What works in Portugal
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Quality scores are 0–100 rubric scores; “strong evidence” reflects study design; adoptions count documented replications elsewhere. Know more
Evidence snapshot for Portugal
Portugal's evidence base demonstrates multiple initiatives to advance gender equality and civic participation. Participo! promoted women's political and civic participation in Porto parishes through a €240,019 programme combining empowerment actions, mentoring, and citizenship education. Promova achieved concrete results in advancing women to senior management, with 129 participants across 72 companies and a 49% promotion rate across four editions. Corporate-level gender equality plans at Águas de Portugal and GALP align with statutory requirements, with AdP targeting 40% women on its Board of Directors by 2030. These practices show Portugal's approach spans grassroots civic participation, targeted leadership development, and corporate compliance frameworks, though the evidence consists of self-reported programme outputs and targets rather than independently verified outcome measurements.
Drawn from: Participo! · AdP Waters of Portugal - Gender Equality Plan 2024 · GALP - Equality Plan 2024 · Smart Open Lisboa · Promova · Invest Lisboa · Portugal's Decree-Law 83/2018 — Mandatory Web & App Accessibility with EU-Reported Audits
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Efficiency +43 pts 88 here · 44 average
Fire resilience — risk reduction, evidenced +33 pts 40 here · 7 average
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced +23 pts 73 here · 50 average
Impact on gender equality +20 pts 100 here · 80 average
Effectiveness +16 pts 93 here · 77 average
Inclusiveness / equity +14 pts 56 here · 42 average
Achievement / evidence +9 pts 100 here · 91 average
Sustainability +9 pts 87 here · 78 average
Weaknesses
Demonstrated reach -9 pts 67 here · 76 average
Evaluated outcomes -10 pts 75 here · 84 average
Evidence of learning impact -11 pts 17 here · 28 average
Evaluation evidence -36 pts 8 here · 44 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Portugal. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
Participo! · 98
AdP Waters of Portugal - Gender Equality Plan 2024 · 96
GALP - Equality Plan 2024 · 96
Smart Open Lisboa · 95
Promova · 95
Invest Lisboa · 91
Portugal's Decree-Law 83/2018 — Mandatory Web & App Accessibility with EU-Reported Audits · 88
Gender equality and sustentability Plan · 87
Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more
Cities with evaluated practice
Where the documented practice in Portugal concentrates — each city has its own evidence profile.
Recommended to adopt or replicate
Transferable practices from elsewhere that address this place's gaps.
Ciudad Mujer — El Salvador's Integrated Women's Services Programme · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 3 other places
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- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 4 other places
Digital Green — Video-Mediated Agricultural Extension · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Kartu Prakerja – National Digital Skills and Financial Inclusion Programme · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Rwanda's Land Tenure Regularization Programme — Titling Land in Women's Names · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 6 other places
Pikin Tab — Imagine Worldwide's Solar-Powered Tablet Learning Programme in Sierra Leone · fit 89/100
- Matches your scale
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
- Rated highly transferable
- Matches your scale
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Fit estimates how well a practice matches this place, 0 (poor) to 100 (excellent); the list is ordered to favour practices that address this place's gaps. Know more