Gender, Migration and Development in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Ang, Alvin P, Encinas-Franco, ean, Opiniano, Jeremaiah, Sescon, Joselito
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2015
• Subjects: Employment; Migration; Gender equality and women’s empowerment; Governance and national planning; Human rights; Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW); Economics; International Economics; Other Economics
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/economics-faculty-pubs/50; https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2016/09/gender-migration-and-development-in-the-philippines
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This paper highlights the current situation of Filipino women migrant workers with gender analysis and examines their social and economic contributions to Philippines’ development.