PH leads Asia in women’s education, but falls behind in jobs

2026-03-08 - 00:04

MANILA, Philippines — More women are finishing high school and reaching higher levels of education, but those gains have yet to be fully reflected in their participation in the labor force. Inquirer data scientist Alicor Panao pointed to the 2023 Gender Inequality Index (GII) by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which he said “serves