22 March 2021 – Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. (AEV) joins the Philippine Business Coalition for Women Empowerment (PBCWE) as one of its newest members. AEV is the first holding firm to be part of the Coalition of large and influential companies committed to gender equality in the workplace. AEV joins the 10 Member Companies of… Read more »
READ MOREGender Equality and Financial Literacy: Empowering one Filipina at a time
[PRESS RELEASE] 9 September 2020 An employee survey conducted by the Philippine Business Coalition for Women Empowerment (PBCWE) and Investing in Women (IW) in May 2020, showed that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have significant impacts on the country’s employment situation, health, and household income & responsibilities. Six (6) out of 10 adults reported a… Read more »
READ MOREStatement of PhilWEN Chair & PBCWE Co-Chair Boots Garcia on the Philippines’ Ranking in the 2020 WEF Global Gender Gap Report
Manila, Philippines – Every year, those of us in the Gender Equality advocacy await in anticipation on how well our respective countries fair in the World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report. The report analyzed 153 countries in their progress towards gender parity, focusing on four main themes: economic participation, educational attainment, health and survival,… Read more »
READ MOREFull Report: Women in STEM – A Baseline Study
In 2019, the Philippine Business Coalition for Women Empowerment (PBCWE) and the Philippine Women’s Economic Network (PhilWEN, in collaboration with Unilab Foundation and UP Center for Women and Gender Studies, conducted a baseline study to examine the gender dimensions of the STEM economy, identify gaps, and make recommendations to STEM industries towards the direction of… Read more »
READ MOREAustralian Government Recognizes PBCWE, Insular Life on Workplace Gender Equality Achievements
22 October Makati City, Philippines – In a move to intensify Australia’s commitment to be at the forefront of efforts to empower women and girls and promote gender equality around the world, Dr. Sharman Stone, Australia’s Ambassador for Women and Girls, meets with Philippine Gender equality advocates in the Philippines led by Philippine Business Coalition… Read more »
READ MOREInstitute for Corporate Directors (ICD): Head on 2019: Exploring Board Priorities and Regulatory Developments
Institute for Corporate Directors (ICD): Head on 2019: Exploring Board Priorities and Regulatory Developments
READ MOREFull Paper: Women in the Philippine C-Suite
Philippine Business Coalition for Women Empowerment (PBCWE) and the Philippine Women’s Economic Network (PhilWEN) in partnership with the Makati Business Club (MBC), release this study looking at the state of women’s participation in the Philippine C-Suite. The study, “Women in the Philippine C-Suite”, focuses on the mid-managers, both male and female, of 129 top Philippine… Read more »
READ MOREStatement of PhilWEN Chair & PBCWE Co-Chair Boots Garcia on the Philippines’ Ranking in the 2018 WEF Global Gender Gap Report
We welcome the results of the 2018 World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report, ranking the Philippines 8th in the world, rising from the 10th spot last year. We also celebrate the results as the Philippines is recognized as the only country from Southeast Asia in the Top 10. We at the Philippine Women’s Economic… Read more »
READ MOREPBCWE Signs Exclusive Licensing Agreement with EDGE, the Leading Global Certification Standard for Workplace Gender Equality
Makati City, Philippines / Zurich, Switzerland, 4 December, 2018 – The Philippine Business Coalition for Women’s Empowerment (PBCWE), announced that it has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Economic Dividends for Gender Equality (EDGE) for the delivery of EDGE Certification in the Philippines. EDGE is the world’s leading business certification standard for workplace gender equality,… Read more »
READ MOREMale Champions Talk About Gender Equality
7 September 2018, Makati City, Philippines – Many people have come to believe that gender equality is only a women’s issue as most gender initiatives continue to emphasize only the empowerment of women and many times, men are not invited to participate in gender equality programs. If they are, they are often unsure how to… Read more »
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