6Resolutions & reports·decision 6 of 13 on Wednesday, 11 March 2026
Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors
Committee report by Irena Joveva, Mirosława Nykiel · voted 12:56–12:57
Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.
Parliament adopted a resolution on the gender pay and pension gap in the EU, covering its causes and ways to close it. The text calls for better tools to value work, pay transparency, stronger enforcement of equal pay laws, and improved care services. It asks the Commission to address these issues in the next Gender Equality Strategy.
How the vote unfolded · 6 ballots
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 5 parts of the text voted on separately (5 adopted).
Roll call requested by S&D · split votes by Members · separate votes by Members.
adoptedrejectedlapsedsquare = amendmentcircle = part of the textdecisive voteSolid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions
All 6 ballots in voting order
1.Paragraph 10 — part 112:56A10-0021/2026 – Irena Joveva, Mirosława Nykiel – § 10/1Part 1: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘including access to free, safe and legal abortion’”A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another. requested by Members·A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by S&D
Adopted
2.Paragraph 10 — part 212:56A10-0021/2026 – Irena Joveva, Mirosława Nykiel – § 10/2Part 2: “those words”A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another. requested by Members·A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by S&D
Adopted
3.Separate vote on paragraph 2912:56A10-0021/2026 – Irena Joveva, Mirosława Nykiel – § 29A paragraph voted on its own, usually so a group can vote against just that part. requested by Members·A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by S&D
Adopted
4.Separate vote on paragraph 3012:56A10-0021/2026 – Irena Joveva, Mirosława Nykiel – § 30A paragraph voted on its own, usually so a group can vote against just that part. requested by Members·A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by S&D
Adopted
5.Separate vote on paragraph 5312:57A10-0021/2026 – Irena Joveva, Mirosława Nykiel – § 53A paragraph voted on its own, usually so a group can vote against just that part. requested by Members·A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by S&D
Adopted
6.Final vote — text as a whole12:57A10-0021/2026 – Irena Joveva, Mirosława Nykiel – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
One day of voting in plenary. Each subject is a report, resolution, agreement or objection; they are grouped by kind of decision, and each group says what “adopted” means there.
The ballots
Members vote on amendments and on parts of the text first, then on the text as a whole. That final, decisive vote is the result shown at the top of each subject.
Who voted how
Only roll-call votes record each Member’s vote — open one for every name and the breakdown by group. A show of hands records the outcome only.
Document & procedure
Each subject rests on a document (a committee report, a motion, a Council or Commission text) and belongs to a procedure, the whole file that can span years.
Group badges
How most of a group voted: ✓ For · ✗ Against · – Abstained · ~ Split (no majority).
Codes in ballot labels
Am 27 — amendment 27
§ 5 — paragraph 5
§ 5/2, part 2 — a A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another., taken in parts
Am 3= 7= — identical amendments voted together
***I — Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.; *** — Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.; * — Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion.
Lapsed — Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.