Determining the factors and barriers affecting female labor force participation in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Tiongco, Marites M., Conchada, Mitzie Irene P., Dacuycuy, Lawrence B., Cabuay, Christopher James R., Yu, Krista Danielle S., Lamberte, Albert E., Oplas, Ma. Ella C., Rapada, Maria Zunally
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2022
• Subjects: Women—Employment—Philippines; Labor supply—Philippines; Economics
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/9505
• Institution: De La Salle University

While the gender gap in the Philippines is slowly closing in terms of wage, labor force participation (LFP) for women have remained much lower than that for men especially in decent work, despite legal and legislative initiatives that are meant to encourage them to enter the labor force. This study...