Summary:

Despite the Philippines’ patriarchal institutions, narrow elite class, and repression of women, other social variables such as family ties, the Catholic Church, corruption, and gender symbolism have provided an opening for women to enter into the male-dominated political arena. This paper focuses particularly on the case studies of two female Filipino presidents: Corazon Aquino and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Authors: Jaylyn Silvestre
Format: PDF
Language: English
Publication Year: 2001
Publisher: CAPWIP
URL: http://www.capwip.org/readingroom/silvestre.pdf