Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-03-08-Speech-2-067-000"

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lpv:speaker	lp:Siiri Oviir2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Eesti Keskerakond (2009-07-14--2012-05-24)3 member; EMPL (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2009-07-20--2014-06-30)3 member; FEMM (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-29--2014-06-30)3 substitute; ECON (2009-07-16--2011-06-21)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, a happy International Women’s Day to everyone! When it comes to gender equality, it is not just differences and social justice that are the issue. Gender equality is a prerequisite for sustainable economic growth, employment, competitiveness and social cohesion. Investing in gender equality measures will pay off in terms of a higher level of women’s employment, women’s contribution to GDP, a higher tax yield and sustainable fertility rates. Our understanding of gender equality is, for many, still at a medieval level today; or, at least, this is what we have heard in some speeches. There is a bogeyman in this subject, and this bogeyman is quotas. People are forgetting, or perhaps do not want to see, that a quota is not being imposed on decision-making positions, and that a quota will not put incompetent women in positions of power. In Europe, women are better educated, they are able to take responsibility, and they are able to work well and to get paid fairly for their work. Those countries where quotas are applied, where they were already being used 20 years ago – I am thinking here of Northern European countries – have indeed shown that our objectives can be achieved through this measure and these days, people have reconsidered their behaviour – quotas are not necessary to the same extent as they were in the past. It is considered the norm for women to participate in all areas of society. I would, of course, like to say many things about poverty as well as single mothers, but unfortunately time does not allow me to do so. Thank you to everyone who gave speeches – one day, we will be winning nonetheless!"@en1
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