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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.

 

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2014 – 2019

 

Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality - FEMM

 

2014/2247(INI) - 17.4.2015

 

DRAFT OPINIONOf 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.