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)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Both A and B</p> 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'?

    <p>Corazon Aquino</p> 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?

    <p>Silang</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Melchora Aquino</p> 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?

    <p>Fe del Mundo</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Josefa Llanes Escoda</p> 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'?

    <p>Corazon Aquino</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT (WID)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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