Agnes JONGERIUS | Netherlands | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125021.md |
| Florent MARCELLESI | Spain | Verts/ALE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/26146.md |
| Urszula KRUPA | Poland | ECR | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28334.md |
| Terry REINTKE | Germany | Verts/ALE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103381.md |
| Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI | France | ENF | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124758.md |
| Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA | Poland | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124889.md |
| Barbara MATERA | Italy | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96813.md |

## Official source documents

- PE613.531: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-613531_EN.pdf
- PE615.236: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/FEMM-AM-615236_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2210-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2210-INI.json

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