Young women in non-traditional technical vocational careers

Breaking the barriers: Young women in non-traditional technical vocational careers

The joint programme in partnership with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) offered technical vocational training courses based on local industry requirements and the technical vocational skills and training needs of the disadvantaged youth.

The role of women as co-equal partners in development has gained much ground in the Philippines. To fully mainstream gender equality in a society that bears traces of a stereo typically macho culture requires further advocacy and attitude change especially among people in culturally segregated and rural communities.