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The female literacy rate is 95%, second only to Japan’s in Asia, but Filipina women earn 37% to 47% less than men.

Women hold 54% of government jobs, but they dominate second-level positions, at 72%. Men outnumber them by 34% at the first level.

Six of every 10 Filipinos who leave for work abroad are women. About 100,000 to 150,000 women leave each year, most to work as domestics or entertainers.

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Country Snapshot: Philippines and Conflict Resolution

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USAID assists in keeping the peace in Mindanao, including pioneering work with former Muslim separatists. USAID offers assistance and fosters equitable economic opportunity for women and men of Mindanao.

Activities under this program offer technical assistance to credit cooperatives to enable them to offer microfinance services (both savings and credit services) profitably, coupled with health education and business skills to women, particularly those living in the conflict-affected areas of Mindanao.

USAID also supports various women’s fora to promote economic empowerment of women, and women’s role in peace and development.


Philippine's Program Objectives

Objectives
Economic Governance
Environment and Energy
Conflict Resolution

Selected Activities

Well Family Midwife Clinic
Legal Accountability and Dispute Resolution (LADR)
Training ex-combatants in Mindanao
Lighting the Homes and Communities of Ex-Combatants
Coastal Management
Anti-Trafficking of Women and Children
Saving and Credit with Education (SCWE)

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Global Snapshots: Philippines Homepage

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