In a State Lunch to commemorate International Women’s Day, the Prime Minister of Portugal António Costa said that it was a priority for the state to keep progressing on gender equality
Despite the progress made since the revising the Civil Code in 1977, Prime Minister António Costa remarked in a lunch attended by eighteen renowned women that gender equality is still a priority and an “advantage to everybody.”.
“The work is not done” said the Prime Minister, adding that “the example of the accomplishments of these women in their careers is not a reflection of Portuguese Society.” Wage inequality, for example, is still an issue and it worsens among people with higher education.
Costa also pointed out the progress Portugal made since the Civil Code of 1977 was revised, citing as an example the increasing presence of women working in media as journalists and reporters.
Some of the names who participated in the event were the astronaut Ana Pires, the artist Fernanda Fragateiro, Gulbenkian Institute’s director Mónica Bettencourt-Dias, chef Justa Nobre, art historian Filipa Lowndes Vicente, the professor Maria João Antunes, the dancer Marlene Monteiro Freitas and head of the journalists’ union Sofia Branco.
