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"Ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, I find it disappointing that yet another report on gender mainstreaming has to come before the European Parliament, a policy that was approved years ago and should have already been implemented. This is to not to detract in any way from Mrs Gröner's efforts in this excellent and very full report. When I dream of mainstreaming and the resulting equality between men and women in this institution, I also see the first female secretary-general and a 50/50 division between men and women in all grades. Half of the people working part time would be men and in the late afternoon there would be children running around who had been collected from a crèche for which there was no waiting list, and which had been provided by Parliament. This House would also be run by both sexes in an innovative, progressive way that would result from the differences between the sexes.
This is, however, a dream. I therefore see a the gender mainstreaming report as a missed opportunity to fully integrate the acquis communautaire in respect of equality, including the Hautala directive adopted by the Council not so long ago, into the statute of public servants and the personnel policy of the European Parliament. I find it unacceptable that the Member States introduce equality legislation while the European Parliament fails to do the same. During school holidays or an unforeseen strike at school we see many children running around in this House. They are children of assistants, staff members or of the members themselves. They are not always of an age that they can go to the crèche, assuming that, as in my dream, there is no waiting list. Where in this huge building is there a small play area with toys, paintbrushes, and so on, where we can leave a child safely for a few hours? This would therefore be in keeping with the policy that is aimed at the reconciliation of social, family and working life with one another.
Fellow members, unfortunately I have to inform you that my contribution so far has been based on an argument that I articulated in this House on 8 March 2002 to add lustre to International Women’s Day. Still nothing has changed. It is unbelievable. I would like to conclude by saying that our Committee on Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities is going to have a major part to play in verifying the implementation of Mrs Gröner’s report."@en1
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