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Beyond gender parity in education: acheiving gender equality in and through education in the Philippines
2007With a greater percentage of girls receiving primary education than boys, gender parity in the Philippines seems to have been reached; yet what about the quality of the education that they receive? This report by E-Net Philippines, a civil society network of approximately 150 member organisations based in the Philippines, seeks to answer that question.OrganisationE-Net Philippines
DocumentGabriela Women's Party
Gabriela Women's Party, 2012Named after Gabriela Silang, who led a regional revolt against Spanish colonisers almost 400 years ago, Gabriela is a national women’s coalition formed by diverse groups in response to the Marcos dictatorship. This website is the home of the Gabriela Women’s Party, an off-shoot established in 2000 and now the fourth largest political party in the Philippines.DocumentA human rights report on trafficking in persons, especially women and children: Philippines
The Protection Project, 2010The Philippines has very high rates of trafficking in women and children, especially for the commercial sex industries. This human rights report on trafficking in women and children was produced by the Protection Project, a not-for-profit organisation based at John Hopkins University.DocumentActing together: an assessment of the Philippine Official Development Assistance GAD Network
Philippines-Canada Cooperation Office, 2010This paper documents the 2009/2010 review of several initiatives of the Official Development Assistance Gender and Development (ODA-GAD) Network of the past eight years. In order to inform future planning, the assessment looks at results from the various ODA-GAD Network initiatives, identifying progress and areas for improvement.DocumentImpact of the food, fuel, and financial crises on the philippine labor market
Brandeis University, 2010How has the 2008-2009 global financial crisis and coinciding surges in international food and fuel prices impacted the Philippine labour market? This in-depth study answers this question, focusing on gendered outcomes. It does so by analysing gender-disaggregated data on education, employment and pay in various sectors.DocumentParadox and promise in the Philippines: a joint country gender assessment
Asian Development Bank, 2008This joint country gender assessment, launched in October 2007, was led by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with cooperation from the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the European Commission (EC), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the United NationsDocumentBreaking the silence, seeking justice in intimate partner violence in the Philippines
Amnesty International, 2009The Republic Act (RA) 9262 is a Philippine law criminalising violence against women by intimate partners. This is a Women Working Together to Stop Violence (WWTSVAW) review of the implementation of RA 9262, also known as the Anti-Violence against Women and their Children (Anti-VAWC) Act of 2004.DocumentEnhancing competitiveness through gender mainstreaming: the role and status of women and men in MSME development in the Philippines
Private Sector Promotion (SMEDSEP) Program, 2010Women are a driving force for competitiveness in the Philippines. For example, more women than men start up businesses. The stage is now set to heighten the productivity levels of women, using gender mainstreaming. This 110-page document looks at the roles and status of Filipina/o women and men in micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) development.DocumentForsaken lives: the harmful impact of the Philippine criminal abortion ban
Center for Reproductive Rights, formerly known as the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, New York, 2010What is the situation with unsafe abortion and women’s reproductive health and rights in the Philippines? This report by the Center for Reproductive Rights addresses the human rights violations resulting from the imposition of the Philippines’ criminal prohibition of abortion, particularly focusing on the experiences of women who have undergone unsafe abortions.Pages
