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The female literacy rate is 95%, second only to Japan’s in Asia, but Filipina women earn 37% to 47% less than men.

Women hold 54% of government jobs, but they dominate second-level positions, at 72%. Men outnumber them by 34% at the first level.

Six of every 10 Filipinos who leave for work abroad are women. About 100,000 to 150,000 women leave each year, most to work as domestics or entertainers.

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Country Snapshot: Philippines' Program Objectives

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USAID/Philippines’ program is designed to assist the Government of Philippines in addressing conflict, combating corruption, improving economic governance, managing natural resources, promoting family planning and improved health care, and improving access to quality education.

USAID/Philippines’ objectives with a gender component include: expanding economic opportunities for women; conserving natural resources by involving women and strengthening their traditional roles; bolstering women’s voices in desired family size; and improving maternal and child health, and stemming the rapid increase of infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS. All USAID/Philippines programs are designed to ensure women’s participation across all sectors.


Philippine's Program Objectives

Objectives
Economic Governance
Environment and Energy
Conflict Resolution

Selected Activities

Well Family Midwife Clinic
Legal Accountability and Dispute Resolution (LADR)
Training ex-combatants in Mindanao
Lighting the Homes and Communities of Ex-Combatants
Coastal Management
Anti-Trafficking of Women and Children
Saving and Credit with Education (SCWE)

Visit USAID/PHILIPPINES link to the mission
Global Snapshots: Philippines Homepage

 

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