Good practice Imported

Female representation in Leadership - Jayme da Costa

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Despite operating in an industry traditionally dominated by men, Jayme da Costa is committed to combating gender stereotypes and promoting a culture of equality and inclusion. Currently, 21% of the company’s workforce are women, a notable figure in the technology sector. Even mor

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Women in the workforce

Female representation in Leadership - Jayme da Costa

Details

Maturity: Established
Promoter: Jayme da Costa (JdC) — website
Power domain: Economic Power
Methods / tools: Gender Training, Competence development, Awareness-raising
Keywords: leadership, equity, equality, responsibility, management

Context

Operating in the male-dominated technology and electrical sector, Portugal's Jayme da Costa promotes gender equality through equal-opportunity recruitment, advancement and leadership policies and a culture of inclusion.

Results

The company reports women making up 21% of its workforce, with notable representation of women in leadership and team-management roles.

Implementation

Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.

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Data sources

Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.

ProPEGE — Equal Leadership catalogue — accessed 2026-06-14
Practice website — accessed 2026-06-14
Promoter website — accessed 2026-06-14

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Quality score: 82/100

How is this calculated?

Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported

Top 32% in this catalogue (719 scored practices)

Scores cluster high, so position within the catalogue is often more telling than the number alone.

Evaluation

Evaluated by ProPEGE consortium (Equal Leadership)

Score profile — the dimensions behind the score — how it's computed

Impact on gender equality1/1

Whether the practice demonstrably improved gender-equality outcomes.

Effectiveness1/1

Whether it achieved its intended objectives.

Efficiency1/1

Whether results were achieved at a reasonable cost and effort.

Achievement / evidence1/1

The strength of documented evidence that the practice worked.

Sustainability1/1

Whether the practice is ongoing or has lasting institutional structures.

Transferability / replicability1/3

How readily the practice can be replicated or transferred to other contexts (graded 0–3).

Gender-mainstreaming embedding1/1

How well gender equality is embedded across strategy, continuity and financing.

Curator validation1/1

The ProPEGE curators' validation of quality, scope and final approval.

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