19/09/2026
๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐.
As we observe International Equal Pay Day, we recognize that achieving equality in the world of work means addressing the barriers that continue to affect womenโs economic participation.
One of these is the unequal distribution of unpaid care and domestic work. Women continue to carry a disproportionate share of these responsibilities, often alongside paid work. This โdouble burdenโ can limit their time, opportunities, career advancement, and participation in the workforce.
Social expectations can also reinforce this unequal division of work. A 2026 Social Weather Stations survey found that 83% of Filipinos agreed that โa manโs job is to earn money; a womanโs job is to look after the home and family.โ
Addressing these realities is part of the Philippine Commission on Womenโs continuing advocacy for gender equality. Under its ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ (๐ช๐ฃ๐๐) ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐, the PCW is advocating for the enactment of a ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ that recognizes the value of care work and promotes investments in care support, services, and infrastructure.
Equal pay is a matter of rights, dignity, and gender equality. Recognizing the value of both paid and unpaid work and creating conditions that allow women and men to participate equally in the world of work are essential to building a more inclusive society.
๐๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ. ๐๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ. ๐๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐.
