Women in the Philippines
Group of Filipino women wearing modern apparel | |
| General statistics | |
|---|---|
| Maternal mortality (per 100,000) | 99 (2010) |
| Women in parliament | 22.1% (2012) |
| Women over 25 with secondary education | 65.9% (2010) |
| Women in labour force | 49.7% (2011) |
| Gender Inequality Index | |
| Value | 0.419 (2021) |
| Rank | 101st out of 191 |
| Global Gender Gap Index | |
| Value | 0.783 (2022) |
| Rank | 17th out of 146 |
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Women in the Philippines (Filipino: Kababaihan sa Pilipinas) may also be known as Filipinas or Filipino women. Their role includes the context of Filipino culture, standards, and mindsets. In certain areas of life, including politics and business, women in the Philippines have achieved a relatively high status, and they also often directly and indirectly run the family unit. There have been two women presidents of the Philippines: Corazon Aquino (1986–1992), and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2001–2010).
Compared to other parts of Southeast Asia, women in Philippine society have traditionally enjoyed a greater share of equality.
Filipino society nevertheless remains deeply conservative, being influenced by Roman Catholicism in the Philippines, with the Philippines being the only country in the world other than Vatican City where divorce is prohibited (except for the Muslim minority), and violence against women remains a problem, partly permitted by deficit laws.