Last January, SM Investments Corporation was one of 380 companies across 11 sectors included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI). This was the second time SM was cited in the said index, which measures gender equality across five pillars: female leadership and talent pipeline, equal...
Jack Animam (Photo from Jack Animam's Instagram account) Filipina basketball star Jack Animam heaved a sigh of relief after an impressive stint with Shih Hsin University (SHU) in the University Basketball Association (UBA) in Taiwan. Animam, 22, took to social media her much-needed breather as she...
She’s among the winners of the first 'Lazada Forward Women Awards 2021' Gone are the days where a woman’s capability is dictated by the expectations of the society. Today, women can reach for the stars and follow the career path they want to pursue. With the advent of technology, this opens...
“Although the Philippines still has rooms for improvement in addressing issues concerning women, it is by-far a great place to become a woman.” This assessment, made by the Asia Society, is an auspicious commentary on the extent and scope of women empowerment in the country. Across a...
Photo from Unsplash Moms are one of the busiest people on earth. Not only do they have to take care of their husband and children, they have this innate goodness in them to take care of everyone around them. This includes their immediate family, household help, staff, colleagues, friends, and...
Coca-Cola believes that improving women’s economic conditions enables the creation of more empowered communities. In 2010, the beverage company made a global commitment to empower 5 million women across its value chain by 2020. Today, on International Women’s Day, Coca-Cola announced that it...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, March 16 said she will investigate the supposed involvement of Bureau of Immigration (BI) officials in the outbound trafficking of Filipino women. Sen. Risa Hontiveros (Senate of the Philippines / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Hontiveros made the commitment after...
Educating more women about growing nutritious food can greatly contribute to worldwide food security. Women play an important role in society, particularly in agriculture, and empowering them in this sector may be a better, faster way compared to merely focusing on policy making. Based on...
Here are some of the best female moments of the night Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion (Photo from @ recordingacademy ) For so long, the Recording Academy has been branded with criticism about race and female artists. If you need a refresher, it is not so long ago that we got confirmation about...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque In light of women’s month, I will dedicate this space for the rest of March to women – to their plight, to their successes, to their roles, or simply, to cheer them on for the countless parts they play in our lives. This one is for the women of my world –...
SM Investments Corporation is hosting a 2-day free webinar for women entrepreneurs, “Women at Work,” on March 10 and 11. The firm said “Women at Work” will share ways to manage the many roles women play in life and how to make great things happen for themselves, their family, and their...
No matter how light or heavy the jobs are, it is important to have women involved in rehabilitating cultural sites Throughout history, we have seen women depicted in different forms of art. Women sat still as artists immortalize their beauty through canvases, capture their every curve with carved...
