In recent years, the problem of gender inequality has once again become a popular issue discussed in our society. The me too and other movements are using social networks to get the public’s attention and raise awareness about this pressing issue. While western society has made a lot of pro...
Examining Gender Economic Inequality in the PhilippinesEvelyn P. Santiago
“I’m trying to run a business, put in time to be a mom, and be able to find that little ounce of personal time,” she says. “It’s a lot.” Gender inequality is alive and well in the home. Studies conducted over the past few decades show that men are more involved in ...
Especially in the Philippines, the government and media condemn migrant mothers with concerns that they are causing a family break-up. Although the economy has been sustained by remittances frommigrant workers, they shift the responsibility of family crisis only to migrant mothers and insist that ret...
In 2015, 193 member nations of the United Nations signed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Goal 5 is to “achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.” Three years into the SDG agenda, gender inequality remains a critical issue across the world. Governments can ...
is the first and only Fortune 500 Company to disclose and validate its pay equality practices Global Challenge: Gender equality is a global issue that needs to be resolved as it is a precondition to the elimination of poverty and inequality. Businesses need to recognise the opportunity of better...
Breen, R. Education and intergenerational social mobility in the US and four European countries. Oxf. Rev. Econ. Policy 35, 445–466 (2019). Article Google Scholar Hertz, T., Tamara, J., Piraino, P., Sibel, S. & Nicole, S. The inheritance of educational inequality: international compa...
The UNDP also computed the Gender Inequality Index and measures gender inequalities in reproductive health, empowerment, and economic status. The higher the GII, the greater the inequality. These indices are well-known and accepted measurements of gender inequality. However, the link between these ...
Focus on this issue has been placed in several countries within Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and India. Over one billion people live in India, and nearly half of the population commonly practices open defecation, creating a major health hazard to both the human...