"Women are largely underrepresented in the film industry, particularly as writers, producers, and directors. Three independent local female filmmakers are carrying out all three roles, driven by determination and a story to tell." News story from The Source.
Nini Alvero (U.S. FWN100™ '07), Assistant Secretary of the Foreign Trade Service Corps, Department of Trade and Industry of the Philippines, Vanessa Barcelona (U.S. FWN100™ '07), Partner/Immigration Attorney at Barcelona & Pilarski, P.A., Elizabeth Bautista (Global FWN100™ '15), Group Lead, Operations Technology Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Aurora Cavosora Daly (U.S. FWN100™ '07), Co-Owner/Manager Travel Daly, Cherryl Cunanan, Manager, Global Accounts, Helms Briscoe, Trixie Odiamar, Consultant, Every Woman Every Child, United Nations Foundation, Lyla Paniagua, Owner-Consultant at Marketing Help, Daisy Rodriguez (U.S. FWN100™ '09), Assistant Director, LVN To RN Associate Degree Program at Unitek College.
In light of International Women's Day, the International Labor Organization's (ILO) recent report findings show that women still face enormous challenges and barriers to finding and keeping jobs. In many regions of the world, women were more likely to stay unemployed: 6.2% of women are jobless across the world compared to 5.5% of men - and often had to accept lower quality jobs.
Men's domination in the Philippine political arena remains. To address this, the Philippine Commission on Women has said there is a need to implement measures on leadership and capability development programs for women, advocacy for shared responsibility in the home, and the full implementation of the temporary special measures of the Magna Carta for Women, as well as other related laws and policies. News story from Manila Bulletin.
Karen Batungbacal (Global FWN100™ '14) started her career as a chemical engineer, then segued into business management as a customer service representative. Now, she is the Executive General Manager of QBE Group Shared Services Centre and is generally regarded as the mother of the ever-growing BPO (business processing outsourcing) industry in the Philippines.
