Women and
Poverty
The Philippines has been recognized for its relatively high growth rates in recent years, which reached 6.4% in the second quarter of 2014. And it is such a good news for Filipino women and for all all Filipino people. According to the latest NSCB data(2012), 25.2% of the population are poor,higher than the past records like in 2009 22.6 million,2006 22.6 million, and 2003 19.8 million. The number of poor Filipino families actually increased.
Title
of the text:
Women and
Poverty
Author
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Title of the
journal:
Review of women's studies
URL or Web
Address:
http://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/rws/article/view/6161
Main Idea:
The main idea of the text talks about the high
growth rates in recent years, which reached 6.4% in the second quarter review
of 2014 .
Evidence:
This report is based on the inputs of Rowena Laguilles of the Department of Women and Development Studies, University of the Philippines College of Social Work and Community Development; Mylene Hega of Makalaya; Rianne Riego of the National Rural Women's Coalition or PKKK; Olive Parilla and Lourdes Gula of PATAMABA and Homenet; Zeena Manglinong and Mae Buenaventura of the Freedom from Debt Coalition Women and Gender Desk, and Zonia Narito of Wiseact. Rosalinda Pineda Ofreneo of DWDS, UP-CSWCD and Homenet also provided inputs while synthesizing and editing the report. 1 It must be noted that in 2008, the NSCB reported that 4,677,305 families and 27,616,888 persons nationwide were classified as ëpoorí. The method for measuring poverty was changed, resulting in lower incidence in 2009. The PSA (2014) reported an increase in poverty incidence from 24.16% in the first semester of 2013 to 25.8% in the first semester of 2014.
This report is based on the inputs of Rowena Laguilles of the Department of Women and Development Studies, University of the Philippines College of Social Work and Community Development; Mylene Hega of Makalaya; Rianne Riego of the National Rural Women's Coalition or PKKK; Olive Parilla and Lourdes Gula of PATAMABA and Homenet; Zeena Manglinong and Mae Buenaventura of the Freedom from Debt Coalition Women and Gender Desk, and Zonia Narito of Wiseact. Rosalinda Pineda Ofreneo of DWDS, UP-CSWCD and Homenet also provided inputs while synthesizing and editing the report. 1 It must be noted that in 2008, the NSCB reported that 4,677,305 families and 27,616,888 persons nationwide were classified as ëpoorí. The method for measuring poverty was changed, resulting in lower incidence in 2009. The PSA (2014) reported an increase in poverty incidence from 24.16% in the first semester of 2013 to 25.8% in the first semester of 2014.
We choose this issue or article cause we want to know more about women and poverty because we all know that women and poverty is one of the most problem or issue in the Philippines. Because of poverty many family are facing hunger. And because of poverty many problems are connected like drugs and crimes people sell drugs because they want to earn money and its a wrong way of earning next crimes people do crime because of such simple reason to get money for their family but it is still a wrong way of getting money. In this article we have know some information and we would like to earn some knowledge in how to deal with poverty and to educate our selves that this issue is not just a simple problem and its sad but truth.
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