Research covering the last five decades reveals that women have held only 15% of ministerial positions in Portugal since 1976. The study, coordinated by António Costa Pinto and Marcelo Camerlo, notes that female ministers often face higher technical requirements to access power compared to their male counterparts. Additionally, women are frequently overqualified for their roles yet remain underrepresented in the most central government portfolios.
Women remain underrepresented in Portuguese government roles
Sunday, 13 September 2026AI summary
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- Profile of female ministers: they are more specialised and hold less central portfoliospublico.pt ·
- Study reveals that women are a minority in governments and reach power with higher technical requirementscmjornal.pt ·
- Almost half of ministers lacked specific training for their portfoliosdn.pt ·
- Women are a minority in governments and reach power with higher technical requirementsrtp.pt ·
- Only 15% of Portuguese ministers have been women in the last five decadescnnportugal.iol.pt ·
