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?

To establish the National Commission on the Role of the Filipino Women (PCW) Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary objective of the PCW (National Commission on the Role of the Filipino Women)?

Both A and B Signup and view all the answers

Which Philippine president signed the Presidential Proclamation No. 227 that declared March as 'Women's Role in History Month'?

Corazon Aquino Signup and view all the answers

Who was known as the 'Joan of Arc of Ilocandia' and considered a national hero for uprisings against the Spanish Empire?

Silang Signup and view all the answers

Who was referred to as the 'Grand Woman of the Revolution' and 'Mother of Balintawak'?

Melchora Aquino Signup and view all the answers

Which Filipino woman was the first to be admitted as a student at Harvard Medical School and was a National Scientist of the Philippines?

Fe del Mundo Signup and view all the answers

Who founded the Girl Scouts of the Philippines and was an advocate for women's suffrage?

Josefa Llanes Escoda Signup and view all the answers

Which Philippine President was recognized as the 'First Female President of the Philippine Republic' and 'Icon of Philippine Democracy'?

Corazon Aquino Signup and view all the answers

Which concept, first used in the 1970s, highlighted that women were being left out of development processes?

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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?

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

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

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

What was the primary objective of the PCW (National Commission on the Role of the Filipino Women)?

Which Philippine president signed the Presidential Proclamation No. 227 that declared March as 'Women's Role in History Month'?

Who was known as the 'Joan of Arc of Ilocandia' and considered a national hero for uprisings against the Spanish Empire?

Who was referred to as the 'Grand Woman of the Revolution' and 'Mother of Balintawak'?

Which Filipino woman was the first to be admitted as a student at Harvard Medical School and was a National Scientist of the Philippines?

Who founded the Girl Scouts of the Philippines and was an advocate for women's suffrage?

Which Philippine President was recognized as the 'First Female President of the Philippine Republic' and 'Icon of Philippine Democracy'?

Which concept, first used in the 1970s, highlighted that women were being left out of development processes?

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