Where the money is committed
The agreement splits this allocation across several programme areas. Because it spans more than one, its projects cannot be attributed to any single area.
Programme· PT-WORKLIFE · 2014–2021
Work-life Balance and Gender Equality
Work-life balance improved
Programme objective, as agreed.
Allocation
€6.1m
Allocation by financial mechanism: EEA Grants 100%.
- EEA Grants €6.1m
- Norway Grants None
Funded by EEA Grants
€6.4m 104% of allocation
Contracted in signed projects
33
Projects signed
1
Donor programme partners
1
Documents published
| Programme area | Allocation | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life Balance PA04 | €3.1m | 50.5% |
| Good Governance, Accountable Institutions, Transparency PA16 | €1.7m | 27.5% |
| Domestic and Gender-based Violence PA22 | €1.3m | 22.0% |
Who runs it
Responsible bodies
- Programme operator
- Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality
- National focal point
- National Management Unit
- Short name
- PT-WORKLIFE
- Type
- Programme Agreement
Donor programme partners
Institutions from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway working on this programme.
Bilateral ambitions
€100,000 shall be allocated to the programme from the fund for bilateral relations. This does not prevent the Joint Committee for Bilateral Funds from allocating additional funds to the programme.
Conditions in the programme agreement
2 concerns were recorded against this programme when it was agreed.
- No more than 50% of the total eligible expenditure of the programme areas “Work-life Balance” and “Domestic and Gender-based Violence” shall be available for infrastructure (hard measures).
- The programme shall focus on gender equality and work-life balance, with a special concern on research, local development and social cohesion. Pre-defined projects with relevant donor project partners in the areas of gender equality and work-life balance, especially on 1) gender pay gap; 2) national data systems to promote work-life balance and gender equality; 3) gender mainstreaming in education and vocational training, may be explored in the concept note phase.
The 33 projects
€6.4m of awarded grant.
Signed per year
- 4 2019
- 18 2020
- 3 2021
- 8 2022
- Smallest grant
- €52k
- Median
- €193k
- Largest
- €900k
| Largest projects | Signed | Grant |
|---|---|---|
| National Statistics System on Gender Equality Statistics Portugal (INE) | 11 July 2019 | €900k |
| By your side – Breaking the intergenerational cycle of domestic violence Commission for the Promotion of the Rights and the Protection of Children and Young People | 3 February 2022 | €379k |
| Equality Platform and Standard Commission for Equality in Labour and Employment | 18 September 2019 | €330k |
| Ge-HEI -- Gender Equality in Higher Education Institutions Directorate General for Higher Education of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education | 28 May 2019 | €300k |
| ViViDo - Management Platform of the Portuguese National Support Network for Victims of Domestic Violence Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning of the University of Lisbon | 21 July 2020 | €300k |
| Improved prevention, assistance, protection and (re)integration system for victims of sexual exploitation General Secretariat of Ministry of Home Affairs | 13 February 2022 | €295k |
| Oeste + Igual Comunidade Intermunicipal do Oeste | 30 October 2020 | €250k |
| MAIs - Women farmers in the inner territories Instituto Politécnico de Viseu | 26 October 2020 | €248k |
Implementation status is not published for this funding period, so projects are shown by awarded grant and signature date rather than by progress.
Documents and calls
Published against this programme.
| Type | Document | Version date | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programme Agreement | Programme agreement PT-WORKLIFE | 7 April 2025 | 22.0 |