Equality Platform and Standard

Portugal (PT)

Project facts

Project promoter:
Commission for Equality in Labour and Employment(PT)
Project Number:
PT-WORKLIFE-0001
Status:
In implementation
Initial project cost:
€330,000
Donor Project Partners:
Icelandic Centre for Gender Equality (CGE)(IS)
The Equality and Anti-discrimination Ombud(NO)
Other Project Partners
Portuguese Quality Institute (IPQ)(PT)
Strategic and Planning Department of the Ministry of Labour
Solidarity and Social Security (GEP/MTSS)(PT)
Programme:
Work-life Balance and Gender Equality

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Description

Programme outcome the project contributes to: “Enhanced gender equal opportunities in the labour market.

The project will focus on reducing the gender pay gap.

The project will include, inter alia, the following main activities:

* Development of an IT platform to monitor the implementation of the public policies in the framework of the ‘Agenda for Equality in the Labour Market and in Business’, provision of access to resources/ tools for companies to promote gender equality, and development of a gender equality index for employers;

* Elaboration and dissemination of a study on the adaptation of the ‘Equal Pay Standard’ based on knowledge and experience from Iceland.

Information on the projects funded by the EEA and Norway Grants is provided by the Programme and Fund Operators in the Beneficiary States, who are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of this information.