Contractual employees ride on an escalator after taking a break at a mall in Baguio city in northern Philippines August 5, 2016. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo
MANILA (Reuters) - Women in jobs or seeking work in the Philippines made up just under half the working-age population over the last two decades, a study commissioned by the government showed, held back by social expectations that they will care for homes and children.
The Philippine rate of 46% in 2018 pushed its female labour participation below regional peers, such as Indonesia at 52%, Malaysia at 51% and Myanmar with 48%, highlighting the need to fight workplace stereotyping and discrimination.
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