HomeWork: gender in/equalities in the telework and cohabitation conciliation
HomeWork: gender in/equalities in the telework and cohabitation conciliation

Promoter: Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade do Porto
Partners:ASCENDI
Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses – Intersindical Nacional (CGTP)
FAFO - Institute for Labour and Social Research
EEA Grants: 115.240,03
Total Amount: 115.240,03
Programme:What is the project about?
This project aims to assess impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on work-life balance (WLB) and, as a result, contribute to the Portuguese legal system. During COVID-19 pandemic, the Portuguese Government ruled for labour reorganisation with compulsory home teleworking, with implications on personal and professional dynamics. It is urgent to know the impacts on family/cohabitation dynamics, looking at gender differences and the impacts on gender equality (GE).
It is an Small Grant Scheme #3 project: White books/studies to foster gender equality
What will it achieve?
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Research and Systematization of State of the Art (inter/national) on the pandemic impacts in WLB (focusing telework);
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Empirical Study on experiences of conciliation of telework with cohabitational/ family context;
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Public Policy Proposals Production, with focus on legislation and organizational practices of telework as a tool for GE;
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White Paper Conclusion with critical integration of outcomes.
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