Gender and development - Matches

Women are the backbone of Boracay’s thriving informal tourism sector, often drawn to the flexible hours and additional income it provides for their ..

Despite the valuable presence of women in informal economies, there is still limited knowledge of the gender dynamics of the informal sector and its w..

Boracay Island, Malay, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Philippines. Over the years, its sustained growth as a top tourist desti..

The Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) released its latest book, "Critical Issues in the Philippine Digital Economy", which offers val..

The Philippines has become one of the fastest-growing digital economies in Southeast Asia due to the emergence of information and communications techn..

To familiarize everyone with key socioeconomic terms and concepts, we have this new social media series.   For this week, our buzzword is..

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies, through the Socioeconomic Research Portal for the Philippines (SERP-P) project, will hold a virtual ..

Cultural barriers and disparities in access to technology, job opportunities, and wages limit rural women from engaging in digital platform work.

The global megatrend of the rise of digital platforms has increased labor opportunities for both men and women. Developing countries such as the Phili..

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies, in coordination with the Philippine Commission on Women, launched its first book on gender and devel..

From a distance, there is not much to improve in the Philippines' gender landscape. The country is 8th in the global ranking of gender parity and the ..

The 2016–2017 Economic Policy Monitor highlights the fiscal design aspect of the Philippines' proposed shift to a federal system of government. It p..

In line with the International Day of Women and National Women's Month celebration this year, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies held a ..

The gender gap is a key policy issue across the economic sectors, including agriculture. While the Philippines has—in general—made considerable pr..