Tag page - women and gender equality

The Philippines has the widest Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) gender gap in the Asia Pacific region with women comprising only 36 percent in the STEM workforce, according to new data from LinkedIn. The LinkedIn data showed that women account for majority of 58.8 percent of...

  Senator Risa Hontiveros has rallied parliamentarians to stand in solidarity with women’s movements across the world to ensure true and lasting gender equality.   Senator Risa Hontiveros with (left to right) Ma. Aurora Quilala, PLCPD Advocacy and Partnerships Manager; and Klaus Beck, UNFPA...

The usual mindset that a man is the only breadwinner in a family is already “obsolete,” so said Sen. Cynthia Villar. “I believe that when we empower women, we also empower families, the society and generations of people, who will contribute towards nation-building,” Villar said. Villar...

Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman, the first transgender person to be elected to the Philippine House of Representatives, has been designated as chairperson of the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality. Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman (congress.gov.ph) Roman was among the...