WUNRN
EUROPEAN WOMEN WITHIN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES – MULTIPLE
DISCRIMINATION
The draft opinion (below) underlines the situation of women within marginalized communities. These women face multiple discrimination from racism, patriarchy and economic disadvantages that increase the risk of poverty and social exclusion. The inclusion of women and women's organisations in the decision-making on the allocation, use and implementation of the funds must be considered essential for a better impact of the financial resources in order to improve their positions in marginalised communities. Committee Members will discuss the draft opinion and establish the deadline for tabling amendments.
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2014_2019/documents/femm/pa/1056/1056445/1056445en.pdf
EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT 2014 – 2019
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality - FEMM
2014/2247(INI) - 17.4.2015
DRAFT OPINION – Of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender
Equality
For the Committee on Regional Development on Cohesion
Policy and Marginalised Communities - (2014/2247(INI))
Rapporteur: Ernest Urtasun
SUGGESTIONS
The Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
calls on the Committee on Regional
Development, as the committee responsible, to
incorporate the following suggestions into its
motion for a resolution:
A. whereas ‘marginalised communities’ refers to
diverse groups and individuals; whereas
racism, patriarchy, economic disadvantages and other
discriminatory systems contribute to
creating layers of inequality and a dynamic of
disempowerment for women within
marginalised communities;
B. whereas the consequences of the economic crisis
and the cutbacks in public services have
particularly worsened the situation of women within
marginalised communities;
1. Points out that these women face multiple
discrimination, putting them at even greater risk
of poverty and social exclusion;
2. Calls for a gender perspective to be incorporated
into funding arrangements; believes that
gender impact assessments and gender budgeting are
useful in evaluating the impact on
women of funding priorities, the allocation of
financial resources and specifications for
funding programmes; emphasises the need for
gender-disaggregated data to be
systematically collected and regularly analysed;
3. Considers it essential to include women and
women’s organisations from marginalised
communities in the decision-making process on the
allocation, use and implementation of
the funds;
4. Stresses that all European funding opportunities
for supporting marginalised communities
and women should be used in an integrated way to
increase synergies and
complementarities between the Structural Funds and
the Rights, Equality and Citizenship
Programme; the administrations and authorities
concerned at all levels should seek active
cooperation among themselves;
5. Calls for an exchange of good practices and
networking amongst women in marginalised
communities, while promoting women in leadership
positions within these communities;
6. Urges the use of the funds to facilitate access
for women in marginalised communities to
education, housing, health care, employment, childcare facilities and social services.