Comenius Programme “You And Me Make Europe” Escola Secundária Poeta António Aleixo By: Social Integration & Equality of Opportunities

“Equality between Man and Woman is a Constitutional Right of the Portuguese Republic and one of the fundamental duties of the Portuguese Government, who should not only ensure equality but also assume its promotion.” III PNICG( )

Social Integration & Equality of Opportunities Chapter 1: Education

In 2005, the instruction level of individuals aged 15 or more was the following:

The graduates in higher education per scientific areas in 2004 were as follows:

The development of doctorates obtained by men and by women in was the following:g:

Social Integration & Equality of Opportunities Chapter 2: Access to the Labour World

In 2005, male and female activity and unemployment rates were as follows:

The structure of unemployment registered according to the level of qualification, in 2004:

Social Integration & Equality of Opportunities Chapter 3: Salaries

In 2002, the average of monthly earnings according to the qualification level was as follows:

Social Integration & Equality of Opportunities Chapter 4: Working Sectors

In 2005, the number of workers per work sector was the following:

The distribution of men and women by sectors of activity was as follows:

Some professions of recent access to women:

Social Integration & Equality of Opportunities Chapter 5: Role in The Family

According to the study "The Place of Men in the Portuguese Family" coordinated by sociologist Karin Wall (2007):  The Portuguese man is "modern" but only women take care of the washing.  Over 80% of men are of the opinion that they should help more at home, but only less than one percent of men make their own meals, while only around two per cent makes use of the dishwasher and only 0.1 take care of their clothing.  Gender is still an obstacle.

For most men, the right expression to use is "helping at home." But the house (still) is the responsibility of women. Men continue to make sure that their professional work is more important than their wife’s work: Three in five men do not ask for the five days off to which they are entitled in the first month after the birth of their child. The division of maternity leave is still a rarity, only 413 men share the 120 days with the woman. Only 3200 men are househousbands. The tasks carried out jointly by the couple represent only 14% of all the domestic work. Of single parents which represented 7% of Portuguese households in 2001, only 0.9% are men.

The distribution of household chores between men and women is still, as a rule, unbalanced in favour of men, although this has registered a positive development.

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