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Women and Men in Bicol
Region
Public Life
The public policy-
and decision-making structures in the country are still very much dominated
by men. However, women have taken inroads into the political arena.
Mainstreaming of women into the structures that govern society is taking
place albeit at a slow pace. In the Bicol Region, the participation of women
in the electoral processes is slowly improving. The percentage of women
holding elective positions has risen in the recent national and local
elections. Women have also outdone men in terms of voters registration and
voters turn out. This situation should hopefully, result in the formulation
of more policies that address the peculiar needs and concerns of women.
The Commission on
Elections provided the data for this section.
List of Tables and Figures
| Table
8.1• |
Number of Elected Officials by Sex, Region V: May 2004 and 2007
Elections |
| Table
8.2• |
Women
and Men Who Actually Voted by Province, Region V: May 2004
and 2007 Elections |
| Table
8.3• |
Women
and Men Registered Voters by Province, Region V: May 2004 and
2007
Elections |
| Figure
8.1• |
Proportion
of Women and Men Registered Voters to Those Who Actually Voted,
Region V: May 14, 2007 Elections |
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