ge elec ppt 3

• Pre-colonial era


  • Filipino were gender sensitive
  • Acknowledged the worth and rights of men and women, there was a gender equality
  • Equal treatment and equal value for sons and daughter
  • Acknowledged woman as major contributors to economic prosperity in families and communities
  • Name of women was maintained
  • Dowery given to the family of bride to be in cash, or in kind, or in service
• Spanish colonial era


  • Filipino women become a private property of their husband
  • Ownership of wealth and land are not allowed
  • Education was declined to women
  • Serve as debt payment to landlords
  • Reshaped women according to Iberian
  • Submissives to men's decisions
• American era


  • Filipino women face a social problem related to US military camp: They were exploited
  • US Training for Filipino Professional Teachers
  • Association of women sprung out but with limited activities
  • Flowering Association for women
  • Rights of women to vote
  • Access to education
  • Got employment but pay lower salary and positions than men did
  • Emergence of Querida System especially in the military camp
• Japanese era


  • No economic activities took place
  • Menstruation of women has stopped due to loss of weight and starvation
  • They were abused and raped in the garrison