Let’s get the definition straight: Care work is care giving and domestic work—cleaning, cooking, as well as caring for children, the elderly, family members, people with disabilities, and even pets—that’s largely unpaid. And Filipino women have been getting short shrift for the longest time when it comes to care work. Dr. Macario Jusayan, the chief...
Tag: women empowerment
Post
Punlaan School provides fertile ground for women empowerment
Long before women empowerment became a global movement, Filipino women had been holding their own in the home and the community. In precolonial times, they held equal status with men. Colonizers may have redefined their role in society, but they strove to defy their demotion, asserting their rights and capabilities while rallying around one another. ...