| Women
in Ilocos Region
tend to study
and engage more
in vocational
courses that
require less
physical labor
but more public
relations and
mental
exercises, as
opposed to the
type of courses
men enroll,
which are more
physically
demanding.
The bulk of
women, 70.5
percent, during
the SY 1999-2000
were enrolled in
Information
Technology (IT)
courses, much
more than the
percentage of
men, of 37.4, in
the same line of
study. A large
difference was
also recorded in
the number of
women, 15.5
percent, in
courses related
to Tours and
Travels, as
compared to the
meager 2.3
percent of men
in the field.
Meanwhile, the
percentage of
men engaged in
Auto Service and
Manufacturing,
24.7 percent,
was way above
the number of
women in the
same courses, of
2.0 percent. Men
also outnumber
women in the
Service Industry
category.
Meanwhile, in
SY 1999-2000,
only men were
interested in
the areas of
Civil Works,
Heavy Equipment,
and Metal Works
with 25, 57, and
84 enrollees,
respectively.
However, both
sexes have the
most number of
enrollees in IT
courses,
followed by
Tours and
Travels for
women, and the
Service Industry
for men.
Women are
becoming more
interested in
courses related
to Tours and
Travels, and
Service Industry
in the past
three SY. From a
6.2 percent
women enrollment
in the field
during SY
1997-98, it
slightly rose to
6.3 percent in
SY 1998-99 and
jumped to 15.5
percent in SY
1999-2000.
Similarly,
registration in
the Service
Industry has
been rising,
from 5.5
percent, SY
1997-98 to 6.4
percent, SY
1998-99, and
finally, it
reached 10.3
percent in SY
1999-2000. On
the other hand,
the number of
women engaged in
IT is dwindling,
from 86.0
percent
enrollment in SY
1997-98, to 81.0
percent in SY
1998-99. It
further dropped
to 70.5 percent
in SY 1999-2000.
No such
distinct trend
is observed in
the enrollment
behavior of men.
Majority, more
than half of
both the men and
women student
population,
enroll in 2-year
vocational
courses. |
While the
women steadily
choose courses
with longer
duration, 2-3
years, men’s
preference,
since SY
1997-98, has
been shifting to
shorter 1-year
vocational
courses. In SY
1997-98, only
21.5 percent of
the male
enrollees were
in the 1-year
course. Come SY
1998-99 and SY
1999-2000, this
increased to
34.0 percent. On
the other hand,
the number men
that enrolled in
2-year courses
decreased to
55.0 percent in
SY 1999-2000,
from its 73.6
percent and 57.0
percent figure
in SY 1997-1998
and SY
1998-1999,
respectively. |
