Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics continue to be underrepresented in the Philippines, as only 36.3% or just a little over 3 in 10 of the workforce are women, data from LinkedIn found.
in its gender equality efforts as the country ranked 16th among 146 countries. It placed 19th in 2022.The WEF said that while women graduates of STEM who enter the STEM workforce are increasing worldwide, “the numbers on the integration of STEM university graduates into the labor market show that the retention of women in STEM even one year after graduating sees a significant drop.”
In the Philippines, women comprised 4 out of 10 STEM graduates in 2017, but only slightly more than 3 of 10 were in the STEM workforce a year later, LinkedIn said in a release. Atul Harkisanka, head of emerging markets and Philippine country manager for LinkedIn, said that women tend to stay in STEM if they have role models to look up to.
Harkisanka added that while actions are taken to close the gender gap, the country needs to go “further and faster to level the playing field.”
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