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Women Leadership in Environment Management: The Philippines' Challenge at the Grassroots Level

Women Leadership in Environment Management: The Philippines' Challenge at the Grassroots Level

Revenio Cabanilla Jalagat Jr., Perfecto Gatbonton Aquino Jr., Mercia Selva Malar Justin, Karima Sayari
Copyright: © 2024 |Pages: 13
ISBN13: 9781668459867|ISBN10: 1668459868|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668459874|EISBN13: 9781668459881
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5986-7.ch001
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Jalagat Jr., Revenio Cabanilla, et al. "Women Leadership in Environment Management: The Philippines' Challenge at the Grassroots Level." Opportunities and Challenges for Women Leaders in Environmental Management, edited by Perfecto Gatbonton Aquino, Jr., et al., IGI Global, 2024, pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5986-7.ch001

APA

Jalagat Jr., R. C., Aquino Jr., P. G., Justin, M. S., & Sayari, K. (2024). Women Leadership in Environment Management: The Philippines' Challenge at the Grassroots Level. In P. Aquino, Jr., R. Jalagat, Jr., & M. Justin (Eds.), Opportunities and Challenges for Women Leaders in Environmental Management (pp. 1-13). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5986-7.ch001

Chicago

Jalagat Jr., Revenio Cabanilla, et al. "Women Leadership in Environment Management: The Philippines' Challenge at the Grassroots Level." In Opportunities and Challenges for Women Leaders in Environmental Management, edited by Perfecto Gatbonton Aquino, Jr., Revenio Cabanilla Jalagat, Jr., and Mercia Selva Malar Justin, 1-13. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2024. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5986-7.ch001

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Abstract

The Philippines is among the pioneers of gender-sensitive policies that aim to neutralize the role of men and women in leadership opportunities in almost all sectors. From the '80s to the '90s, a bunch of policies were implemented, ensuring the women's participation in natural resource and environmental management; however, numerous populations of women have earned leadership in the regional and national levels but fewer opportunities at the grassroots level. In line with this, the study sought to investigate the state of women's leadership focusing on environmental management. Documentary evidence will be collected and interpreted to address the study objectives. Major findings revealed that at the municipal and barangay level, women have struggled to get education and knowledge to lead, are confined to male-dominated decisions, experienced poverty, and are often discriminated. Recommendations were laid that concerned government agencies and other stakeholders emphasized training and leadership enhancements at the grassroots and sustained until women leaders are raised.

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