2001-2010

Care as Essential Infrastructure: Definitions of and debates on care infrastructure from Kenya, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, the United States, and Zimbabwe

2001-2010, Book/Handbook/Booklet, Case Study, Countries and Regions, Cultural Development, Economic Development, Other Philippine Publication, Political Development, Social Development / By

Drawing on six case studies (Kenya, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, the United States, and Zimbabwe), this paper explores the definitions, debates, and demands related to the concept of care infrastructure. The paper finds the following components of care infrastructure across the case studies: care-supporting physical infrastructure, knowledge production, community networks, national care frameworks and public …

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Outside Looking In: Gendered Perspectives in Work and Education

2001-2010, Book/Handbook/Booklet, Economic Development, Gender, Gender Mainstreaming, Guide/Manual, Other Philippine Publication, Political Development, Social Development / By

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 only one in Asia to be included in the top 10. But the picture on the ground reveals persistent gender gaps in education, employment, and wages. They can …

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Philippines Progress Report on the Millennium Development Goals 2010

2001-2010, Book/Handbook/Booklet, Economic Development, Other Philippine Publication, Political Development, Report, Social Development / By

The report indicates that a significant proportion of population has remained poor over the past two decades and that poverty incidence among the population even worsened from 30.0 percent in 2003 to 32.9 percent in 2006. There is thus this need to intensify the implementation of effective antipoverty interventions to improve the welfare and income …

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