Portuguese Government

4/26/2018

Europe, Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal

On the 26^th April, the Portuguese Government celebrated the International Day of Girls in ICT by developing a nationwide event, involving 16 public schools located in 15 different municipalities. During this day, 24 female engineers went to secondary schools and hold role model sessions about women and ICT. Around 810 students, girls and boys, attended these sessions.

This initiative integrated the Pilot Project Engeneers for 1 Day, promoted by the Portuguese Government, during the school year of 2017-2018, and developed by 10 school clusters. It focus on mainly students attending the last 3 years of secondary (15-17 years old) and has been coordinated by the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality, with the Instituto Superior Técnico. The project aims to combat sexual segregation of the labour market and to prevent it through formal education, especially in the areas of technology and engineering where the percentage of women remain very low.

The schools invited for this event were:

Schools of Pilot Project “Engeneers for 1 Day”

The Secondary School Alfredo dos Reis Silveira, in the village of Seixal (Setúbal)

The Secondary School Garcia de Orta, in the city Porto

The School Dr. José Domingues dos Santos, in the village of Matosinhos (Porto)

The Secondary School of Miranda do Corvo, in the village of Miranda do Corvo (Coimbra)

The Secondary School Dr. Joaquim de Carvalho, in the village of Figueira da Foz (Coimbra)

The Secondary School Prof. Reynaldo dos Santos, in the village of Vila Franca de Xira (Lisboa)

The Secondary School of Fundão, in the village of Fundão (Castelo Branco)

The Secondary School of Pombal, in the village of Pombal (Coimbra)

Others schools 

The Secondary School Alfredo da Silva, in the village of Almada (Setúbal)

The Secondary School of Gondomar, in the village of Gondomar (Porto)

The Secondary School Abel Salazar, in the village of Matosinhos (Porto).

The Secondary School of Águas Santas, in the village of Matosinhos (Porto).

The Secondary School Clara de Resende, in the city of Porto.

The Secondary School Francisco Rodrigues Lobo, in the city of Leiria.

The Secondary School Carlos Amarante, in the city of Braga.

The Secondary School Cardeal Costa Nunes, in the island of Pico, in Azores.