Answer and discuss the following questions exhaustively.

You may quote from the required readings or

other relevant articles, provided you cite your references. Otherwise, certain points (based on the
percentage of ideas plagiarized) will be deducted from your total score due to plagiarism. Deadline of
submission is December 20, Friday, until 12midnight. Send your file (word format) to
kristinnejoyce@gmail.com with your name as its filename. Emails sent after the deadline will be directly
sent to thrash.

Women and Politics

1. Discuss the state of women in the society and how women influence politics in the Philippines.
Is there gender equality? What factor/s foster political participation of women? Or what factor/s
constrain their participation? (25pts)

Media and Politics

2. Why is media called the fourth estate? Why is media important to modern democracies? What
factor/s constrain news gathering and broadcasting? How do media influence political behavior?
(25pts)