GENDER ROLES HAMPER WOMEN GETTING FOOT ON EMPLOYMENT LADDER, REPORT CLAIMS
September 1st, 2017
NEW research suggests traditional gender roles are hindering women from getting active in the workplace in the Philippines.
A research paper released in July by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) think tank shows traditional gender roles of female home-makers and male providers hamper female employees’ chances of success breaking into the labour market.
Despite the Philippines fast economic development, and the country’s high ranking – 4th among 80 countries – for women working in management jobs, according to the International ...
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