Erfan Tanhaei – Group 4

June 19, 2020

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Module 1 Paper: Philippines Political on Gender Issues

Gender is an essential orientation for advancing theory and practice of political economy.

Some of works are being gender based and that’s how it crosses hairs with the gender equality.

The gender roles are changing and intersecting so stereotyping and preferring genders

complicates things. Political participation and representation from all genders played a crucial

role as well.

Going back to the basics of being a human, our gender and sexuality have always been

overlooked by almost everyone. This is often overlooked in a way that this topic should not even

be argued in the first place; this shouldn’t be addressed because there are no problems in here;

this shouldn’t be worried about because it doesn’t affect us as people . Also, these are overlooked

in a way that most of us have something more crucial and vital things to debate about or to be

discussed. However, overlooking on this “simple” or “little” issue is why we have more issues to

solve. While it may seem small, the ripple effects of small things are extraordinary.

Most of us would think, gender issue is equals to homosexuality or a matter for members of

LGBTQIA+ community. Most of us would think, if it’s not for LGBTQIA+ community, then

women are the only ones affected here. What’s sad is that some men only demand equality when

it only suits them or it’s convenient for them. Nonetheless, men and women and non-binaries,

these are all genders. Hence, everyone is affected and involved. Gender matters.
 In the context of Philippines arguments and debates on gender issues have been taken aback

by most. Philippines is a country considered as ‘conservative’ by other countries and the country

itself. Filipinos follow the track of the traditional beliefs and principles, and of course, religious

conservatism. Gender inequality is still prevalent here in the Philippines.

The country has been left out by most of our neighboring countries from not adjusting to the

evolving roles of genders in society. The phenomenal economic progress achieved by East Asia

and Pacific nations has not removed gender inequality and need to put in place policies that

would address the issue.

there are still problems that need to be addressed such as: there is a prejudicing on sexual

orientation; lack of knowledge on gender identity; heteronormativity; homophobia; sexism; male

privilege and/or misogyny; stereotyping genders; and societal preferences on how should

genders be expressed. This worthwhile lengthy paper introduces and will discuss gender and

political economy, their relation, international political economy of gender, political economy of

gender in the Philippines, gender issues and matters on the context of the latter two. This also

tries to show the tense relationship of gender and political economy to a more distinctive and

gender sensitive understanding of modern politics. This reading explores the multifaceted ways

in which gender relations constitute and how it is shaped and how it will shape the political

economic processes. Furthermore, we will mainly encounter topics of ‘feminism’, the

genderqueer community, gender inequality, gender divisions, and gender reform. We will see the

importance of gender and how it is embedded in all social relations. We will see the limitations

of this topic as well.

 Development towards gender equality is consequential to the turns leading to a new

equilibrium. In this new arrangement, women are accessible to more endowments, more

economic opportunities, and more ways to exercise their agency. Policy design and implemented

actions must be inclined to the societal actors and the policy environment. Through a conceptual

framework, this literature describes the role of societal actors and their interconnections.

The Philippines has proven to have high gender equality rate worldwide, ranking highest in

Asia and always on top 10 worldwide; second-best country on the ability of women to rise into

power; highest percentage of firms with female participation. Gender equality is actually good

here in the Philippines and so we must to continue ameliorating the prevalence of gender

inequality, discrimination, and abuse happening here. It may seem only a mask or a facade but

with the gender reforms passed here, it makes us hopeful to the truthfulness of the gender

equality here in the country.

 The following figures are the interpreted data conveyed through extensive research made by

different global rankings ranging from different years:

Reference:

Gender and Sexuality 101: Learn before you discriminate. Retrieved from

https://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/gender-issues/100125-gender-sexuality-terms-

education.

Is gender inequality really so low in the Philippines? Retrieved from

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/03/21/is-gender-inequality-really-so-low-in-the-philippines/.

An Overview of the Gender Situation in the Philippines. Retrieved from http://library.fes.de/pdf-

files/bueros/philippinen/50069.pdf.

LGBT rights in the Philippines. (n.d.). Retrieved March 12, 2018, from

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_Philippines.