Portugal
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Progress of gender equality in Portugal
Portugal scores 62.2 out of 100 points in EIGE's Gender Equality Index 2021. Find out why and explore all the scores on our website.
Gender statistics on Portugal
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Translations of EIGE's work in Portuguese
We offer several resources in Portuguese. Find them all in our archives.
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- ResourceEmployment
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...
- ResourceEmployment
It is based on a research project carried out between 1997 and 2000, in the EU....
- ResourceEmployment
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 ...
- ResourceEmployment
This paper explores the employment figures for older women, aged 55-64 in the EU15....
- Publication
Country profile of Portugal - Gender Equality Index 2015
- Country profile: Gender Mainstreaming
- ResourceResearch
The Council of Ministers’ Resolution nº n.º 39/2010 was adopted the 25th May 2010 defining the status of the Local Gender Equality Advisers, giving them political support in order to be able to fully ...
- ResourceHealth, Violence
A circular guideline, addressed to all the Commissions for the Protection of Children and Youth at Risk, containing technical guidelines on how officers should act to prevent FGM in situations in whic...
- ResourceHealth, Violence
The Procedures Guide for Criminal Police Staff was written under the framework of the second Programme of Action for the Elimination of FGM and based on the London Child Protection Procedures....
- ResourceHealth, Violence
The guideline about FGM for health professionals (DGS Guideline no....
- ResourceHealth, Violence
The programme of action aims at strengthening intervention measures that prove to be crucial for the challenge of eradicating FGM....
- ResourceHealth, Violence
The methodology encompasses a quantitative and a qualitative component for estimating FGM prevalence and risk....