WORLD FAMILY SUMMIT + 5” - 4 to 7 December 2009 - Istanbul – Turkey

Families in Balance

Plenary Session III-Theme: Reducing Poverty and improving Families quality of life by promoting gender equality and access to

“Decent Work”

PORTUGALTheme: The elimination of gender discrimination is also a matter of

economic necessity

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The Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality is an official department under the Office of the Presidency

of the Council of Ministers (PCM) and it answers to Secretary of State of the Equality

consists of:

•The President and Vice-President•The Consultative Council, comprising na Interministerial Section, a Section of Non-Governmental Organisations and Technical and Scientific Advisory GroupCIG has its head office in Lisbon and a branch in Oporto

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Government Plan (2009-2013) –National objectives for gender equality are: Equality Law; marriages between same-sex; fights all discriminations, promote education for citizenship; to promote female entrepreneurship; support for birth and work-family life;

The Resolution of the Council of Ministers nº 82/2007, 22nd of June - The III National Action Plan for Equality-Citizenship and Gender(2007-2010);

The Resolution of the Council of Ministers nº 83/2007, 22nd of June - The III National Plan Against Domestic Violence(2007-2010);

Gender Equality Policies

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Gender Equality Policies

The Resolution of the Council of Ministers nº 1/2007, The I National Plan Against Trafficking in Human Beings (2007-2010);

The National Employment Plan (PNE) 2005-2008 works towards an inclusive labour market that promotes equal opportunities for all, rehabilitation and reinsertion, reconciliation between professional, family and private life and gender equality, namely through qualification, employment and social cohesion;

The National Plan of Action for Inclusion 2008-2010 (PNAI) the programme to enlarge the network of services and Social Structures (PARES) all aim to promote a more inclusive society. The policies have a strong impact on reconciliation between professional, family and personal life.

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The National Strategic Reference Framework - (QREN)POPH- Operational Programme for the Promotion of the Human Potential – 7. Gender Equality - 2007-2013;

POFC-Operational Programme for Competitiveness – 10% increase in the incentive to projects that promote female entrepreneurship, financial support to the implementation of equality plans with effective contributions and good practices concerning reconciliation.

The Resolutions N.49 and N.70 of the Council of the Ministers on principle of good governance of public sector companies. All companies held by the state have to adopt equality plans that promote work-family life balance.

Gender Equality Policies

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The Resolution n.161/2008 defines the status, profile and attributions of Ministerial Gender Equality Advisers and respective teams in Central Public Administration;

In 2008, a new Labour Code – this Code includes new legislation on parental leaves, enlarging the possibilities of sharing the leave between the mother and the father and also increasing the length of the parental leave for the fathers;

In 2009 - Law parental leave – the leave between the mother and the father also increasing the length of the parental leave for the fathers .

Gender Equality Policies

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Gender Equality Mainstreaming

•8 Guides for gender mainstreaming in specific policy areas: health, professional and family life, education and training, culture, media, poverty and social inclusion, power and decision-making and cooperation;

•Study on “Environment and territory form a gender perspective”, is a manual for supporting the implementation of gender mainstreaming;

•Gender Observatory, is a system of governance in the implementation of gender equality policies;

•Website on Gender Equality (portal), is a supporting and promoting the implementation of gender mainstreaming at all levels of the public administration;

•Website www.conciliar.pt - specific for promote the reconciliation between professional, private and family life.

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Women entrepreneurs

The Resolution of the Council of Ministers nº 82/2007, 22nd of June - III National Action Plan for Equality-Citizenship and Gender(2007-2010)

2.2. Financial Independence – Measures

A - To develop entrepreneurism as a means to mobilize women towards active, economical lives, promoting self-employment

C -To develop qualified, female entrepreneurism as an innovative instrument and regenerator of regional an urban, economic and sectorial activity.

E - To promote associations of women entrepreneurs, namely by means of developing service and product networks, using new technologies as a means of creating national and international partnerships, while equally sharing support and divulging promising, entrepreneurial practices.

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Financial support system for women’s

•IEFP - ILE Programmes;

•IAPMEI – Specific programme

•AIP – Specific programme for women

•POPH – Typologies – 7.6 – female entrepreneurs

•POFC – 10% self-employment

•ACIDI – Entrepreneurial opportunities of migrant woman and minorities

•Micro-Credit Association -5000€

•Bank –Millennium and BPI

•PME Association - Portugal

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September 2009

CIG to create a network with different organizations to promote and cooperation a goods practices female enterprises and cases study of mobilizing women towards active and promoting self-employment

NETWORK - SER EMPREENDED@R

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Innovation and Flexibilities

Social corporation

Female entrepreneurs

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Empreendedorismo Feminino

Empreendedorismo Empresarial

Empreendedorismo Associativismo

Empreendedorismo Universitário

Empreendedorismo Escolar

DIFFERENT STYLES OF FEMALE ENTREPRENEURIAL INTERVENTIONS

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DIGITALWORKSKOP - FEMALE ENTREPRENEURIAL www.cig.gov.pt/workshopdigital

SUCCESS CASE STUDY– PELCOR – PRODUTS OF CORK

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SUCCESS CASE STUDY – PELCOR – PRODUTS OF CORK

SUCCESS CASE STUDY– DRESS-A-DAY – www.dress-a-day.pt

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SUCCESS CASE STUDY– DRESS-A-DAY – www.dress-a-day.pt

Sandra Holbeche de Oliveira

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SUCCESS CASE STUDY - SHO

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SUCCESS CASE STUDY - SHO

Just me

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accessories

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SUCCESS CASE STUDY - SHO

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SUCCESS CASE STUDY -COOLABORA

CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY

Mains Activities

•Consulting and social intervention;

•Study and projects;

•Training;

•Awareness of opportunities equality;

•Development and cooperation with another organisations

Rosario Fidalgo

I wiil show the policies and measures in Portugal

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