SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea's anti-feminist president-elect has vowed to abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality. But actually getting rid of it will be tricky, experts say, and the incoming administration is already backing off its promise. Since it was set up in 2001, the department...
With women’s influence in decision-making being wielded across more platforms of power, the Philippines has made huge strides towards this direction. The country ranked 2nd in the Asia-Pacific region and the 17th globally to close the gender gap, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2021...
Aiming to raise awareness on the basic concept of gender and sexuality, the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) conducted a four-day gender sensitivity training in Cebu City. (Image courtesy of PNA / National Anti-Poverty Commission) NAPC’s Gender and Development (GAD) unit held the training...
Yes, women can do everything, as long as they get help MOTHER Reica Cabayan and her family More women in the workplace are championing work and personal life balance, advocating for equality and inclusion, and role modeling the aspirational careers that are possible when these are achieved. Erica...
Today is International Women’s Day. Many countries around the world will celebrate the contributions of women in many fields of endeavor and the strides in breaking gender bias. The global celebration will focus on the theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow” as declared by...
The Senate on Wednesday adopted the committee report that pushes for the filing of criminal charges against 27 current and former personnel of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) who were involved in the controversial bribery scheme that allowed the unabated entry of Chinese nationals to the...
Voting 23-0, the Senate unanimously approved on third and final reading the bill strengthening the Philippines’ law against human trafficking or Republic Act No. 10363, also known as the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act. Sen. Risa Hontiveros, chair of the Senate Committee on Women, Children,...
The Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality has recommended the filing of criminal charges against several Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel and some personalities who were involved in the so-called “pastillas” bribery scam. Senator Risa Hontiveros,...
Voting 22-0, the Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading the bill that seeks to expands the social protection, benefits and programs for solo parents. The salient features of the proposed Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act or Senate Bill No. 1411 includes a monthly cash subsidy of...
The Jollibee Group has once again placed the Philippines on the global map by being the only Philippine-based company to be cited in Forbes’ list of the World’s Top Female-Friendly Companies. In its article, Forbes said that it teamed up with market research company Statista to identify the...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo wants to empower women by providing them economic opportunities through her flagship poverty alleviation program, Angat Buhay. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) The Angat Buhay Women, the women empowerment arm of the Office of the Vice President...
(File photo from DepEd) Recognizing that there are gaps that need to be filled in basic education, the Department of Education (DepEd) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) reiterated their commitment to further strengthen digital inclusion and gender equality. “We...
