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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.
The Bicol Region
had a 2.0 Million-strong labor force in October 2006 but only a third is
composed of women, representing less than 50 percent participation rate
compared to 81 percent among men. Of the 1.9 Million employed persons in the
same period, women compose only 35 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 in the
membership in work-based organizations such as labor unions and
organizations.
The data for this
section were source from the national Statisitcs Office and the Department
of Labor and Employment
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