Ge-HEI -- Gender Equality in Higher Education Institutions

Portugal (PT)

Project facts

Project promoter:
Directorate General for Higher Education of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education(PT)
Project Number:
PT-WORKLIFE-0002
Status:
In implementation
Initial project cost:
€300,000
Donor Project Partners:
Institute for Gender
Equality and Difference at the University of Iceland (RIKK)(IS)
Other Project Partners
Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies (CIEG/ISCSP)(PT)
Portuguese Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES)(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 address gender mainstreaming in education and vocational training.

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

* Development of knowledge, tools and methodology to mainstream gender equality in the Portuguese system of higher education;

* Analysis of gender equality in higher education, including data and interviews with persons in key management positions;

* Development of recommendations on the establishment of gender equality criteria for the assessment and accreditation of higher education institutions and study programmes;

* Development of case studies on gender issues, including action-based research;

* Definition of guidelines and recommendations for the integration of gender equality in curricula.

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