Eight out of 10 young women in the National Capital Region (NCR) declared that they do not want Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to become a head of state beyond 2010, regardless of the result of cha-cha initiatives, according to the Center for Women's Resources (CWR), an independent research and training institute for women.
The survey, which was held last April 23, asked registered women voters if they are in favor of GMA as president beyond 2010 or as prime minister, should the charter...
Sex in exchange for a tub of fish.
As the economy takes a turn for the worst, more and more rural women are driven to prostitution. Sexual "favors "are done in exchange for fish, rice, and even coffee.
According to Center for Women's Resources (CWR), a research and training institute for women, they have been getting initial reports of increased incidence of prostitution in rural areas where food are planted and grown.
"The financial crisis has aggravated the condition...
The security of Filipino women is under threat.
This best describes the condition of women in 2009 as their security from hunger is threatened with the worsening economic crisis, and their security from violence assailed with the ongoing presence of US military troops in the country through the Visiting forces Agreement (VFA).
According to Center for Women's Resources (CWR), a research and training institute for women, the threat of hunger is stronger than ever for women as they...
The approval of the House Resolution 737 is a form of violence against women and the Filipino people, said a research and training institute for women.
According to Center for Women's Resources (CWR), amid the massive landlessness and homelessness that plague Filipino women, HR 737, which seeks to allow foreign corporations and associations to fully own lands in the country, will push women and their families to further poverty.
A CWR study shows that despite government's...
CARP extension is no solution to impoverished peasant women and will not translate to empowerment, says a research and training institute for women.
According to a study by the Center for Women’s Resources (CWR), an independent research and training institute for women, the 20-year implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) has hardly uplifted the condition of the underprivileged peasant women.
CWR argues that CARP’s provisions on retention limits,...
