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Gender issues are still a major topic in the job market today. According
to Portuguese law, organizations must put into action plans and objectives to eradicate gender discrimination and implement measures that contribute to the balance
between the professional and personal lives of employees. Communication is one
of the key areas for promoting and strengthening gender equality in society and
organizations, particularly in higher education institutions, with communication
departments playing a leading role. For this reason, this study formulated the following research question: What role do gender issues play in the communication
departments of public higher education institutions of Porto City? And its main
objective was defined as: to study the presence of women in the communication
departments of public higher education institutes of Porto City, Portugal. The sample consisted of 21 communication departments of both the Polytechnic and the
University of Porto. To conduct the research, a quantitative approach was used,
with data being collected through a questionnaire survey. We concluded that public higher education institutions of Porto City need to create and implement action
plans and objectives to eliminate gender discrimination and also to disclose them
to their employees.
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Public Higher Education Institutions · Communication Departments Communication Gender equality