Network of Local Authorities for Equality
Question of Equality - Association for Social Innovation ·Portugal
About this project
<p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The project aims to create a "Network of Local Authorities for Equality”, involving a partnership composed by 9 Municipalities representing different portuguese regions: Amadora, Cascais, Palmela, Vila Nova de Gaia, Mangualde, Póvoa de Lanhoso, Loulé, Aljezur e Odemira.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Project, with the duration of 36 months, intends, as its main goals, to:</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">- Establish a network of municipalities to learn from each other in order to improve the equality between women and men and work life balance, identifying existing good practices and creating positive and innovative actionable measures to be incorporated by other municipalities;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">- Empowering project partner municipalities to implement and validate a set of methodologies and tools to promote gender equality and work-life balance in the municipalities; </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">- Promote community forums, with the population and local public and private entities, in order to listen to their perceptions and needs in matters of equality and non-discrimination between women and men, and work-life balance;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">- Promote a final seminar to disseminate project products and outputs.</span></p>
Bilateral cooperation results
The collaboration with the Centre for Gender and Equality at the University of Agder was crucial, highlighted by a study visit to Norway that sparked interest among partner municipalities in sharing experiences and gaining new insights. The expertise of the Norwegian partners, along with the quality of the visit's program, played a significant role in the success of this cooperation. Additionally, a representative from Norway, Rasha Abdallah, participated in the project's final seminar in Cascais on April 16, 2024, presenting local gender equality practices. The transnational partner also contributed to the project's impact evaluation, emphasizing the benefits of bilateral cooperation and effective exchange of experiences, tools, and indicators for promoting equality.
Project partners
- Centre for Gender and Equality Donor project partner· Norway
- Municipality of Cascais Project partner· Portugal
- Municipality of Odemira Project partner· Portugal
- Municipality of Palmela Project partner· Portugal
- Municipality of Mangualde Project partner· Portugal
- Municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso Project partner· Portugal
- Municipality of Loulé Project partner· Portugal
- Municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia Project partner· Portugal
- Municipality of Amadora Project partner· Portugal
- Municipality of Aljezur Project partner· Portugal