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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

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1) Photo of two filipino women standing in front of a well-family midwife clinic. Caption Reads: USAID is supporting a network of 210 well-family midwife clinics (WFMC). Click to read more... 
2) Photo of a filipino women sitting on the floor mediating. Caption Reads: USAID trains women as mediators to quickly resolve local family disputes (LADR). Click to read more...
3) Photo of a group of women and men ex-combatants standing in a corn field. Caption Reads: USAID has been working to reintegrate ex-combatants into peaceful occupations. Click to read more...
4) Photo of fiipino children sitting at a table doing school work in a poorly illuminated room. Caption Reads: USAID has been providing clean, renewable solar energy to 2,500 plus households in conflict  affected areas in Mindanao. Click to read more...
5) Photo of filipino women visiting the mangroves. Caption Reads: USAID's assistance has resulted in less pollution discharges and the reforestation of the mangrove swamps. Click to read more...
6) Photo of a gathering of women society groups to prevent trafficking of women and children. Caption Reads: USAID is working closely with the Philippine government in its anti-trafficking efforts. Click to read more...
7) Photo of filipino woman holding her baby. Caption Reads: Marlyn Canete has new confidence in her child's educational future because of the success of the cooperative. Click to read more...

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All USAID/Philippines programs are designed to ensure women’s participation across all sectors. Its objectives include: improving economic governance and expanding economic opportunities for women; conserving environment and energy natural resources by involving women and strengthening their traditional roles; involving women in conflict resolution; bolstering women’s voices in desired family size; improving maternal and child health; and stemming the rapid increase of infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS.

SELECTED ACTIVITIES:

Well Family Midwife Clinic (WFMC)
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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