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With this informative guide, CITE seeks to support the drawing up of collective bargaining agreements from a gender equality and non-discriminatory perspective. Format: pdf-file and printed,18 pages...
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The article results from a project developed under the scope of the Equal - Community Initiative, aiming at supporting companies in the recognition and identification of gender-based discrimination si...
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This normative act approves the Fifth National Plan for Gender Equality, Citizenship and Non-discrimination (2014-2017)....
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This guide was drawn up to support companies in the implementation of good practices concerning the reconciliation of professional work and family demands....
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This booklet provides information to individuals, as parents, but also to the employers in general concerning parental rights, the protection of maternity and paternity at work, and the respective leg...
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This guide was published and has been disseminated the by the official national mechanism for gender equality (CIG - Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality) in order to support organisations ...
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This short report presents a brief overview of the current legal framework in terms od parental leaves and family policies aimed to promote work-family life balance and to ensure the protection of pa...
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It is based on a research project carried out between 1997 and 2000, in the EU....
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This article looks at the role played by the Southern European welfare states in fostering (or discouraging) women’s participation in the labour market, mainly during the period after their accession ...
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This paper explores the employment figures for older women, aged 55-64 in the EU15....
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Country profile of Portugal - Gender Equality Index 2015
- Country profile: Gender Mainstreaming
Portugal’s 1976 Constitution enshrines the principle of equality in Articles 13 and 21(1), with the 1997 revision giving a new political legitimacy to gender equality issues, highlighting the social r...