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Translations of EIGE's work in Portuguese
We offer several resources in Portuguese. Find them all in our archives.
Year of Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Portugal last held the Presidency in 2021.
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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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This resource aims to support companies and organisations in general, from all sectors of activity and dimensions, in carrying out a diagnosis - a gender audit or a self-assessment process in terms of...
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By adopting this resolution enacted in 2012, the government made the adoption of gender equality plans clearly mandatory for all the state-owned companies, after the required diagnosis/gender audit, ...
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The current labour law governing labour relations in Portugal, comprising legal rights in terms of contracts, working time, equal treatment for men and women, equal opportunities for men and women; no...
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Relying on data from the 5th Survey on Working Conditions 2010 (EUROFOUND), this article aims to identify the new forms of work organization being implemented in Portugal and in the EU in general....