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Translations of EIGE's work in Portuguese
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Year of next Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Portugal will next assume the Presidency in 2021.
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This report publishes the results of projects carried out in different countries (Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Poland and Portugal) under the EQUAL - Community Initiative Programme, in particular the T...
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This resource results from the cooperation between CITE (The Commission for Equality in Labour and Employment) and ACT (The Authority for Working Conditions) with regard to the monitoring of equality ...
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This resolution enacted in 2008 establishes the strategic orientations to be followed by all the state-owned companies....
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The article focuses the patterns of women’s employment, including working time flexibility and the high incidence of temporary work in Portugal, discussing the implications for women in terms of the o...
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The guide addresses the importance of gender mainstreaming in public administration....
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The text is focused on the reciprocal influence in Portugal and the EU of public policies in the field of gender equality, by analysing two examples: on the one hand, the «Equality Act» and the Europe...
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This guide was published and has been disseminated by the official national mechanism for gender equality (CIG - Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality) in order to support organisations and ...
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Among other measures to advance gender equality, through this resolution the government pledges to: (i) support collective bargaining initiatives oriented to the prevention of gender discrimination (i...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...