Tag page - Gender Parity

Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook)             Once enacted into law, House Bill (HB) No. 9349 or the Absolute Divorce bill will enable the Philippines to achieve gender parity and bridge the gender gap, says Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman. As the...

The Philippines remained the best performing country in Asia in terms of gender parity, but the country’s ranking slid down from 17th in 2021 to 19th in 2022 based on World Economic Forum’s latest Gender Gap Report. The Philippines ranked 19th in the Global Gender Gap Index 2022 (Image courtesy...