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With this chapter we intend to reflect on how women interpret their political
and civic participation in Portuguese society. In Portugal formal
changes in this area have happened at a fast pace and have witnessed a
growing political, academic and social interest in female participation in
the public sphere. Being aware of these phenomena, it is important to try
to understand how these changes are interpreted by women of different
ages and from different social backgrounds. As indicated in the literature
review, the participation of women in the public sphere is the result of a range of social factors including schooling and family education, the perpetuation
of stereotypes that associate the exercise of power to the male
gender, the legal recognition of citizenship rights, as well as many other
social factors.
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Gender sudies Political and civic participation Gender equality
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Bergano, Sofia (2016). Political and civic participation of women. In L. Formenti; L. West (Eds). Stories that make a difference: exploring the collective, social and political of narratives in adult education research. Milão: Pensa Multimedia. p.31-37. ISBN 978-88-6760-360-2