Across the globe, women’s labor force participation relative to men’s shrank in 129 countries, including the Philippines, according to the World Economic Forum 2022 Gender Global Gap Report. | BPinlacINQ
DNA tests confirm skull in soup pot, legs in fridge belong to Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi; other body parts still missingUniversity of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies director Nathalie Africa-Verceles told INQUIRER.net in a recent interview that a lot of women in the country are not engaged in the labor force.
“When we talk about cultural norms, beliefs, attitudes, stereotypes, it’s not only men who bear those. It’s also the women. So, the women themselves have to be conscientize, to be critically aware that you do not necessarily have to be pegged to the household. Because even women themselves think that they have principle responsibility over childcare and domestic tasks,” she explained.
“All the work that entails care and maintenance of the family – this has to be more equitably shared with men. And men, they don’t do household work. If they do, you’re even grateful because they don’t see it as their responsibility. I think men should take on more domestic tasks,” Africa-Verceles said.
But should women be inclined to seek self-employment, the government should improve the environment for women entrepreneurs to thrive, Africa-Verceles said.
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