Welcome to Portugal
Photo Courtesy of: Lauren Peterson
Introduction
Until the 1970s, Portugal was ruled by a dictatorship. The repressive government was in power for almost 60 years. Then in 1974 a group of revolutionaries overthrew the government. They replaced the old government with a repulic and created a new constitution. About a decade of Portugal's revolution they joined the European Union.
The dictorship valued traditional family life, and tried to keep Portugal a male dominant country. Males were seen as the breadwinners, and women were responsible for child care and home making. However, in the last half century Portugal has moved from a traditional model and towards equality in the home. Women have slowly gained more rights, and have more oppurtunities in the work place.
Purpose
The purpose of this website is to inform the reader about gender, work, and family issues in Portugal. More specifically, the website will address:
- Historical background on work and family life in Portugal
- Different social policies in place that assist families
- Information about childcare arrangements, and the limitations of childcare
- Employment issues in Portugal, and how employment and family life effect one another
References :
Solsten, Eric. 1993. "Family and Kinship Relations." U.S. Library of Congress, Retrieved 02/15, 2009.(http://countrystudies.us/portugal/49.htm).
Wall, Karen, Jose S. Jose and Sonia Correia. 2001. WP2 Care arrangements in single parent families
National report: Portugal.European Commision.
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