The Philippines has one of the world's lowest gender discrepancies.

It is more concerning because it

does not occur in a specific location but has already infiltrated humans' daily lives. From a historical
standpoint, the Philippines is a largely patriarchal country. For decades, we have developed a culture in
which men are positioned on a very high platform, and women are placed several levels under them. It
is because our Western invaders' sexist culture rubbed off on us. We still find ourselves passing on the
sexist views and methods of life that they bequeathed us long after they departed and even decades
after declaring our freedom. With the emergence of the online platform in our century, the Internet is
no exception to having uneven space. Recently, there have been several incidents of stereotyping or
harassment on various internet platforms. By writing this letter, I hope that I may be able to change their
minds on the gender issue.

Everything, as others have stated, has both positive and negative aspects. Social media platforms are
primarily utilized for social interaction and quick access to news and information. On the positive side, I
notice several posts that raise awareness of various concerns that should be addressed in public. People
took advantage of this opportunity to tell the public what was happening in their physical vicinity.
However, we can't deny that there are circumstances when the negative aspects of social media take
over the online world. The darker side of things is the prevalent sexism on many internet sites. As I go
through one of the social media sites, Twitter, I come across a photo of a woman wearing a two-piece
bikini on a beach. But what grabbed my attention was the comment area and the quoted tweets, in
which people posted sexist remarks to the image. And that makes me even more disappointed when
women themselves are included in the inappropriate comments regarding the photo. It demonstrates
unequivocally that online gender-based violence is a worldwide gender rights catastrophe. Gender-
based Internet violence can have serious psychological, social, and other implications. It has the
effective interventions influence on the freedom of expression of women.

Women in our nation are harmed and become isolated due to our conservative beliefs. Women are
required to dress in a way that makes it practically hard for males to satisfy their worldly needs. If they
reject it, they get harassed and mistreated; as a result, they are judged for what has been done to them
rather than receiving acceptance and respect. Furthermore, women are considered weaker and given
less opportunity to thrive; women's rights are more easily abused, dignities are pulled away, and
chances are taken away. And women are expected to just endure these inequalities as "kasi babae ka."
As a result, legislation should prioritize online gender-based violence. In terms of more substantial social
norms and legislative or technological requirements to prevent online gender-based harassment,
actions should be made to make the Internet a safe place for everyone, not just women.