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call me jenie
born on 02/20/83 after my Dad & Mom drank beer and ate balut 9 months before
lives in Singapore, but always a Pinoy at heart
works as an advertising copywriter, but hates proofreading her blog entries
loves true friends, fake DVD's, alternative music, alcohol, sarcasm, boxing, hatha yoga, and House (the TV series,not the music genre)
loathes indifference, power trippers, narcissists, giant egos and bad breath
tries to live by the quote "Postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing." by Anais Nin

Philippines 6th Most Egalitarian Country in the World!

Thanks Ala for the info :) Couldn't help but read more on it. Pinays represent! Hehe.

Women of the Philippines
Edmundo Ortega

In the Nov 26 2007 issue of Time Magazine, there is a special report that should give us all cause for pride in an unexpected area.

The Swiss based World Economic Forum releases an annual list that ranks all 128 countries in the world on the basis of gender equality. The report measures the discrepancies between men and women in four categories: 1) educational attainment, 2) economic participation and opportunity, 3) political empowerment, and 4) health and survival.

At the top of the list, from No. 1 to 5 are Sweden , Norway , Finland , Iceland and New Zealand - all OECD countries with very strong socialist leanings. And there at No. 6, lo and behold, the country that has married Hispanic macho tendencies with Asian paternalism - what do you know - the PHILIPPINES .

As Pinoys, we've always known we come from a society of dominant females but this is official confirmation.

Other countries of note on the list are: Germany - No. 7, Spain - No. 10, the U.K. - No. 11, Australia - No. 17, Canada - No. 18, the United States - No. 31, Switzerland - No. 40 and France - No. 51.

The next ranking Asian country after the Philippines is Thailand at No. 52. China is No. 73, Singapore is No. 77 , Japan is No. 91, and India is No. 114. The Muslim countries are bunched up towards the end of the list.

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Oh yeah, #6! Well I think it's quite apparent that Filipino women have been stepping up in society today, especially in our native land. Among the criteria that the Gender Gap report focused on, I totally agree with "Economic Participation and Opportunitiy" where they measured the ratio of female labour force participation and even female income over male value. Obviously, more women are working overseas as domestic helpers, leaving behind 'house husbands' in the Philippines. It's not men's fault that they can't be domestic helpers, but we have to admit that women are becoming the breadwinners. Aside from that, majority of the Pinays in Singapore have pursued greener pastures before their better half. (That includes us, of course hehe) But it's not just dating couples actually, even married professionals.

I don't know why most Filipino women are more open to working abroad these days. I think it's now about who wants to become the breadwinner anymore. Since most people marry late or not at all, I believe it's all about personal fulfillment, about knowing what you want and getting it. We're becoming more aggressive in our careers not because we want to feel less inferior, but because we want to be MORE.

Singapore ranks quite low in this report though. I better get my ass outta here if my chances of becoming a boss are slim. Haha!

Check out this link for more info: http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/Gender%20Gap/index.htm