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Will there be jobs for 2012 graduates?

March 2012

More than half a million graduating college students face a great challenge of landing a job after years of schooling. Just like other graduates of the past years, many of them would add up to the many Filipinos who find it difficult to have decent employment.

Even CHED (Commission on Higher Education) admits that it would be tougher for new graduates to land a job amidst the proliferation of contractual employment in the country. There is said to be a stiff competition for new graduates as fewer jobs become available to a lot of first-time job seekers who have to c...

Seven Deadly Sins Against Women

March 2012

Violence against women is an act or series of acts that involves coercion, intimidation, threat, and/or deception. It causes physical, sexual or psychological harm. Violence against women also includes the neglect of women’s interests, needs, and welfare.

Sadly, despite the 37 laws, executive orders, resolutions that are supposed to protect and serve for the welfare and development of women, violence against them continue.

RELEASES

Women: Never give up in fighting against VAW!

We do not know her but all of us in Center for Women’s Resources (CWR) feel so sad and outraged about the death of 19-year old UPLB coed Given Grace Cebanico.

She was raped and murdered. Her perpetrators tormented her: her mouth gagged, her hands tied, her body bruised and stabbed. Her underwear was missing and her bra was torn. She was even shot. She had a bright future. As what her Facebook account revealed, she was a DOST scholar and was expected to graduate with honors. Suddenly, it was ended by a monstrous and maniacal act.

We are enraged. We want immediate decision to this case and no dilly-dallying. We demand justice.

And this is happening in supposedly the 17th best place in the world for women, as rated by Newsweek. Given Grace is an additional face to...

4Ps: Disempowering women

4Ps: Disempowering women – CWR study

“While it correctly targeted the poorest of the poor, 4Ps or CCT creates a culture of dependence; and this dependence is disempowering,” according to the latest study of the Center for Women’s Resources (CWR), a research and training institution.

Conducting research studies on women since 1982, CWR has released its latest study on 4Ps (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program) or Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT). This is the first of a series in monitoring the impact of the program. “In the midst of the on-going debate whether the program is alleviating poverty or not, CWR decided to go directly to the beneficiaries themselves. We want to know their views and the results are interesting,” explains CWR executive director Jojo Guan.

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