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Women and Men in Bicol
Region
Work
The last three
decades saw the increased participation of women in the labor market, a
development that fosters partnership between women and men in the economic
sphere. The increasing participation of women in both formal and informal
sectors of the labor force is however, still attended with problems.
Bicol Region had a
2.2 Million-strong labor force in October 2009 but only a third is composed
of women, representing less than 50 percent participation rate compared to
81 percent among men. Of the 2.0 Million employed persons in the same
period, women composed only 37 percent. In terms of employment opportunity,
women with higher educational attainment are less likely to find jobs after
graduation than men. Women also make up the minority of the membership in
work-based organizations such as labor unions and organizations, although
recent years showed a steady rise in womens participation.
The data for this
section were sourced from the National Statistics Office and the Department
of Labor and Employment.
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