Sara Falcão Casaca
Biographic Data
| ID | 2804336 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sara Falcão Casaca |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sara Falcão |
| FAMILY NAME | Casaca |
| SIGNATURE | CASACA S F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lisbon |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7944-5007 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Gender pay gap trends across STEM fields: An Empirical Analysis
Purpose This paper analyses the gender pay gap (GPG) in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in Portugal over the past decade, utilising official national earnings data. Design/methodology/approach A decomposition method is applied to estimate the explained and unexplained components of the GPG both at the mean and across the distribution quartiles of national earnings. This methodology can also be applied to other sectors or …
Employment Insecurity and Material Deprivation in Families with Children in the Post-Great Recession Period: An Analysis for Spain and Portugal
The aim of this paper is to analyse the relationship between household employment insecurity and the risk of children's exposure to household material deprivation in Spain and Portugal. Specifically, using EU-SILC microdata for 2012, 2016 and 2020, it examines how this relationship evolved during the Post-Great Recession period. Although in both countries there was an improvement in the employment situation of individuals and families after the G…
Gender-Balanced Seats, Equal Power and Greater Gender Equality? Zooming into the Boardroom of Companies Bound by the Portuguese Gender Quota Law
This paper seeks to analyse the potential for change in the gender quota law on corporate boards in Portugal. This is achieved by incorporating concepts and insights drawn from political science and the study of quotas in politics and adjusting these to the boardroom context. It adds to the literature on women on boards by shedding light on the importance of looking at descriptive representation, substantive representation, substantive equality a…
Shedding light on the gender quota law debate: Board members’ profiles before and after legally binding quotas in Portugal
Purpose This study aims to provide a comparative portrait of the profile of men and women in the boardrooms of listed companies (Euronext Lisbon, Portugal) during the first stage of the gender quota law, by comparing the profile of those board members appointed before the mandated quota law and those appointed after it. This study also seeks to contribute to a critical review of the main reservations expressed by some core institutional actors, w…
A favor, contra, ou assim-assim? Posições e discursos de membros dos órgãos de gestão sobre limiares de representação legalmente vinculativos, mérito e igualdade
Este artigo procura analisar as posies e os discursos de membros dos rgos de gesto das empresas legalmente vinculadas a limiares mnimos de representao equilibrada entre mulheres e homens. Os resultados mostram que, apesar de no ser expressiva a oposio a medidas vinculativas de ao positiva, a Lei em vigor est longe de ser consensual. As posies de resistncia
Equilíbrio entre mulheres e homens nos órgãos de governo das empresas cotadas em bolsa: A Influência Do Compromisso Estratégico Empresarial
Este artigo apresenta os resultados de um estudo motivado pelo novo enquadramento normativo em vigor no país desde janeiro de 2018, que determina a obrigação de uma representação mínima de pessoas do sexo sub-representado nos cargos de administração e de fiscalização das entidades do setor público empresarial e das empresas cotadas em bolsa. A análise circunscreve-se a este último segmento empresarial. Conclui-se que, não obstante a possível coex…
Work-Family Articulation Policies in Portugal and Gender Equality: Advances and Challenges
Portugal has been described as a singular case in terms of the participation of women in the labour market and work-life balance policies. Unlike the other so-called Southern European countries, where a belated and somewhat slower move away from the male breadwinner model has been found, Portugal stands out from the other EU member states with its relatively high rate of female employment and the prevalence of the dual-earner model based on conti…
A igualdade de género nas organizações e o efeito do reconhecimento público: O caso do Prémio Igualdade É Qualidade
This article draws on a research study involving the organisations distinguished with the Equality is Quality Award (PIQ). It results from the compilation, analysis and categorisation of all the recognised practices, as well as of the analysis of the content of institutional information. Conclusions are also drawn from the data gathered through the questionnaire sent to the awarded organisations. Findings suggest that the practices recognised as …
Jovens estudantes universitários/as perante a futura vida profissional e familiar: A marca do género
The data collected through a questionnaire survey applied to undergraduate students illustrate that male students have better perspectives of integration in the labour market and concerning their professional careers than female students. In a context of labour market crisis, the survey results show that young women are more likely than their male counterparts to limit their family projects due to their poor labour perspectives. Young women are a…
As mulheres perante o desafio de uma carreira internacional
Este artigo resulta de uma investigação que procurou compreender as motivações, as experiências e os desafios enfrentados pelas mulheres envolvidas em processos de mobilidade internacional, tentando simultaneamente apreender o efeito do género nas respetivas experiências. Com este intuito, foram realizadas 20 entrevistas a gestoras que, durante o seu percurso profissional, participaram em experiências internacionais. A persistência de estereótipo…
Women and poverty: A gender-sensitive approach
Labour Segmentation and Employment Diversity in the Ict Service Sector in Portugal
This paper provides an overview of the main ongoing employment changes taking place in Portugal and particular emphasis is given to the information and communication technologies (ICT) sector. However, due to its heterogeneous composition, both intensive and low-knowledge services are addressed in this sector, ranging from ICT companies in general to call centres in particular. Starting with a brief revision of both optimistic and critical approa…
New labour dynamics and the challenge of work-life balance
Considering the recent labour market dynamics, this article explores the main patterns of women’s employment, including working time flexibility and the high incidence of temporary work in Portugal. It also stresses the main changes in working and employment conditions in the new service sectors (ranging from the high-intensive knowledge ICT to the call centres and the new retail sector), thereby discussing the implications for women in terms of …
Work-Family Articulation Policies in Portugal and Gender Equality: Advances and Challenges
Portugal has been described as a singular case in terms of the participation of women in the labour market and work-life balance policies. Unlike the other so-called Southern European countries, where a belated and somewhat slower move away from the male breadwinner model has been found, Portugal stands out from the other EU member states with its relatively high rate of female employment and the prevalence of the dual-earner model based on conti…
Shedding light on the gender quota law debate: Board members’ profiles before and after legally binding quotas in Portugal
Purpose This study aims to provide a comparative portrait of the profile of men and women in the boardrooms of listed companies (Euronext Lisbon, Portugal) during the first stage of the gender quota law, by comparing the profile of those board members appointed before the mandated quota law and those appointed after it. This study also seeks to contribute to a critical review of the main reservations expressed by some core institutional actors, w…
A favor, contra, ou assim-assim? Posições e discursos de membros dos órgãos de gestão sobre limiares de representação legalmente vinculativos, mérito e igualdade
Este artigo procura analisar as posies e os discursos de membros dos rgos de gesto das empresas legalmente vinculadas a limiares mnimos de representao equilibrada entre mulheres e homens. Os resultados mostram que, apesar de no ser expressiva a oposio a medidas vinculativas de ao positiva, a Lei em vigor est longe de ser consensual. As posies de resistncia
Equilíbrio entre mulheres e homens nos órgãos de governo das empresas cotadas em bolsa: A Influência Do Compromisso Estratégico Empresarial
Este artigo apresenta os resultados de um estudo motivado pelo novo enquadramento normativo em vigor no país desde janeiro de 2018, que determina a obrigação de uma representação mínima de pessoas do sexo sub-representado nos cargos de administração e de fiscalização das entidades do setor público empresarial e das empresas cotadas em bolsa. A análise circunscreve-se a este último segmento empresarial. Conclui-se que, não obstante a possível coex…
As mulheres perante o desafio de uma carreira internacional
Este artigo resulta de uma investigação que procurou compreender as motivações, as experiências e os desafios enfrentados pelas mulheres envolvidas em processos de mobilidade internacional, tentando simultaneamente apreender o efeito do género nas respetivas experiências. Com este intuito, foram realizadas 20 entrevistas a gestoras que, durante o seu percurso profissional, participaram em experiências internacionais. A persistência de estereótipo…
Labour Segmentation and Employment Diversity in the Ict Service Sector in Portugal
This paper provides an overview of the main ongoing employment changes taking place in Portugal and particular emphasis is given to the information and communication technologies (ICT) sector. However, due to its heterogeneous composition, both intensive and low-knowledge services are addressed in this sector, ranging from ICT companies in general to call centres in particular. Starting with a brief revision of both optimistic and critical approa…
New labour dynamics and the challenge of work-life balance
Considering the recent labour market dynamics, this article explores the main patterns of women’s employment, including working time flexibility and the high incidence of temporary work in Portugal. It also stresses the main changes in working and employment conditions in the new service sectors (ranging from the high-intensive knowledge ICT to the call centres and the new retail sector), thereby discussing the implications for women in terms of …
New labour dynamics and the challenge of work-life balance
Considering the recent labour market dynamics, this article explores the main patterns of women’s employment, including working time flexibility and the high incidence of temporary work in Portugal. It also stresses the main changes in working and employment conditions in the new service sectors (ranging from the high-intensive knowledge ICT to the call centres and the new retail sector), thereby discussing the implications for women in terms of …
Labour Segmentation and Employment Diversity in the Ict Service Sector in Portugal
This paper provides an overview of the main ongoing employment changes taking place in Portugal and particular emphasis is given to the information and communication technologies (ICT) sector. However, due to its heterogeneous composition, both intensive and low-knowledge services are addressed in this sector, ranging from ICT companies in general to call centres in particular. Starting with a brief revision of both optimistic and critical approa…
Women and poverty: A gender-sensitive approach
As mulheres perante o desafio de uma carreira internacional
Este artigo resulta de uma investigação que procurou compreender as motivações, as experiências e os desafios enfrentados pelas mulheres envolvidas em processos de mobilidade internacional, tentando simultaneamente apreender o efeito do género nas respetivas experiências. Com este intuito, foram realizadas 20 entrevistas a gestoras que, durante o seu percurso profissional, participaram em experiências internacionais. A persistência de estereótipo…
Jovens estudantes universitários/as perante a futura vida profissional e familiar: A marca do género
The data collected through a questionnaire survey applied to undergraduate students illustrate that male students have better perspectives of integration in the labour market and concerning their professional careers than female students. In a context of labour market crisis, the survey results show that young women are more likely than their male counterparts to limit their family projects due to their poor labour perspectives. Young women are a…
A igualdade de género nas organizações e o efeito do reconhecimento público: O caso do Prémio Igualdade É Qualidade
This article draws on a research study involving the organisations distinguished with the Equality is Quality Award (PIQ). It results from the compilation, analysis and categorisation of all the recognised practices, as well as of the analysis of the content of institutional information. Conclusions are also drawn from the data gathered through the questionnaire sent to the awarded organisations. Findings suggest that the practices recognised as …
A favor, contra, ou assim-assim? Posições e discursos de membros dos órgãos de gestão sobre limiares de representação legalmente vinculativos, mérito e igualdade
Este artigo procura analisar as posies e os discursos de membros dos rgos de gesto das empresas legalmente vinculadas a limiares mnimos de representao equilibrada entre mulheres e homens. Os resultados mostram que, apesar de no ser expressiva a oposio a medidas vinculativas de ao positiva, a Lei em vigor est longe de ser consensual. As posies de resistncia
Equilíbrio entre mulheres e homens nos órgãos de governo das empresas cotadas em bolsa: A Influência Do Compromisso Estratégico Empresarial
Este artigo apresenta os resultados de um estudo motivado pelo novo enquadramento normativo em vigor no país desde janeiro de 2018, que determina a obrigação de uma representação mínima de pessoas do sexo sub-representado nos cargos de administração e de fiscalização das entidades do setor público empresarial e das empresas cotadas em bolsa. A análise circunscreve-se a este último segmento empresarial. Conclui-se que, não obstante a possível coex…
Work-Family Articulation Policies in Portugal and Gender Equality: Advances and Challenges
Portugal has been described as a singular case in terms of the participation of women in the labour market and work-life balance policies. Unlike the other so-called Southern European countries, where a belated and somewhat slower move away from the male breadwinner model has been found, Portugal stands out from the other EU member states with its relatively high rate of female employment and the prevalence of the dual-earner model based on conti…
Gender-Balanced Seats, Equal Power and Greater Gender Equality? Zooming into the Boardroom of Companies Bound by the Portuguese Gender Quota Law
This paper seeks to analyse the potential for change in the gender quota law on corporate boards in Portugal. This is achieved by incorporating concepts and insights drawn from political science and the study of quotas in politics and adjusting these to the boardroom context. It adds to the literature on women on boards by shedding light on the importance of looking at descriptive representation, substantive representation, substantive equality a…
Shedding light on the gender quota law debate: Board members’ profiles before and after legally binding quotas in Portugal
Purpose This study aims to provide a comparative portrait of the profile of men and women in the boardrooms of listed companies (Euronext Lisbon, Portugal) during the first stage of the gender quota law, by comparing the profile of those board members appointed before the mandated quota law and those appointed after it. This study also seeks to contribute to a critical review of the main reservations expressed by some core institutional actors, w…
Employment Insecurity and Material Deprivation in Families with Children in the Post-Great Recession Period: An Analysis for Spain and Portugal
The aim of this paper is to analyse the relationship between household employment insecurity and the risk of children's exposure to household material deprivation in Spain and Portugal. Specifically, using EU-SILC microdata for 2012, 2016 and 2020, it examines how this relationship evolved during the Post-Great Recession period. Although in both countries there was an improvement in the employment situation of individuals and families after the G…
Gender pay gap trends across STEM fields: An Empirical Analysis
Purpose This paper analyses the gender pay gap (GPG) in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in Portugal over the past decade, utilising official national earnings data. Design/methodology/approach A decomposition method is applied to estimate the explained and unexplained components of the GPG both at the mean and across the distribution quartiles of national earnings. This methodology can also be applied to other sectors or …
Political science (10 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Economics (6 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (5 works) · Gender Diversity and Inequality (5 works) · Humanities (5 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Work (physics (4 works) · Art (3 works)