Traduction de «Politique d'égalité entre les sexes » (Français → Anglais) :

B. whereas although the Member States are party to all major international frameworks on gender equality and women's rights, and although a number of policy documents exist at the EU level, the practical commitment to furthering gender mainstreaming and women's empowerment in external policies is still weak, the implementation of the existing policy documents is modest and the budgetary resources earmarked specifically for gender issues are insufficient,

B. whereas although the Member States are party to all major international frameworks on gender equality and women's rights, and although a number of policy documents exist at the EU level, the practical commitment to furthering gender mainstreaming and women's empowerment in external policies is still weak, the implementation of the existing policy documents is modest and the budgetary resources earmarked specifically for gender issues are insufficient,

B. whereas although the EU Member States are party to all major international frameworks on gender equality and women's rights, and although a number of policy documents exist at the EU level, the practical commitment to furthering gender mainstreaming and women's empowerment in external policies is still weak, the implementation of the existing policy documents is modest and the budgetary resources earmarked specifically for gender issues are insufficient,

In the roadmap, the Commission announced the actions it intended to take in six policy areas: equal economic independence for women and men, reconciliation of private and professional life, equal representation in decision-making, eradication of all forms of gender-related violence, elimination of gender stereotypes and promotion of gender equality in external and development policies.

12. Supports the key actions put forward in the Commission communication, a Roadmap for equality between women and men (COM(2006)0092) ( Roadmap) in the six priority areas concerning: the achievement of economic independence for women, underlining the fundamental role of the social funds for education overall in the field of new technologies reconciling work and family life; promoting the equal participation of women and men in decision-making; eradicating gender-based violence and trafficking with particular attention to slavery; eliminating gender stereotypes in society and promoting gender equality outside the EU; therefore expects the Commission to raise awareness through the exchange of good practices, support of research results a ...[+++]nd follow-up; believes, however, that for these actions to be effective the EU’s social and economic policies need to ensure that all women, men and children can live in dignity and free from poverty;

These largely include legislative measures to promote equal pay, for example in order to encourage or require companies to examine and remedy unjustified discrepancies in pay between their staff; active gender equality policies which seek, in particular, to eliminate structural inequality in the workplace; wage policies which are designed to raise the profile of occupations which are poorly paid.