Portugal: Information on the treatment of single mothers by the authorities and the population in general
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PRT14717 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Portugal: Information on the treatment of single mothers by the authorities and the population in general, 1 August 1993, PRT14717, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acf85c.html [accessed 21 May 2023] |
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Information specific to the treatment of single mothers by the authorities and the population in general could not be found among the sources currently available to the DIRB. However, please find attached an excerpt on Portugal from the Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, submitted at the tenth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (United Nations 1992, 55-61). Paragraph 298 of the report mentions that there were no specific legal or other provisions for a single parent, and paragraph 295 discusses the social support structures available for children and equality in work and employment (Ibid., 60). In addition, please find attached several documents which provide information on the situation of women in Portugal.
Additional information on this subject is currently unavailable to the DIRB in Ottawa.
Reference
United Nations. 1992. Report of the Committee on the Discrimination Against Women. New York: United Nations.
Attachments
International Planned Parenthood Federation. Annual Report 1988-1989. London: International Planned Parenthood Federation.
Planned Parenthood in Europe [London]. May 1991. Vol. 20, No. 1. Alice Frade and Duarte Vilar. "Sex Education in Portugal."
. Autumn 1988. Vol. 17, No. 2. Duarte Vilar. "School Sex Education In Portugal."
. 1987. "Rape: The Silence Continues - The Number of Complaints Diminishes."
Sisterhood is Global. 1984. Edited by Robin Morgan. New York: Doubleday.
United Nations. 1992. Report of the Committee on the Discrimination Against Women. New York: United Nations.
Women of Europe [Brussels]. June-July 1991. No. 69. "Portugal."
. May-July 1990. No. 65. "Portugal."
. January-February 1990. No. 62. "Portugal."
. November-December 1989. No. 63. "Portugal."
. June-July 1989. No. 60. "Portugal."
. January-March 1989. No. 58. "Portugal."
. n.d. Supplement No. 11. "Women in Portugal."
