### 19. calls upon the commissioner for health and food safety to promote and protect srhr and to include them in the next eu public health strategy; ### 19. calls upon the commissioner for health and food safety to promote and protect srhr as a vital part of achieving the right to health , safety and gender equality , to monitor and promote the full implementation of sdg 3 including target 3.7 in the eu , using the un global indicator framework; in partnership with member states , to collect systematic , comparable , disaggregated data and conduct studies to better measure gender inequalities in health and unmet needs in access to srh services in the eu with an intersectional perspective; to promote health information and education including on srh; to support and harmonise national health systems and policies in order to reduce health inequalities within and between member states; to include srhr interventions in the eu4health programme , to support actions of member states and srhr civil society organisations in achieving full access to srhr services through this programme;


### 20. calls upon the commissioner for equality to promote and protect srhr and to include them in the next eu gender equality strategy; ### 20. calls upon the commissioner for equality to promote and protect srhr and to include them in the implementation of the eu gender equality strategy and the eu lgbtiq equality strategy , to strongly condemn the backsliding in women’s rights and to develop concrete measures to counter it; to recognize the intrinsic links between realising srhr and achieving gender equality and combating gender-based violence and to monitor and promote the full implementation of sdg 5 including target 5.6 in the eu; to successfully mainstream gender throughout all eu policies; to support the activities of srhr civil society organisations;


### 20. calls upon the commissioner for equality to promote and protect srhr and to include them in the next eu gender equality strategy; ### 20. calls upon the commissioner for equality to promote and protect srhr and to include them in the implementation of the eu gender equality strategy and the eu lgbtiq equality strategy;


### 20. calls upon the commissioner for equality to promote and protect srhr and to include them in the next eu gender equality strategy; ### 20. calls upon the commissioner for equality to promote and protect srhr through the implementation of the eu gender equality strategy;


### 21. calls upon the commissioner for international partnerships to uphold the european consensus on development and the sdgs , in particular targets 3.7 and 5.6 , to ensure that srhr remain a development priority in all eu external activities; ### 21. calls upon the commissioner for international partnerships to uphold the european consensus on development and the sdgs , in particular targets 3.7 ,5.6 and 16 , to ensure that srhr remain a development priority in all eu external activities and relations , welcomes the strong language on srhr in the new gender action plan iii , emphasises the need to prioritize the removal of all barriers in the access to srhr services; calls upon the commissioner for international partnerships to strongly condemn the ‘global gag’ rule;


### 21. calls upon the commissioner for international partnerships to uphold the european consensus on development and the sdgs , in particular targets 3.7 and 5.6 , to ensure that srhr remain a development priority in all eu external activities; ### 21. calls upon the commissioner for international partnerships to uphold the european consensus on development and the sdgs , in particular targets 3.7 and 5.6 , to ensure that srhr remain a development priority in all eu external activities; welcomes the commitment in promoting srhr in the new gender action plan iii and calls upon the commissioner for international partnerships to propose concrete measures to fulfil this objective;


### 22. calls upon the commission to strengthen its actions to counter the backlash against women’s rights; ### 22. calls upon the commission to strongly condemn the backsliding in women’s rights and strengthen its actions to counter it; calls on the commission and member states to step up their support for women’s rights and srhr organisations in the eu , which are key actors for gender-equal societies , and crucial providers of srh services and information; and notably their financial support through the citizens , equality , rights and values programme , the funding of which should be significantly increased as asked by the european parliament;


### 22. calls upon the commission to strengthen its actions to counter the backlash against women’s rights; ### 22. calls upon the commission to strengthen its actions to counter the backlash against women’s rights and provide political and financial support to human rights defenders , civil society organisations and health care providers working to advance srhr , particularly those working in challenging contexts in europe , including in eu member states;


### 22. calls upon the commission to strengthen its actions to counter the backlash against women’s rights; ### 22. calls upon the commission to strongly condemn the backlash against women’s rights , make full use of its competence and strengthen its actions to counter it;


### 22. calls upon the commission to strengthen its actions to counter the backlash against women’s rights; ### 22. calls upon the commission to strengthen its actions to counter the backlash against women’s rights and srhr;


### — having regard to the commission communication of 10 june 2016 entitled ‘a new skills agenda for europe: working together to strengthen human capital , employability and competitiveness’ (com(2016)0381) , ### — having regard to the commission communication of 01 july 2020 entitled ‘a european skills agenda for sustainable competitiveness , social fairness and resilience' (com(2020) 274 final) ,


### b. whereas gender stereotypes constitute a serious obstacle to equality between women and men , further widen the gender gap in the digital sector and prevent women’s full participation as users , innovators and creators; ### b. whereas gender stereotypes constitute a serious obstacle to equality between women and men , further widen the gender gap in the digital sector and prevent women’s full participation as users , innovators and creators; whereas common stereotypes associate high-level intellectual ability with men more than women and these stereotypes are endorsed by , and influence the interests of , children as young as 6 , specifically girls. in this age group , girls are less likely to believe themselves and members of their gender to be smart enough and therefore start avoiding activities that are said to be for the children with high intellectual ability10a;


### b. whereas gender stereotypes constitute a serious obstacle to equality between women and men , further widen the gender gap in the digital sector and prevent women’s full participation as users , innovators and creators; ### b. whereas gender stereotypes constitute a serious obstacle to equality between women and men , contributing to gender segregation in education and employment and further widening the gender gap in the digital sector and preventing women’s full participation as users , innovators and creators;


### e. whereas 73 % of boys aged between 15 and 16 feel comfortable using digital devices that they are less familiar with , compared with 63 % of girls in the same age bracket11 ; ### e. whereas 73 % of boys aged between 15 and 16 feel comfortable using digital devices that they are less familiar with , compared with 63 % of girls in the same age bracket11; despite the fact that girls outperform boys in digital literacy;


### k. whereas women struggle to find their place in the ict job sector as a result of various barriers , such as stereotypes and male-dominated workplaces; whereas there is considerable vertical and horizontal segregation in the ict sector and women are often overqualified for the positions they occupy; whereas only a small minority of women occupy senior software engineering positions; ### k. whereas women struggle to find their place in the ict job sector as a result of various barriers , such as gender stereotypes , male-dominated workplaces , which often lack gender and racial diversity and can create toxic workplace cultures and practices , discrimination and sexual harassment; whereas there is considerable vertical and horizontal segregation in the ict sector and women are often overqualified for the positions they occupy; whereas only a small minority of women occupy senior software engineering positions;


### l. whereas ict is a sector with a low proportion of female workers , a great number of women abandons their ict career (the phenomenon known as the ‘leaky pipeline’) , mainly due to a poor work-life balance , organisational constraints and a male-dominated environment; ### l. whereas ict is a sector with a low proportion of female workers , a great number of women abandon their higher level education , academic opportunities and careers in the ict sector (the phenomenon known as the ‘leaky pipeline’) , mainly due to a poor work-life balance , organisational constraints and a male-dominated environment; whereas the annual productivity loss for the european economy due to women leaving their digital jobs to become inactive is €16.1billion14a;


### 1. welcomes the commission’s commitments to boosting the participation of women in the information society included in the gender equality strategy 2020-2025; calls on the commission to continue to address the serious gender gap within the ict sector in the digital agenda , the european digital strategy and all other digitalisation policies; ### 1. welcomes the commission’s commitments to boosting the participation of women in the digital economy and society included in the gender equality strategy 2020-2025; calls on the commission to continue to address the serious gender gap within the ict sector in the digital agenda , the european digital strategy and all other digitalisation skills and education policies and initiatives;


### 2. calls on the commission to take the digital gender gap into due account while negotiating programmes within the next multiannual financial framework (mff) and funds and loans under the recovery plan , and to increase awareness of these mechanisms amongst women; ### 2. calls on the commission to take the digital gender gap into due account while negotiating programmes within the next multiannual financial framework (mff) and funds and loans under the recovery plan , and to increase awareness of these mechanisms amongst women; stresses that gender budgeting and mainstreaming should be part of policies supporting ict development;


### 3. calls on the commission to ensure the full implementation of the ministerial declaration of commitment on ‘women in digital’; ### 3. calls on the commission and the member states to ensure the full implementation of the ministerial declaration of commitment on ‘women in digital’; calls on the commission to monitor the implementation of member states’ cross-sectoral national plans on women in digital;


### 5. encourages the commission and the member states to address the gender gap in the ict sector and cooperate in finding solutions and sharing best practices on better inclusion of girls in digital education from a very young age; calls for the eu and the member states to develop , support and implement the actions promoted by the un and its bodies; ### 5. encourages the commission and the member states , developers , businesses and universities to address the gender gap in the ict sector and cooperate in finding solutions and sharing best practices on better inclusion of girls in subjects relevant for digital education from an early age onwards; calls for the eu and the member states to develop , support and implement the actions promoted by the un and its bodies;


### 6. calls on the commission to thoroughly address the issue of the low numbers of women participating in ict studies and careers , also in the updated digital education action plan; calls on educational entities to encourage girls to take up mathematics , coding , ict classes and science subjects in schools; ### 6. calls on the commission to thoroughly address the issue of the low numbers of women participating in ict studies and careers , and ensure a strong gender perspective in the digital europe programme and updated digital education action plan; calls on educational entities to include a gender component in all stem and ict related curricula , educational materials and teaching practices from an early age to encourage girls to take up and continue studying mathematics , coding , ict classes and science subjects in schools;


### 8. calls on the commission and the member states to set up mentoring schemes with female role models in ict within all levels of education; ### 8. calls on the commission and the member states to set up mentoring schemes with female role models in ict within all levels of education; calls on the commission and member states to promote awareness campaigns directed at students and parents to fight gender stereotypes about what constitutes masculine or feminine subjects or jobs;


### 8. calls on the commission and the member states to set up mentoring schemes with female role models in ict within all levels of education; ### 8. calls on the commission and the member states to set up mentoring schemes with female role models in ict within all levels of education; calls on the commission and the member states to promote awareness campaigns directed at both students and their parents to fight gender stereotypes in schools projects and jobs;


### 9. calls on the commission and the member states to support lifelong learning , as well as training and schemes to boost the e-skills of girls and women; ### 9. calls on the commission and the member states to support lifelong learning , as well as training and schemes to boost the e-skills of girls and women; stresses the council recommendation on vocational education and training and updated skills agenda for europe must ensure a gender perspective;


### 9. calls on the commission and the member states to support lifelong learning , as well as training and schemes to boost the e-skills of girls and women; ### 9. calls on the commission and the member states to support lifelong learning , as well as training and schemes to boost the e-skills , the upskilling and reskilling of girls and women;


### 12. urges the member states to fully transpose and implement the work-life balance directive and calls on the commission to monitor it effectively; invites the member states to observe trends in the digital sector in order to adapt their work-life balance measures , if necessary; ### 12. urges the member states to fully transpose and implement the work-life balance directive and calls on the commission to monitor it effectively; encourages member states to consider ict as a means to promote work life balance and to observe trends in the digital sector in order to adapt their already existing work-life balance measures , if necessary;


### 12. urges the member states to fully transpose and implement the work-life balance directive and calls on the commission to monitor it effectively; invites the member states to observe trends in the digital sector in order to adapt their work-life balance measures , if necessary; ### 12. urges the member states to fully transpose and implement the work-life balance directive and calls on the commission to monitor it effectively; invites the member states to observe trends in the digitalisation of the world of work , in particular the digital sector in order to adapt their work-life balance measures , if necessary;


### 13. stresses that the gender pay gap has an irreversibly negative impact on the pension gap for women in the digital sector; welcomes the commission’s commitment to present binding measures on pay transparency by the end of 2020 in order to effectively address the gender pay and pension gaps; ### 13. stresses that the gender pay gap has an irreversibly negative impact on the pension gap for women including in the digital sector; welcomes the commission’s commitment to present binding measures on pay transparency by the end of 2020 in order to effectively address the gender pay and pension gaps;


### 14. calls on the commission and member states to promote gender equality in companies in the ict and related sectors and in the digital economy and to adopt horizontal policies to reduce the gender gap in the digital economy; ### 14. calls on the commission and member states to promote gender equality in companies in the ict and related sectors and in the digital economy and to adopt horizontal policies to reduce the gender gap in the digital economy; calls for the commission and member states to implement public procurement policies/guidelines that discriminate positively companies that hire women and girls for stem jobs; asks the commission and member states to promote a minimum threshold of women researchers to be part of ict projects; encourages the commission and member states to urge ict companies , public and private , to train their human resources departments in "unconscious gender-discriminatory bias” in order to promote a gender balanced recruitment;


### 14. calls on the commission and member states to promote gender equality in companies in the ict and related sectors and in the digital economy and to adopt horizontal policies to reduce the gender gap in the digital economy; ### 14. calls on the commission and member states to adopt horizontal policies to reduce the gender gap in the digital economy; believes that companies in the ict and related sectors and in the digital economy should adopt gender equality plans and protocols to improve and monitor their performance as regards women’s participation , including at management and leadership levels as well as mentorship programmes;


### 15. calls on the commission and the member states to fully assess the causes and factors that lead to a high drop-out rate of women from digital careers and to develop mechanisms and programmes to integrate women and girls into education , training and employment initiatives in the digital sector; ### 15. calls on the commission and the member states to fully assess the causes and factors that lead to a high drop-out rate of women from digital careers; calls on the commission and member states to analyse the effect that lack of work-life balance has on women’s ability to participate in the upskilling training needed to keep up the required skill level posed in the ict sector; calls on the commission and member states to develop mechanisms and programmes to integrate women and girls into education , training and employment initiatives in the digital sector;


### 16. calls on the commission and the member states to increase financing opportunities for female entrepreneurs and to improve access to existing funds so that they have equal opportunities to compete in the digital single market; ### 16. calls on the commission and the member states to increase financing opportunities for female entrepreneurs and to improve access to existing funds so that they have equal opportunities to compete in the digital single market; calls on the commission and the member states to foster women’s entrepreneurship and engagement in innovation , more gender balanced composition of financing institutions , including venture capitalists and public support agencies to private r&d , as well as design prizes and incentive schemes for companies and organisations actively implementing gender neutral policies linked to measurable targets;


### 18. considers it to be of the utmost relevance to have more women role models and to increase the number of women in leadership positions in the ict sector; ### 18. considers it to be of the utmost relevance to have more women role models and to increase the number of women in leadership positions in the ict sector; stresses the need for ict companies to introduce human resources practices that promote diversity , such as gender balance in middle and top management positions , and on company boards;


### 20. calls on the audiovisual and media industries to portray women in stem and ict-related professions; ### 20. calls on the audiovisual and media industries to portray women in stem and ict-related professions; calls on the media industries to include women on discussion panels , newspaper articles , and other spaces where the public opinion and discourse on technological subjects is shaped;


### 20. calls on the audiovisual and media industries to portray women in stem and ict-related professions; ### 20. calls on the audiovisual and media industries to portray women in stem and ict-related professions , to introduce the diversity and opportunity of stem and ict; calls on male role models to speak out for gender equality in the digital economy;


### 21. recalls the importance of eliminating conscious and unconscious gender-discriminatory bias from ai applications , videogames and toys that devalue the role of women and lead to the reduced participation of women in the digital , ai and ict fields; ### 21. recalls the importance of eliminating conscious and unconscious gender-discriminatory bias from ai applications , videogames and toys that perpetuate harmful gender biases and stereotypes and lead to the reduced participation of women in the digital , ai and ict fields;


### 21. recalls the importance of eliminating conscious and unconscious gender-discriminatory bias from ai applications , videogames and toys that devalue the role of women and lead to the reduced participation of women in the digital , ai and ict fields; ### 21. recalls the importance of eliminating conscious and unconscious gender discriminatory bias from algorithms , ai applications , videogames and toys that devalue the role of women and lead to the reduced participation of women in the digital , ai and ict fields;


### 22. stresses that icts can greatly increase women’s ability to take part in electoral processes , public consultations , surveys and debates , as well as to submit petitions or complaints; calls on the commission and the member states to take the gender dimension into account when devising e-government initiatives; underlines the effectiveness of using the internet for campaigns , forums and boosting the visibility of female role models; ### 22. stresses that icts can greatly increase women’s ability to take part in electoral processes , public consultations , surveys and debates , as well as to organise and advocate for women’s rights; calls on the commission and the member states to take the gender dimension into account when devising e-government initiatives; underlines the effectiveness of using the internet for campaigns , forums and boosting the visibility of female role models;


### 23. calls on the commission and the member states to engage constructively with and support digital civil society organisations and to encourage such organisations to get involved in internet governance; ### 23. calls on the commission and the member states to engage constructively with and support digital civil society organisations and to encourage such organisations to get involved in internet governance; calls on the commission and member states to also work closely with women’s rights organisations in order to better respond to and alleviate concerns present in everyday life of women and girls in the design and implementation of public tech policies;


### 26. calls on the commission and the member states , as well as businesses , to collect sex and age-disaggregated data on the use of ict; ### 26. calls on the commission and the member states , as well as platforms and businesses , to collect comparable gender specific as well as gender and age-disaggregated data on the use of ict;


### cybersecurity ### women’s rights and safety online


### cybersecurity ### cyberviolence


### 27. acknowledges with great concern the rise in digital crimes and acts of harassment and violence against women in the digital world; calls for campaigns to raise awareness of the risks involved and for measures to educate women in how to protect themselves online; calls on the member states to empower law enforcement agencies to effectively deal with digital crimes; ### 27. acknowledges with great concern the rise in digital crimes and acts of intimidation , mobbing , doxing , harassment and violence against women in the digital world; calls for campaigns to raise awareness and educate women in how to secure their accounts and communications to protect themselves online and ensure their continued freedom of expression and meaningful participation in public discourse as well as for companies and developers to address violence and abuse on their infrastructures through effective reporting and suspension mechanisms; calls on the member states to empower law enforcement agencies to effectively investigate and prosecute malicious attackers and support victims of online harassment and violence;


### 28. calls for the eu institutions , agencies and bodies , as well as the member states and their law enforcement agencies , to cooperate and take concrete steps to coordinate their actions to counter the use of ict to commit crimes; calls on the member states to review their criminal law to ensure that new forms of digital violence are defined and acknowledged; ### 28. calls for the eu institutions , agencies and bodies , as well as the member states and their law enforcement agencies , to cooperate and take concrete steps to coordinate their actions to counter the use of ict to commit crimes particularly online sexual harassment and trafficking of human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation; calls on the member states to review their criminal law to ensure that new forms of digital violence are defined and criminalised;


### 29. calls for further legally binding measures and for a directive to prevent and combat gender-based violence , including cyber violence and online hate speech against women; ### 29. calls for a framework directive to prevent and combat gender-based violence , including cyber violence and online hate speech against women; calls on the commission to ensure the forthcoming proposal for a digital services act and new framework for cooperation between internet platforms addresses online platforms’ responsibilities regarding user-disseminated hate speech and other harmful , abusive and sexist content to protect women’s safety online and improve accountability;


### 29. calls for further legally binding measures and for a directive to prevent and combat gender-based violence , including cyber violence and online hate speech against women; ### 29. calls for further legally binding measures and for a directive to prevent and combat gender-based violence , including cyberviolence , that is often directed at women , such as activists , politicians and other public figures , in the attempts to silence them , and online hate speech against women;


### 30. expresses its concerns about the possibility of an increase in the digital gender gap in the developing countries in the current crisis; stresses the importance of digital proficiency as an instrument to obtain gender equality in development strategies; ### 30. expresses its concerns about the possibility of an increase in the digital gender gap in developing countries in the current crisis; stresses the importance of promoting women and girls' digital proficiency as an instrument to obtain gender equality in development strategies;


### 28. stresses that intersecting disadvantages create additional barriers for specific groups of women , therefore the safety and protection of all persons must be secured by taking due account of an intersectional approach; ### 28. stresses that intersecting disadvantages create additional barriers and challenges for specific groups of women , therefore the safety and protection of all persons must be secured and their specific needs addressed by taking due account of an intersectional approach;


### 29. underlines that due to a higher life expectancy and higher likelihood of experiencing health problems , older women are often the majority of residents in long-term care facilities30 that became virus hotspots in many countries; calls on the member states to examine the provision of care for older persons in different settings; ### 29. underlines that due to a higher life expectancy and higher likelihood of experiencing health problems , older women are often the majority of residents in long-term care facilities30 that became virus hotspots in many countries; calls on the member states to examine the provision of care for older persons in different settings; and calls on the council to establish targets for the provision of accessible , affordable and quality long term care equivalent to the barcelona objectives;


### 30. regrets that many of the women with disabilities who depend on others for everyday care or support were unable to access their usual support networks or maintain physical distancing; calls on the member states to ensure that these support networks are still accessible and adequately adapted to the circumstances; ### 30. regrets that many of the women with disabilities who depend on others for everyday care or support were unable to access their usual support networks or maintain physical distancing; calls on the member states to ensure that these support networks are deemed essential services adequately adapted to the circumstances; and that provision for the specific needs of people with disabilities and in particular women and girls is made in future crisis and emergency planning measures;


### 32. highlights the additional needs of minority groups , such as roma women , who face challenges in maintaining hygiene and adhering to confinement measures due to a lack of access to basic infrastructure , services and information; ### 32. highlights the additional needs of minority groups , such as roma women , homeless people , refugees , migrants who face challenges in adhering to confinement measures and hygiene measures due to a lack of access to basic infrastructure , services and information;


### 32. highlights the additional needs of minority groups , such as roma women , who face challenges in maintaining hygiene and adhering to confinement measures due to a lack of access to basic infrastructure , services and information; ### 32. highlights the additional needs of minority groups , such as roma women , due to a lack of access to basic infrastructure , services and information; especially during confinement;


### 35. emphasises that the global nature of the covid-19 pandemic requires a global response; highlights the vulnerable position of women and girls in many parts of the world in relation to covid-19 , such as access to healthcare , including srhr , vulnerability to violence , including fgm and child marriage , employment status , access to education and extreme poverty and hunger; underlines the importance of supporting women’s rights defenders and women’s rights organisations; ### 35. emphasises that the global nature of the covid-19 pandemic requires a global response; highlights the vulnerable position of women and girls in many parts of the world and conflict areas in relation to covid-19 , such as access to healthcare , including srhr , vulnerability to gender based violence , including fgm and child and forced marriage , employment status , access to education and extreme poverty and hunger; notes that in many partner countries women are the breadwinners for their family and that feminised sector such as the garment industry and food production have been hardest hit , with knock-on impacts for their families’ and communities’ poverty levels and the economic independence and health and safety of women and girls; underlines the importance of supporting women’s rights defenders and women’s rights organisations;


### 35. emphasises that the global nature of the covid-19 pandemic requires a global response; highlights the vulnerable position of women and girls in many parts of the world in relation to covid-19 , such as access to healthcare , including srhr , vulnerability to violence , including fgm and child marriage , employment status , access to education and extreme poverty and hunger; underlines the importance of supporting women’s rights defenders and women’s rights organisations; ### 35. emphasises that the global nature of the covid-19 pandemic requires a global response; highlights the vulnerable position of women and girls in many parts of the world - especially in fragile and conflict affected states - in relation to covid-19 , such as access to healthcare , including srhr , vulnerability to violence , including fgm and child marriage , employment status , access to education and extreme poverty and hunger; underlines the importance of supporting women’s rights defenders and women’s rights organisations and their participation at all levels of decision-making;


### 36. welcomes the team europe package put forward by the commission and stresses the need for a gender-sensitive approach in the allocation of these funds; ### 36. welcomes the team europe package put forward by the commission to support partner countries in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and its consequences and stresses the need for a gender-sensitive approach and earmarked gender equality spending in the allocation of these funds;


### 37. calls on the commission and the member states to fully assess the needs arising from the crisis and its socio-economic consequences , and to allocate adequate budgetary resources to tackling these needs , as well as to the monitoring of this spending , following its commitments in the gender equality strategy; emphasises that preparatory action is the best way to build resilience in all areas for future crises; ### 37. calls on the commission and the member states to fully assess the needs arising from the crisis and its socio-economic consequences; calls on the commission and member states to apply gender mainstreaming in all areas of the recovery strategy and to allocate extra budgetary resources through a women corona fund to tackling the needs of women and girls , especially in the field of employment , violence and srhr , as well as to the monitoring of this spending , following its commitments in the gender equality strategy; emphasises that preparatory action is the best way to build resilience in all areas for future crises;


### — having regard to articles 2 and 3(3) of the treaty on european union (teu) , and articles 6 and 8 of the treaty on the functioning of the european union (tfeu) , ### — having regard to articles 2 and 3(3) of the treaty on european union (teu) , and articles 6 , 8 and 153 of the treaty on the functioning of the european union (tfeu) ,


### — having regard to the european pillar of social rights and , in particular , its principles 2 and 9 , ### — having regard to the european pillar of social rights and , in particular , its principles 2 , 3 ,5 , 9 , 10 ,16 and 20 ,


### — having regard to the 2030 agenda for sustainable development , and , in particular , goal 5 which seeks to achieve gender equality and improve living conditions for women by 2030 , ### — having regard to the 2030 agenda for sustainable development , the principle of 'leaving no one behind' , and , in particular , goal 1 , which seeks to end poverty , goal 3 , to ensure people can live healthy , goal 5 which seeks to achieve gender equality and improve living conditions for women , goal 8 to achieve sustainable and economic growth ,


### a. whereas the covid-19 crisis and its consequences have clear gender perspectives; ### a. whereas the covid-19 crisis and its consequences have clear gender perspectives and therefore need a gender-sensitive response;


### b. whereas covid-19 affects different groups in society in different ways and to varying degrees; ### b. whereas covid-19 affects different groups in society in different ways and to varying degrees; whereas women and girls are affected disproportionately; whereas older women , women and girls with disabilities , single mothers , roma women and girls , lgbtqi+ women , and refugee and migrant women are particularly vulnerable to the virus and/or its consequences;


### b. whereas covid-19 affects different groups in society in different ways and to varying degrees; ### b. whereas covid-19 affects different groups in society in different ways and to varying degrees and its impacts will require both a gender and intersectional perspective in any recovery measures;


### d. whereas as a result of the cancellation or postponement of ‘non-essential’ health services , a delay arose in accessing critical care for urgent complaints; ### d. whereas as a result of the cancellation or postponement of ‘non-essential’ health services , a delay arose in accessing critical care for urgent complaints; whereas in this regard access to sexual and reproductive health care and services such as contraception , ivf and safe abortion were hampered with serious consequences for women;


### d. whereas as a result of the cancellation or postponement of ‘non-essential’ health services , a delay arose in accessing critical care for urgent complaints; ### d. whereas as a result of the cancellation or postponement of ‘non-essential’ health services , a delay arose in accessing critical care for urgent complaints; including for women;


### e. whereas reports from member states during the confinement period revealed a worrying increase in domestic violence; ### e. whereas reports and figures from several member states during the confinement period revealed a worrying increase in domestic and gender-based violence as women and girls who are victims of violence by intimate partners are confined with their abusers and have less possibilities to seek help; whereas economic and social stresses are exacerbating factors in domestic and gender-based violence and the impact of the crisis could therefore lead to an increase in domestic and gender-based violence also in the long-term; whereas further economic and financial restraints will make it even harder for women to leave abusive partners;


### e. whereas reports from member states during the confinement period revealed a worrying increase in domestic violence; ### e. whereas reports from member states during the confinement period revealed a worrying increase in domestic violence; with lockdown measures exacerbating an already existing ‘shadow’ pandemic with insufficient supports and resources that must be addressed


### f. whereas a majority of frontline workers in the current crisis are women , including 76 % of healthcare workers (doctors , nurses , midwives , staff in residential care homes) , 82 % of cashiers , 93 % of childcare workers and teachers , 95 % of domestic cleaners and helpers , and 86 % of personal care workers25 in the eu; ### deleted


### g. whereas in many essential sectors the work that women do is poorly paid; whereas horizontal and vertical labour market segregation in the eu is still significant , with women overrepresented in less profitable sectors; ### g. whereas in many essential sectors the work that women do is poorly paid; whereas horizontal and vertical labour market segregation in the eu is still significant , with women overrepresented in less profitable sectors; whereas the recovery plan next generation for the eu does not address the sectors where women are overrepresented.


### g. whereas in many essential sectors the work that women do is poorly paid; whereas horizontal and vertical labour market segregation in the eu is still significant , with women overrepresented in less profitable sectors; ### g. whereas in many essential and highly female-dominated sectors the wage is very low and often only minimum wage; whereas horizontal and vertical labour market segregation in the eu is still significant , with women overrepresented in less profitable sectors;


### h. whereas women are more likely to be in temporary , part-time and precarious employment than men (26.5 % compared to 15.1 % of men26 ) , and have therefore been significantly impacted by job losses and furloughing; ### h. whereas women are more likely to be in temporary , part-time and precarious employment than men (26.5 % compared to 15.1 % of men26 ) , and have therefore been and will be in the long run significantly impacted by job losses and furloughing due to the crisis;


### i. whereas covid-19 has exposed a long-standing problem in care provision in the eu; ### i. whereas covid-19 has exposed a long-standing problem in care provision in many member states of the eu;


### j. whereas the closure of schools and workplaces has increased non-paid work within the home for women; whereas women usually spend 13 hours more each week than men on unpaid care and housework27 ; whereas the covid-19 crisis has been an opportunity for men to become more involved in care responsibilities; ### j. whereas the closure of schools and workplaces has increased non-paid work within the home for women; whereas women usually spend 13 hours more each week than men on unpaid care and housework27; whereas balancing telework and family responsibilities , which should not be a women-only issue , adds additional strain and women therefore face an increased emotional , mental and social burden; whereas this could result in worse labour accomplishments comparing to their male peers; whereas the covid-19 crisis has been an opportunity for men to become more involved in care responsibilities;


### j. whereas the closure of schools and workplaces has increased non-paid work within the home for women; whereas women usually spend 13 hours more each week than men on unpaid care and housework27 ; whereas the covid-19 crisis has been an opportunity for men to become more involved in care responsibilities; ### j. whereas the closure of schools and workplaces has increased the unequal distribution of non-paid domestic and care responsibilities within the home for women who in addition to balancing working from home were left without sufficient supports for child and elderly care; whereas women usually spend 13 hours more each week than men on unpaid care and housework27 ; whereas the covid-19 crisis has been an opportunity for men to become more involved in care responsibilities;


### k. whereas a disproportionate and extreme burden has been placed on single parents; ### k. whereas a particularly disproportionate and extreme burden has been placed on single parents , who are at a vast majority (85% 27a) single mothers;


### k. whereas a disproportionate and extreme burden has been placed on single parents; ### k. whereas a disproportionate and extreme burden has been placed on single parents , the vast majority of whom are women;


### l. whereas certain sectors of society such as older women , women with disabilities , roma women , lgbtqi+ women and refugees and migrants are particularly vulnerable to the virus or its consequences; ### deleted


### l. whereas certain sectors of society such as older women , women with disabilities , roma women , lgbtqi+ women and refugees and migrants are particularly vulnerable to the virus or its consequences; ### l. whereas certain sectors of society such as older and young women , women with disabilities , single mothers , sex workers , racial and ethnic minority women , including women of colour and roma women , lgbtqi+ people and refugees and migrants are particularly vulnerable to the virus or its consequences;


### m. whereas covid-19 is a global pandemic affecting every country in the world; ### m. whereas covid-19 is a global pandemic affecting every country in the world; whereas the pandemic will have devastating consequences for populations , especially women and girls , in countries with underfunded health systems and populations of conflict-affected countries;


### n. whereas budgets and the allocation of resources must take into account the different needs and circumstances of men and women; ### n. whereas budgets and the allocation of resources to respond to the crisis must take into account the different needs and circumstances of men and women and therefore be gender-mainstreamed; whereas specific funding has to be allocated to women and girls to counter the specific consequences for them , particularly in the field of employment , violence and srhr;


### n. whereas budgets and the allocation of resources must take into account the different needs and circumstances of men and women; ### n. whereas budgets and the allocation of resources in both the next generation eu recovery instrument and the reinforced long-term budget of the eu must take into account the different needs and circumstances of men and women and ensure sufficient targeted actions as well as a horizontal gender mainstreaming;


### o. whereas women should also be taken into account and play an active role in the recovery phase; ### o. whereas women must be equally represented in decision-making processes and play an as active role in the recovery phase as men; whereas women’s civil society organizations must be consulted in local , regional , national and eu responses;


### o. whereas women should also be taken into account and play an active role in the recovery phase; ### o. whereas women should play a central role in the design , implementation and monitoring of the recovery phase and its measures;


### p. whereas the essential actions identified herein will build resilience and preparedness for future crises; ### p. whereas the essential actions identified herein should build resilience and preparedness for future crises;


### 1. stresses the need for a gender-sensitive approach in relation to all relevant aspects of the response to the covid-19 crisis; ### 1. stresses the need for a gender-sensitive approach , gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting in relation to all aspects of the response to the covid-19 crisis; stresses that the commission and member states should conduct gender impact assessments for all policy and legislative proposals as a matter of course and in particular as regards measures for the recovery phase;


### 1. stresses the need for a gender-sensitive approach in relation to all relevant aspects of the response to the covid-19 crisis; ### 1. stresses the need for a gender-sensitive approach in all aspects of the response to the covid-19 crisis; underlines the need to apply the lessons learnt from previous crises and not repeat mistakes;


### 2. underlines the need to apply the lessons from this crisis to future policy development and implementation and in preparing responses for all stages of future crises; calls on the commission to facilitate the creation of a standing network for sharing best practices between member states on how to tackle the gender-related aspects of covid-19; ### 2. underlines the need to apply the lessons from this crisis to future policy development and implementation and in preparing responses for all stages of future crises; calls on the commission to facilitate the creation of a standing network for sharing best practices between member states on how to tackle the gender-related aspects of covid-19; calls on the council to establish a dedicated configuration on gender equality and a formal working party in order to deliver common and concrete measures to address the challenges in the field of women’s rights and gender equality and ensure that gender equality issues are discussed at the highest political level;


### 3. urges the commission to examine the prevalence of the virus among frontline workers , particularly the female and minority ethnic populations in view of their disproportionately high representation among frontline workers; urges the commission and the member states to respond with appropriate action to bolster their safety at work , including framework directive 89/391/eec28 and directive 92/85/eec29 ; ### 3. urges the commission to examine the prevalence of the virus among frontline workers , particularly the female and minority ethnic populations in view of their disproportionately high representation among frontline workers; urges the commission and the member states to respond with appropriate action to bolster their safety at work , including framework directive 89/391/eec28 and directive 92/85/eec29 ; and the post 2020 eu strategic framework on health and safety at work;


### 4. calls on the member states and eige to regularly gather sex- and age-disaggregated data on covid-19 and the socio-economic impact of the virus; stresses that recovery measures must be informed by sex-disaggregated data; ### 4. calls on the member states , eurostat and eige to regularly gather gender- and age-disaggregated data on covid-19 and the socio-economic impact of the virus; stresses that recovery measures must be informed by gender-disaggregated data and emphasises the need for the commission and member states to support capacity building of national statistics bodies and other relevant actors in this regard;


### 4. calls on the member states and eige to regularly gather sex- and age-disaggregated data on covid-19 and the socio-economic impact of the virus; stresses that recovery measures must be informed by sex-disaggregated data; ### 4. calls on the member states and eige to regularly gather sex- and age-disaggregated data on covid-19 and the socio-economic impact of the virus; stresses that recovery measures must be informed and based on sex-disaggregated data;


### 5. emphasises that women must be part of the decision-making process in enacting and lifting measures in crises , as well as in the design , adoption and implementation of recovery plans , so that their specific needs and circumstances are fully and appropriately taken into account; ### 5. emphasises that women and their representative organisations must be part of the leadership and decision-making process in enacting and lifting measures in crises , as well as in all stages of the design , adoption and implementation of recovery plans , so that their specific needs and circumstances are fully and appropriately taken into account; further stresses that more women must be involved in the eu civil protection mechanism and other crisis response mechanisms both at eu and national level; calls on the member states to establish dedicated taskforces with the involvement of relevant stakeholders and representatives from women’s organisations during such crises to ensure gender mainstreaming; calls on the national parliaments of the member states to create committees on the impact of the covid-19 crisis on women and girls to ensure a dedicated space for the discussion and monitoring of the crisis and its gender impacts;


### 5. emphasises that women must be part of the decision-making process in enacting and lifting measures in crises , as well as in the design , adoption and implementation of recovery plans , so that their specific needs and circumstances are fully and appropriately taken into account; ### 5. emphasises the necessity of equal representation of women and men in decision-making process in enacting and lifting measures in crises , as well as in the design , adoption and implementation of recovery plans , so that their specific needs and circumstances are fully and appropriately taken into account;


### 6. calls on the commission to monitor and respond to disinformation or regressive initiatives in the member states related to women’s rights and gender equality during the covid-19 crisis and post-crisis period as matters of democracy and fundamental rights; ### 6. calls on the commission to closely monitor and strongly respond to disinformation or regressive initiatives related to women’s rights and lgbt+ rights and gender equality as well as shrinking space for related civil society organisations and demonstrations due to confinement measures as matters of democracy and fundamental rights , which a number of member states have opportunistically employed during the covid-19 crisis and post-crisis period; believes that conditionality of eu funds as well as article 7 proceedings could be triggered by such actions as a clear risk of serious breaches of the founding values of the union as established in article 2 teu;


### 8. urges the member states to ensure access to essential aspects of women’s and men’s healthcare unrelated to covid-19; urges member states to operate according to who guidelines in these areas; ### 8. urges the member states to ensure access to essential aspects of women’s and men’s quality medical , psychological and social healthcare unrelated to covid-19; urges member states to operate according to who guidelines in these areas;


### 9. underlines the need for the member states to protect access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (srhr); emphasises the importance of safeguarding the supply chain of products essential to srhr; ### 9. underlines the need for the member states to guarantee access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (srhr) including access to contraception and safe abortion services in particular during the covid-19 crisis and similar emergency situations and stresses the role of the new eu4healthprogramme in this regard; encourages the exchange of best practices of and increased resources for solutions such as tele-medicine for medical consultations which have worked well during the crisis; emphasises the importance of safeguarding the supply chain of products essential to srhr;


### 9. underlines the need for the member states to protect access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (srhr); emphasises the importance of safeguarding the supply chain of products essential to srhr; ### 9. underlines the need for the member states to protect and guarantee the access to quality and affordable sexual and reproductive health and rights (srhr); such as sexuality and relationship education , family planning , emergency contraception , safe and legal abortion , including flexible solutions with regard to online counselling and online certificates; as well as maternity and sanitary products; emphasizes that all maternity services must be available and adequately staffed and resourced;


### 9. underlines the need for the member states to protect access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (srhr); emphasises the importance of safeguarding the supply chain of products essential to srhr; ### 9. underlines the need for the member states to protect access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (srhr); emphasises the importance of safeguarding the supply chain of products essential to srhr - including safe abortion , maternal health services and safe childbirth , as well as telemedicine - must be prioritized;


### 10. urges the commission to factor in emergency circumstances such as covid-19 in its health-related policy responses , including the eu4health programme and the eu beating cancer plan; ### 10. urges the commission to factor in emergency circumstances such as covid-19 and gender specific healthcare considerations , including srhr , in its health-related policy responses , including the eu4health programme and the eu beating cancer plan;


### 10. urges the commission to factor in emergency circumstances such as covid-19 in its health-related policy responses , including the eu4health programme and the eu beating cancer plan; ### 10. urges the commission to factor in emergency circumstances such as covid-19 in its health-related policy responses , including the eu4health programme and the eu beating cancer plan , and the eu health strategy;


### 11. calls on the member states to boost mental health support initiatives during and after this crisis , in view of the stress , anxiety and loneliness brought on by lockdown , as well as of economic concerns and domestic violence , taking into account the differential impact on women and men; ### 11. calls on the member states to boost mental health support initiatives during and after this crisis , in view of the stress , anxiety , depression and loneliness brought on by lockdown , as well as of economic concerns and domestic violence or other factors connected to the crisis , taking into account the differential impact on women and men;


### violence during covid-19 ### gender-based violence during covid-19


### 12. urges the member states to analyse the increase in domestic violence as a result of covid-19 and to take account of it in response plans , as well as for future emergencies , with particular attention to exemptions to confinement rules , the preservation of safe access to shelters or alternative accommodation with sufficient capacity , police and justice services , emergency courts for the issuing of appropriate restraining and/or protection orders , online services , as well as emergency funding to support services , non-governmental organisations (ngos) and civil society organisations (csos); invites the member states to share national innovations in addressing domestic violence; ### 12. urges the member states to analyse the increase in domestic violence as a result of covid-19 and to take account of it and lessons learned in response plans , as well as for future emergencies , with particular attention to exemptions to confinement rules , the preservation of safe access to shelters or alternative accommodation with sufficient capacity , police and justice services , emergency courts for the issuing of appropriate restraining and/or protection orders , online services , such as helplines , concealed apps and other information tools , as well as emergency funding to support services , non-governmental organisations (ngos) and civil society organisations (csos); in this regard urges the member states to proactively work on preventing forms of gender-based violence , including fgm. invites the member states to share national innovations in addressing domestic violence; calls on all member states to participate in the eurostat eu survey on gender-based violence;


### 12. urges the member states to analyse the increase in domestic violence as a result of covid-19 and to take account of it in response plans , as well as for future emergencies , with particular attention to exemptions to confinement rules , the preservation of safe access to shelters or alternative accommodation with sufficient capacity , police and justice services , emergency courts for the issuing of appropriate restraining and/or protection orders , online services , as well as emergency funding to support services , non-governmental organisations (ngos) and civil society organisations (csos); invites the member states to share national innovations in addressing domestic violence; ### 12. urges the member states to continue analysing the increase in gender-based and domestic violence as a result of covid-19 and to take account of it in response plans , as well as for future emergencies , with particular attention to exemptions to confinement rules , ensuring the preservation of safe access to legal clinics and shelters or alternative accommodation with sufficient capacity , police and justice services , emergency courts for the issuing of appropriate restraining and/or protection orders , online services , digital platforms , pharmacy networks , phone apps as well as emergency funding to support services , civil society organisations (csos); invites the member states to share national innovations and best practises in addressing domestic and gender-based violence providing gender sensitive training for health care workers as well as frontline police officers and members of the judiciary;


### 13. calls on the commission to promote awareness-raising , information and advocacy campaigns tackling domestic and gender-based violence , particularly in relation to newly created prevention measures and flexible emergency warning systems , in order to encourage reporting; ### 13. calls on the commission to promote awareness-raising , information and advocacy campaigns tackling domestic and gender-based violence , particularly in relation to newly created prevention measures and flexible emergency warning systems , in order to encourage reporting; welcomes the germany presidency’s proposal to establish an eu wide helpline in all union languages for victims of domestic and gender based violence and urges the council to support;


### 14. calls on the council to urgently conclude the eu’s ratification of the istanbul convention on the basis of a broad accession without any limitations , and to advocate its ratification by all member states; ### 14. recalls the un special rapporteur on violence against women has noted that the covid-19 crisis has illustrated the lack of proper implementation of central conventions to protect and prevent gender based violence , including cedaw and the istanbul convention; calls on the council to urgently conclude the eu’s ratification of the istanbul convention on the basis of a broad accession without any limitations , and to advocate its ratification by all member states; calls on the six member states who have not yet ratified the convention to do so immediately; calls on the member states to ensure proper implementation and enforcement of the convention , and to allocate adequate financial and human resources to preventing and combating violence against women and gender-based violence , as well as to the protection of victims in particular during crisis periods; urges the member states to take the recommendations by the council of europe’s group of experts on action against violence against women and domestic violence (grevio) into account and to improve their legislation to bring it more into line with the istanbul convention’s provisions , in particular as regards common definitions for acts of gender based violence;


### 15. calls on the commission to add violence against women to the list of criminal offences in the eu , and to propose a directive to tackle gender-based violence so as to put in place a strong legal framework , to coordinate the sharing of best practices between the member states , to promote accurate data collection , to assess the impact of covid-19 on the provision of key services to victims , and for sufficient funds to meet the daphne specific objective and other related programmes taking into account current needs; ### 15. calls on the commission to add violence against women to the list of criminal offences in the eu , and to propose a directive to tackle gender-based violence so as to put in place a strong legal framework , to coordinate the sharing of best practices between the member states , to promote accurate comparative data collection , to assess the impact of covid-19 on the provision of key services to victims , and for sufficient funds to meet the daphne specific objective and other related programmes taking into account current needs;


### 17. calls for the commission , parliament and council to closely examine women’s needs and participation in the labour market , as well as horizontal and vertical labour market segregation , while designing programmes within the next multiannual financial framework (mff) as well as in the next generation eu recovery plan; ### 17. strongly regrets the lack of clear gender-targeted measures or dedicated funds to address the specific needs of women following the crisis in either the new recovery instrument “next generation eu” of eur 750 billion or in there in forced next mff for the 2021-2027 period in contradiction to the dual approach of the gender equality strategy; further regrets the proposed reduction to the justice , rights and values fund with consequent impacts on the rights and values programme and its specific objectives , including the daphne strand calls for the commission , parliament and council to closely examine and make specific provision for women’s socio-economic needs following the crisis , including a strong gender perspective , gender-equality specific funding and measures and horizontal gender mainstreaming requirements , as well as horizontal and vertical labour market segregation , when designing programmes within the next multiannual financial framework (mff) as well as in the next generation eu recovery instrument;


### 17. calls for the commission , parliament and council to closely examine women’s needs and participation in the labour market , as well as horizontal and vertical labour market segregation , while designing programmes within the next multiannual financial framework (mff) as well as in the next generation eu recovery plan; ### 17. calls for the commission , parliament and council to fully take into account women’s needs and participation in the labour market , as well as horizontal and vertical labour market segregation , while designing programmes within the next multiannual financial framework (mff) as well as in the next generation eu recovery plan;


### 18. emphasises that there is a need to re-examine the nature and location of work after the crisis; emphasises that working from home is not a substitute for childcare; points out that flexible work as agreed with employers allows women and men to work from home or from local working co-working spaces , making it easier to balance care responsibilities and to spend more quality time with their families; ### 18. emphasises that there is a need to re-examine the nature and location of work after the crisis; points out that flexible work as agreed with employers can provide opportunities for women and men to work from home or from local working co-working spaces , making it easier to balance care responsibilities and to spend more quality time with their families emphasises that working from home is not a substitute for childcare and the need for provision of and access to affordable quality child care services to facilitate women’s participation in the labour market and work-life balance; calls on the commission to guarantee that these targets are met in line with the barcelona objectives; urges the member states to ratify the ilo violence and harassment convention 2019 (no. 190) without delay , and implement it along with its accompanying recommendation (no. 206) which covers all venues where work-related violence and harassment may occur , such as public and private places of work as well as work-related communications;


### 18. emphasises that there is a need to re-examine the nature and location of work after the crisis; emphasises that working from home is not a substitute for childcare; points out that flexible work as agreed with employers allows women and men to work from home or from local working co-working spaces , making it easier to balance care responsibilities and to spend more quality time with their families; ### 18. emphasises that there is a need to re-examine the nature and location of work after the crisis; emphasises that working from home is not a substitute for childcare; points out that flexible work as agreed with employers allows women and men to work from home or from local working co-working spaces , making it easier to balance care responsibilities and to spend more quality time with their families , in order to generate long-run gender-inclusive growth;


### 19. calls on the commission to collect data on the provision of different types of care to feed into a study examining the care gap , with a view to a european carers strategy; notes that the strategy must respect the competences of member states , but would aim to improve cooperation and coordination , with benefits for informal and formal carers and the people they care for; stresses that cooperation at european level , together with the efficient use of eu funds , can contribute to the development of quality , accessible and affordable care services; ### 19. calls on the commission to collect disaggregated and comparable data on the provision of different types of care to feed into a study examining the care gap , with a view to a european care strategy; notes that the strategy must respect the competences of member states , but should aim to improve cooperation and coordination , with benefits for informal and formal carers and the people they care for; stresses that cooperation at european level , together with the efficient use of eu funds , can contribute to the development of quality , accessible and affordable care services;


### 20. encourages the member states to encourage men to take up flexible working arrangements , as a disproportionate number of women usually avail themselves of such arrangements; urges the member states to fully transpose and implement the work-life balance directive and calls on the commission to monitor it effectively; ### 20. encourages the member states to encourage men to take up flexible working arrangements , as a disproportionate number of women usually avail themselves of such arrangements; urges the member states to fully transpose and implement the work-life balance directive without delay and calls on the commission to monitor it effectively;


### 21. recognises the uniquely challenging circumstances that single parents have been faced with during the pandemic and post-crisis period as a result of multiple burdens , including the continuous provision of care , concerns as to custody arrangements , and potential economic concerns and loneliness; calls on the commission and the member states to examine their specific situation , including the additional burdens in terms of working , schooling and caring , access to lawyers and the implementation of custody agreements; ### 21. recognises the uniquely challenging circumstances that single parents , who to a large majority (85% ) are women , have been faced with during the pandemic and post-crisis period as a result of multiple burdens , including the continuous provision of care , concerns as to custody arrangements , and potential economic concerns and loneliness; calls on the commission and the member states to take into account and further examine their specific situation , including the additional burdens in terms of working , schooling and caring , access to lawyers and the implementation of custody agreements;


### 22. stresses that equal pay for equal work between women and men must be a guiding principle for the commission , parliament and all member states when designing response measures to the covid-19 crisis; welcomes the commission’s commitment to present binding measures on pay transparency by the end of 2020 in order to effectively address gender pay and pension gaps; ### 22. stresses that equal pay for equal work and work of equal value between women and men must be a guiding principle for the commission , parliament and all member states when designing response measures to the covid-19 crisis; welcomes the commission’s commitment to present binding measures on pay transparency by the end of 2020 in order to effectively address gender pay and pension gaps;


### a. whereas the paris agreement establishes that gender-responsive climate action must be integrated into all aspects of the implementation of the agreement; ### a. whereas climate change erodes human freedoms and limits choice; whereas the paris agreement acknowledges gender equality and empowerment of women should be promoted by all parties and establishes that gender-responsive climate action must be integrated into all aspects of the implementation of the agreement;


### a. whereas the impacts of climate change include increases in the frequency and gravity of storms , floods , landslides , extreme heat waves , droughts , forest fires and other disasters , as well as slow-onset developments such as rising sea-levels , coastal erosion , salinisation , gradual changes in rainfall patterns and the decline and displacement of animal and plant populations; ### a. whereas impacts of climate change include increased frequency and gravity of storms , floods , landslides , extreme heat waves , droughts , forest fires and other disasters , as well as slow-onset processes such as sea-level rise , coastal erosion , salinisation , gradual changes in rainfall patterns , permafrost thawing , and decline and displacement of animal and plant populations;


### b. whereas climate change has a greater destructive impact on the countries least responsible for global warming; whereas women are more affected by climate change , face higher risks and bear greater burdens for various reasons , ranging from unequal access to resources , education , job opportunities and land rights , to existing social and cultural norms and to their intersectional experiences of discrimination , reducing their ability to protect themselves against the impacts of climate change; ### b. whereas climate change has a greater destructive impact on the countries least responsible for global warming; whereas the poorest and most vulnerable , particularly women and girls are more affected by climate change , face higher risks and bear greater burdens for various reasons , ranging from unequal access to resources , education , political power , job opportunities and land rights , to existing social and cultural norms and to their intersectional experiences of discrimination , reducing their ability to protect themselves against the impacts of climate change; whereas , at the same time , women and girls are on the forefront of the defence of natural resources and often the first respondent in their communities to the impacts of climate crisis; whereas women are key to managing the climate crisis and should be supported as agents of change;


### 1. recognises that gender equality is a catalyst for sustainable development and a prerequisite for the management of climate challenges; calls for the eu and its member states to include gender analysis and budgeting in development cooperation polices and all instruments supporting climate change adaptation and resilience in developing countries; ### 1. recognises that gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment are a catalyst for sustainable development and a prerequisite for the management of climate challenges; calls for the eu and its member states to include gender analysis and budgeting in development cooperation polices and all instruments to advance gender-just climate actions and to support climate change adaptation and resilience in developing countries;


### 2. calls for the new gender action plan for external relations (gap iii) to include for the first time gender equality and climate change as priority areas , to develop related indicators and to guarantee sufficient resources to deliver on this objective; ### 2. calls for the new gender action plan for external relations (gap iii) to include for the first time gender equality and climate change as priority areas , to develop related indicators and to guarantee sufficient resources to deliver on this objective; gapiii should support meaningful and effective political participation of women-led and women’s rights organisations in partner countries at all levels; calls on ensuring access of women’s organisations to international climate funds and climate negotiations , especially in light of the important leadership women often take in tackling the impacts of climate change in their countries and communities;


### 3. stresses that women are powerful agents of change and calls for eu development programmes to promote their meaningful participation at all levels , as their inclusion is crucial to climate resilience and to ensuring long-term climate solutions; ### 3. stresses that women are powerful agents of change in particular for climate action and calls for eu development programmes to promote the meaningful participation of women and their organisations at all levels and at all stages of policy design , planning , financing , implementation , monitoring and evaluation , as their inclusion is crucial to climate mitigation and resilience , fair allocation of resources , to tackle the obstacles that affect them disproportionately and to ensuring long-term sustainable climate solutions; stresses in this regard , the need to support capacity building and adequate financing for these organisations;


### 3. stresses that women are powerful agents of change and calls for eu development programmes to promote their meaningful participation at all levels , as their inclusion is crucial to climate resilience and to ensuring long-term climate solutions; ### 3. stresses that women and girls are powerful agents of change and calls for eu development programmes to promote their meaningful participation at all levels , as their inclusion is crucial to climate resilience and to ensuring long-term climate solutions;


### 3. calls for a specific budget line under the neighbourhood , development and international cooperation instrument for actions to limit and manage the impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations in developing countries; ### 3. calls for a specific budget line under the neighbourhood , development and international cooperation instrument for actions to limit and manage the impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations in developing countries and contribute to the prevention and management of climate-induced displacement;


### 4. calls on the commission to design a concrete action plan to deliver on the commitments of the renewed gender action plan agreed at the 25th conference of the parties to the united nations framework convention on climate change (cop25) and to appoint a permanent eu gender and climate change focal point , with sufficient budget resources , to implement and monitor gender-responsible climate action in the eu and globally. ### 4. recalls that countries committed to revise their national climate action plans (ndcs) in 2020 and that this commitment is not dependent on when the cop takes place; calls on the commission to design a concrete action plan to deliver on the commitments of the renewed gender action plan agreed at the 25th conference of the parties to the united nations framework convention on climate change (cop25) and to appoint a permanent eu gender and climate change focal point , with sufficient budget resources , to implement and monitor gender-responsible climate action in the eu and globally; call on the eu and its member states to ensure gender-just national climate action plans (ndcs) by integrating more strongly gender equality into the revised ndcs , and the meaningful involvement of women’s groups in their design and implementation;


### 4. calls on the commission to design a concrete action plan to deliver on the commitments of the renewed gender action plan agreed at the 25th conference of the parties to the united nations framework convention on climate change (cop25) and to appoint a permanent eu gender and climate change focal point , with sufficient budget resources , to implement and monitor gender-responsible climate action in the eu and globally. ### 4. calls on the commission to design a concrete action plan to deliver on the commitments of the renewed gender action plan agreed at the 25th conference of the parties to the united nations framework convention on climate change (cop25) and to appoint a permanent eu gender and climate change focal point , with sufficient budgetary resources , to implement and monitor gender-responsible climate action in the eu and globally;


### 4. considers that the strategy must include reducing poverty and inequality in general as a means to reduce risks and harm caused by climate change; ### 4. considers that the strategy must include efforts to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality in general as a means to reduce risks and harm caused by climate change;


### — having regard to the european consensus on development and the un’s 2030 agenda for sustainable development and the sustainable development goals (sdgs) , in particular goals 1 , 10 , 11 and 13 , ### — having regard to the european consensus on development and the un’s 2030 agenda for sustainable development and the sustainable development goals (sdgs) , in particular goals 1 , 5 , 10 , 11 , 13 and 16 ,


### — having regard to the un framework convention on climate change (unfccc) , the paris agreement of 2015 , the warsaw international mechanism for loss and damage (wim) of 2013 and the sendai framework for disaster risk reduction of 2015 , ### — having regard to the un framework convention on climate change (unfccc) , the paris agreement of 2015 , the warsaw international mechanism for loss and damage (wim) of 2013 and the recommendations by its task force on displacement welcomed by the conference of the parties at its 24th session (cop24) , the global compact for migration of 2018 , and the sendai framework for disaster risk reduction of 2015;


### c. whereas poverty and inequality are both a cause and an effect of vulnerability; whereas reducing poverty and inequality is therefore intrinsically linked with climate action and must more clearly guide the eu’s development policy , with support from other eu policies affecting developing countries , as stipulated by article 208 of the tfeu; ### c. whereas poverty and inequality are both a cause and an effect of vulnerability and related displacement; whereas reducing poverty and inequality is therefore intrinsically linked with climate action and must more clearly guide the eu’s development policy , with support from other eu policies affecting developing countries , as stipulated by article 208 of the tfeu;


### e. whereas the basic principles of the un’s 2030 agenda for sustainable development include leaving no one behind and addressing the needs of those furthest behind first; whereas a comprehensive strategy is needed for implementing this in the eu’s climate-related policies; ### e. whereas the adverse effects of climate change will often reverse development progress , in particular when they lead to disasters and crises , and related displacement becomes protracted; whereas the basic principles of the un’s 2030 agenda for sustainable development include leaving no one behind and addressing the needs of those furthest behind first; whereas a comprehensive strategy is needed for implementing this in the eu’s climate-related policies;


### g. whereas women suffer disproportionately from the impacts of climate change , owing not least to the agricultural tasks they carry out but also to the discrimination they suffer in terms of access to land and services , participation in decision-making and respect when embarking on activities traditionally dominated by men; whereas women are also strongly over-represented among people displaced for reasons related to climate change; ### g. whereas women suffer disproportionately from the impacts of climate change , owing not least to the agricultural tasks they carry out but also to the discrimination they suffer in terms of access to land and services , particularly sexual and reproductive health services , participation in decision-making and respect when embarking on activities traditionally dominated by men; whereas 80% of those who are displaced as a result of climate change are women and children who are more exposed to the negative effects of climate change and face greater difficulties related thereto , including a much higher risk of dying in natural disasters; whereas the situation for people who are internally displaced due to environmental reasons is worst for people in vulnerable situations including women , who are often exposed to violations of their basic rights as victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation; whereas women are usually at a higher risk of being located in unsafe , overcrowded shelters due to their lack of assets and greater vulnerability to poverty;


### l. whereas adaptation action should mainly focus on the most vulnerable and should include increasing the resilience of their dwellings , and the infrastructure they depend on , to extreme weather events , improving their food and water security , helping subsistence farmers to adapt their agricultural methods to changes in rainfall and temperature patterns , and helping poor people in increasingly uninhabitable areas to re-settle; ### l. whereas adaptation action should mainly focus on the most vulnerable and should include increasing the resilience of their dwellings , and the infrastructure they depend on , to extreme weather events , improving their food and water security , increasing their access to climate-responsive social protection and services , helping subsistence farmers to adapt their agricultural methods to changes in rainfall and temperature patterns , and helping poor people in increasingly uninhabitable areas to re-settle;


### m. whereas , according to the world bank , by 2050 , without concrete climate and development action , over 143 million people in just three regions (latin america , south asia and sub-saharan africa) could be forced to move within their own countries to escape the slow-onset impacts of climate change; ### m. whereas , according to the world bank by 2050 over 143 million people in just three regions (latin america , south asia and sub-saharan africa) are likely to move within their own countries to escape the slow-onset impacts of climate change , unless effective measures are taken to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases; reduce disaster risks; adapt to climate change; strengthen the resilience as well as to reduce the vulnerability of people and communities at risk of displacement; and find durable solutions for people who are displaced;


### n. whereas the ruling by the un human rights committee in the case of teitiota v new zealand acknowledges a legal basis for refugee protection for those who face an imminent threat to their life on account of climate change; ### n. whereas the ruling by the un human rights committee teitiota v new zealand acknowledges that persons whose lives are imminently threatened by adverse effects of climate change must not be deported back to their countries of origin;


### 2. calls on the commission to prepare a comprehensive strategy for the eu’s contribution to limiting the impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations in developing countries through: ### 2. calls on the commission to prepare a comprehensive strategy for the eu’s contribution to limiting and mitigating the impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations in developing countries through:


### - the reduction of general vulnerability through poverty and inequality reduction , as well as addressing specific vulnerabilities to impacts of climate change resulting , for example , from the locations of dwellings and the bases of livelihoods , ### - the reduction of general vulnerability through poverty and inequality reduction , putting in place resilient social protection systems , as well as addressing specific vulnerabilities to impacts of climate change resulting , for example , from the locations of dwellings and the bases of livelihoods , or specific vulnerabilities of different people , including women , children , older persons , people with disabilities , displaced people including refugees and internally displaced persons , stateless persons and migrants and communities at risk of becoming displaced ,


### - the reduction of general vulnerability through poverty and inequality reduction , as well as addressing specific vulnerabilities to impacts of climate change resulting , for example , from the locations of dwellings and the bases of livelihoods , ### - the reduction of general vulnerability through poverty eradication and reduction of inequalities , as well as addressing specific vulnerabilities to impacts of climate change resulting , for example , from the locations of dwellings and the bases of livelihoods ,


### - increased support for developing countries’ capacities to take such action with resources mobilised by themselves and with the help of international climate financing and other assistance , ### - increased support for developing countries’ capacities to take such action with resources mobilised by themselves , with the help of international climate financing , and through provision of public technical assistance (public sector expertise) to partner countries’ national and subnational authorities;


### - affirming and seeking widespread , binding recognition that migration is becoming ever more necessary as part of the response to the impacts of climate change , and proposing international arrangements for managing climate migration , ### - affirming and seeking wide and obligating recognition that human mobility is becoming ever more necessary as part of the response to impacts of climate change and proposing international arrangements for managing climate-induced migration , displacement and planned relocation , and increasing the protection of persons displaced within their countries in the context of climate change ,


### - increasing capacities to rapidly respond to needs for humanitarian aid , as global heating will inevitably keep increasing such needs; ### - increase financial support to developing countries’ disaster preparedness and capacities to rapidly respond to growing and new humanitarian needs , since climate change impacts and current and future crises will inevitably keep increasing such needs and will pose challenges to humanitarian aid in terms of capacity , scale and geographical coverage of response


### 5. reaffirms its commitment to poverty reduction as the fundamental objective of the eu’s development policy and to the implementation of policy coherence for development; intends to strengthen its own contribution to this implementation , with a view , in particular , to helping to build an adequate eu response to the evolving climate crisis; ### 5. reaffirms its commitment to the reduction and , in the long term , eradication of poverty as the fundamental objective of the eu’s development policy and to the implementation of policy coherence for development , especially in industrial , commercial , agricultural , investment and migration policies; intends to strengthen its own contribution to this implementation , with a view , in particular , to helping to build an adequate eu response to the evolving climate crisis;


### 5. reaffirms its commitment to poverty reduction as the fundamental objective of the eu’s development policy and to the implementation of policy coherence for development; intends to strengthen its own contribution to this implementation , with a view , in particular , to helping to build an adequate eu response to the evolving climate crisis; ### 5. reaffirms its commitment to poverty reduction and eradication as the fundamental objective of the eu’s development policy and to the implementation of policy coherence for development , especially in industrial , commercial , agricultural , investment and migration policies; intends to strengthen its own contribution to this implementation , with a view , in particular , to helping to build an adequate eu response to the evolving climate crisis;


### 6. reiterates its call for a commitment by the eu and its member states to significantly increase the adaptation finance they provide and points once more to the need for progress on the issue of loss and damage , for which additional resources should be raised; ### 6. reiterates its call for a commitment by the eu and its member states to significantly scale up their support for adaptation finance and disaster risk management , and points once more to the need for progress on strengthening preparedness and resilience and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change , especially in countries that are particularly vulnerable;


### 7. calls for climate-related eu gender funding to be scaled up and for urgent gender-based climate action focused on women to be established in the design and implementation of preparedness , mitigation and adaptation programmes; ### 7. calls for climate-related eu gender funding to be scaled up and for urgent gender-based climate action focused on women to be established in the design and implementation of preparedness , mitigation and adaptation policies and programmes in order to support women’s leadership and decision-making in all aspects of climate change; recognises that gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment are a catalyst for sustainable development and a prerequisite for the management of climate challenges; calls for the eu and its member states to include gender analysis and budgeting in development cooperation policies and all instruments in order to advance gender-just climate action and support climate change adaptation and resilience in developing countries


### 7. calls for climate-related eu gender funding to be scaled up and for urgent gender-based climate action focused on women to be established in the design and implementation of preparedness , mitigation and adaptation programmes; ### 7. calls for climate-related eu gender funding to be scaled up and for urgent gender-based climate action focused on women to be established in the design , and implementation and monitoring/evaluation of preparedness , mitigation and adaptation programmes;


### 9. calls for a common and coordinated international response led by the eu aimed at making progress in the implementation of recognition , protection and support measures for people who are compelled to move within and between countries in the context of disasters and the adverse effects of climate change; encourages the union to analyse and adopt new approaches , considering examples of regulation at regional level such as the kampala convention , and to promote the incorporation of , inter alia , the guiding principles on internal displacement into the domestic laws of eu member states and of third states through bilateral and regional agreements; ### 9. calls on the commission and the member states to recognise the specific needs and vulnerabilities of people who are compelled to move within and between countries in the context of disasters and the adverse effects of climate change , to enhance their protection , as well as strengthen efforts to achieve solutions ending their displacement , and in this regard ,


### 9. calls for a common and coordinated international response led by the eu aimed at making progress in the implementation of recognition , protection and support measures for people who are compelled to move within and between countries in the context of disasters and the adverse effects of climate change; encourages the union to analyse and adopt new approaches , considering examples of regulation at regional level such as the kampala convention , and to promote the incorporation of , inter alia , the guiding principles on internal displacement into the domestic laws of eu member states and of third states through bilateral and regional agreements; ### 9. calls for a common and coordinated international response led by the eu aimed at making progress in the implementation of recognition , protection and support measures for people who are compelled to move within and between countries in the context of disasters and the adverse effects of climate change , including slow-onset effects of climate change; encourages the union to analyse and adopt new approaches , considering examples of regulation at the regional level such as the kampala convention , and to promote the incorporation of , inter alia , the guiding principles on internal displacement into the domestic laws of eu member states and of third states through bilateral and regional agreements;


### — having regard to the 1994 international conference on population and development (icpd) in cairo and its programme of action; ### — having regard to the 1994 international conference on population and development (icpd) in cairo and its programme of action , and the outcomes of its review conferences;


### c. whereas the 25th anniversary is an opportunity to recommit governments and other actors to the srhr agenda , as sexual and reproductive health and rights are still denied in many countries; ### c. whereas the 25th anniversary is an opportunity to recommit governments and other actors to the srhr agenda worldwide , as sexual and reproductive health and rights are still denied in many countries; whereas the icdp is a universal document , which should also be implemented at the eu level;


### g. whereas access to critical sexual and reproductive health care (modern contraception , adequate antenatal care , assistance during childbirth) in most developing countries today is generally lowest among the poorest 20% of households and highest among the richest 20%; ### g. whereas access to critical sexual and reproductive health care (including comprehensive sexuality education , family planning services , modern contraception , adequate antenatal and postnatal healthcare , assistance during childbirth and access to safe and legal abortion) in most developing countries today is generally lowest among the poorest 20% of households and highest among the richest 20%;


### k. whereas of all abortions worldwide , only 55% are safe; whereas abortion is still completely illegal in 26 and abortion on request illegal in 131 countries; whereas a backlash against women’s rights over their bodies may be observed in developing countries; ### k. whereas of all abortions worldwide , only 55% are safe; whereas abortion is still completely illegal in 26 and abortion on request illegal in 131 countries; whereas a backlash against women’s rights over their bodies may be observed in both developing and developed countries; including several eu member states;


### k. whereas of all abortions worldwide , only 55% are safe; whereas abortion is still completely illegal in 26 and abortion on request illegal in 131 countries; whereas a backlash against women’s rights over their bodies may be observed in developing countries; ### k. whereas of all abortions worldwide , only 55% are safe; whereas abortion is still completely illegal in 26 and abortion on request illegal in 131 countries; whereas a backlash against women’s rights over their bodies may be observed in many countries , including europe;