Evolution of Gender and Development I: Women Struggles in the Philippines

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What was the primary expectation for women in the early times in the Philippines?

  • To engage in agricultural and farming activities
  • To pursue higher education and careers
  • To participate in politics and public works
  • To focus on household chores and childcare (correct)

In what year was the Women's Suffrage Bill passed in the Philippines?

  • 1975
  • 1937 (correct)
  • 1907
  • 1988

Which of the following was NOT mentioned as one of the broader issues affecting Filipino women?

  • Gender equality
  • Environmental protection (correct)
  • Violence
  • Reproductive health

What was the primary purpose of Presidential Decree No. 633 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos in 1975?

<p>To establish the National Commission on the Role of the Filipino Women (PCW) (C)</p>
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What was the primary objective of the PCW (National Commission on the Role of the Filipino Women)?

<p>Both A and B (D)</p>
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Which Philippine president signed the Presidential Proclamation No. 227 that declared March as 'Women's Role in History Month'?

<p>Corazon Aquino (B)</p>
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Who was known as the 'Joan of Arc of Ilocandia' and considered a national hero for uprisings against the Spanish Empire?

<p>Silang (C)</p>
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Who was referred to as the 'Grand Woman of the Revolution' and 'Mother of Balintawak'?

<p>Melchora Aquino (C)</p>
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Which Filipino woman was the first to be admitted as a student at Harvard Medical School and was a National Scientist of the Philippines?

<p>Fe del Mundo (D)</p>
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Who founded the Girl Scouts of the Philippines and was an advocate for women's suffrage?

<p>Josefa Llanes Escoda (D)</p>
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Which Philippine President was recognized as the 'First Female President of the Philippine Republic' and 'Icon of Philippine Democracy'?

<p>Corazon Aquino (A)</p>
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Which concept, first used in the 1970s, highlighted that women were being left out of development processes?

<p>WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT (WID) (C)</p>
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