BOOMERANG Project
BOOMERANG Project
Promoter: Institute of Social and Political Sciences
Partners:Braga delegation of the Portuguese Red Cross
Centre for the Study of Migration and Intercultural Relations - CEMBRI
Odalnaeringshage
EEA Grants: 56.299,89
Total Amount: 56.299,89
Programme:What is the project about?
This project aims to characterize the perceptions on the economic impact of unequal sharing of unpaid work and divorce in the lives of immigrant women and men living in Portugal. In partnership with non-governmental agencies and universities, the research will focus on immigrant women and men from Brazilian, Cape Verde and Eastern Europe living in Portugal.
Working together for an inclusive Europe
Results- Data collection through 15 focus groups and an online survey with Brazilian, Cape Verdean, and Ukrainian immigrant populations.
- Analysis based on an intersectional approach, taking into account gender, ethnicity, nationality, age, and socioeconomic status.
- Development of a Handbook on the integration of immigrants in Portugal and support for work-life balance, including policy recommendations for integration and reconciliation.
- Publication of an Ebook – Migrations, Families and Inequalities, with theoretical and empirical contributions.
- Scientific publication: article entitled “We are tired” – The sharing of unpaid work between immigrant women and men in Portugal, published in the journal Social Sciences.
- Dissemination of results in 6 national and international conferences, a roundtable, 3 open classes (181 participants + 428 views), and a final seminar (94 participants + 1071 views).
- Production of an infographic summarising the results to facilitate public dissemination.