TY - BOOK TI - Paradox and promise in the Philippines: : a joint country gender assessment SN - 9789715617208 U1 - 323.3409599 PY - 2008/// CY - Mandaluyong City PB - Asian Development Bank KW - Women in development KW - Philippines KW - Women KW - Economic conditions N1 - IIncludes bibliographical references (pages 117-125); A socioeconomic overview of the Philippines; Women's economic empowerment; Employment in new and old workplaces; Informal work and entrepreneurship; Labor migration; Social development; Basic social services; Social protection; Gender-based violence; Gender-responsive governance; Investing in gender equality and women's empowerment; Conflict, gender, and peace; Gender in disaster risk management; Looking ahead ER -