The paper argues for increasing women's economic opportunities in the APEC region and states that women's participation … informal economy. It summarizes the challenges commonly encountered by women entrepreneurs in the APEC economies and recommends …

the pandemic on businesses were not gendered, although the lived experiences of women entrepreneurs reveal areas where … ecosystem on how women’s entrepreneurship is defined and investigates how this affects the monitoring and evaluation of policy …

Men and women play important and complementary roles in the economy. However, the activities that they perform are … often valued differently, if at all. In this study, we provide new estimates of the value of men and women's work in the … Philippines using the National Transfer Account and the National Time Transfer Account frameworks. We find that once the value of …

The global megatrend of the rise of digital platforms has increased labor opportunities for both men and women …. Developing countries such as the Philippines have the potential to capitalize on this expansion, but opportunities may be limited … and explaining alleged wage disparities. This study investigates the vision on digital jobs for the Philippines, the …

The Philippines, being prone to natural calamities and vulnerable to economic fluctuations, has much to accomplish in … terms of improving its population's access to social protection. A focus on women's access is crucial in the light of their … significantly lower labor force participation rate (LFPR) compared to men's and because many women are in the informal sector. A …

Philippines by examining both the vertical and horizontal measures in terms of opportunities in accessing basic services such as … ethnic groups in the Philippines. Muslims (particularly the indigenous people) are the worst-off ethnic groups while the …

In 2012, the Philippines passed the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Act. The law aimed to educate …