Helena Alexandre ; helena.alexandre@ina.pt Madalena Antunes; madalena.antunes@ina.pt

1. Gender equality promotion and social inclusion ofunemployed people by European Founds Support Frameworks (1990-2013) in Portugal: overview and reflection Helena Alexandre ; helena.alexandre@ina.pt Madalena Antunes; madalena.antunes@ina.pt Research & Consultancy Unit National Institute for Public Administration Portugal www.ina.pt Equality and Difference in a Multicultural Society 38th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology Budapest, Hungary, June, 26-30, 2008

2. Overview of the European Founds Support Frameworks (1990-2013) in Portugal Reflection about the integration of tow dimensions: i) unemployed people in social exclusion risk ii) gender equality (gender mainstreaming and positive actions) Critical reflections Objectives

3. Public policies mainly financed by European Structural Founds Aim: to create conditions for social and economic cohesion in order to allow sustainable development What are European Founds Support Frameworks (EFSF)

4. 1986 Portugal European Economic Community European Union

5. European Founds Support Frameworks (EFSF) QCA /EFSF I and II 1986 - 1999 QCA/EFSF III 2000 - 2006 QREN/EFSF IV 2007 - 2013

6. Social inclusion of unemployed groups in Portuguese European Founds Support Frameworks (1990-2007)

7. QCA I and II 1986 - 1999 EFSF I and II First economic support to develop education and professional training in Portugal after a democratic government (1974) • Portugal had great internal asymmetries in education and professional training • These economic frameworks tend to improve professional training programs as in public administration as in private companies • There was no concern in equality programs like gender or social inclusion Professional training Competitiveness factors Portugal European Union

8. QCA III 2000 – 2006 EFSF III POEFDS Gender Mainstreaming Development of Equal National Plans in all ministries Operational Program for Employment, Professional Training and Social Development Increasing of professional trainingin gender equality Increasing of special programs for long-term Unemployed Increasing of social networks in gender equality Social Labour Market Drug -Addicted people; Ethnic minorities; People with impairment; Ex-condemned, etc. Sustainable Development Social Cohesion

9. QCA III 2000 – 2006 EFSF III POEFDS Social Labour Market Young people in risk Ethnic minorities People with impairment Social Labour Market Drug-Addicted people Condemned/ex-condemned Increasing of special programs for long-term Unemployed People that have difficulties in a normal labour market Homeless Long-term unemployed Special Programs Occupational programs; educational and professional training programs; inclusion companies Since 1996 to 2006 – 590 000 unemployed integrated these programs 725,9 M € support founds

10. QREN 2007 - 2013 EFSF IV Operational Program for Human Potential Citizenship Social Inclusion Social Development Reduction of support founds 572 M € Social networks

11. Gender Equality promotion in European Founds Support Frameworks (1990-20013)

12. EFSF Gender equality promotion for sustainable development and social cohesion: strategies

13. Gender equality promotion: european founds

14. Gender equality promotion by EFSF G mainstreaming Positive actions no no QCA /EFSF I and II/ 1986 - 1999 parttialy yes QCA/EFSF III 2000 - 2006 QREN/ESFS IV 2007 - 2013 yes yes

15. Gender equality promotion by EFSF G mainstreaming Positive actions no no QCA /EFSF I and II 1986 - 1999 Although the recognition of the importance of gender equality as a fundament of sustainable development and the specific strategies and plans, it was not taken in account for those tow major development programs, neither by Portugal, neither by the European Union

16. Gender equality promotion by EFSF G mainstreaming Positive actions partially yes QCA/EFSF III 2000 - 2006 Gender equality promotion is defined as crucial for sustainable development Is a major question only for qualification and employment area. Is not a question taken in account for education, health, culture science, information society, agriculture, economy, fisheries, environment and transports areas. A part of the Qualification and Employment Operational Program was designed only for gender equality promotion

17. Gender equality promotion by EFSF G mainstreaming Positive actions yes yes QREN/ESFS IV 2007 - 2013 Gender equality promotion is defined as crucial for sustainable development Is question that must be taken in account in al areas There is a program designed only for gender equality promotion at employment and work, integrated in a major Program for the development of Human Potential

18. There is no consistency between the gender equality promotion strategies and the defined objectives of the structural founds Gender equality is still oriented for training, employment and work (training, entrepreneurship, work-family balance) mostly based on organizational problems Sustainability ?

19. Mainstreaming in diverse areas is not supported by clearly objectives , indicators and instruments, of monitoring and evaluation Positive actions are focused only in employment questions. Gendered organisation of life? Gender equality promotion is still a question of specific actors (mainly women organisations) Sustainability ?

20. Concerning gender equality promotion the has been a credendum of scope There are no political or technical consistency to allow gender mainstreaming Positive actions are focused only in employment questions Development isn't still engendered Conclusions