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This is a list of women writers who were born in the Philippines or whose writings are closely associated with that country. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
That put the Philippines way ahead of others in Asia in offering education for women, indeed even ahead of some European countries. Leona Florentino, a female poet who was the product of that public education system during the final moments of the 19th century, is now regarded as the "founder of women's literature" in the Philippines. [1] [2]
The Philippines is also one of 20 countries that still has a marry-your-rapist law (that is, a law that exonerates a rapist from punishment if he marries the victim after the attack). [33] [34] Women in the pre-colonial Philippines enjoyed nearly equal status with men.
Corazon Aquino was President of the Philippines from 1986-1992 under some extraordinary circumstances. She was a Senator's wife and became a political leader in the People Power Revolution after ...
Forbes magazine's 100 Most Powerful Woman in the World (from 2004 to 2009) – she ranked 4th in the 2005 list [156] Member, Council of Women World Leaders [157] Don Quijote International Award (category: mejor labor institucional – Best institutional work) from Spain's King Juan Carlos (April 15, 2010) [158] [159]
Women's universities and colleges in the Philippines (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "History of women in the Philippines" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
In 2016, she was listed as one of the eight most influential and powerful leaders in the Philippines by Kalibrr. [ 106 ] In November 2017, Ressa, as the CEO of news organization Rappler, accepted the 2017 Democracy Award awarded by the National Democratic Institute to three organizations at its annual Democracy Award Dinner in Washington, D.C ...
The Outstanding Women in Nation’s Service (TOWNS) award is presented by the TOWNS Foundation to outstanding Filipino women ages 21 to 45 years old who have contributed positively to strengthening national capability and shaping the nation’s future and served as catalysts for economic, social and cultural development, national security and national unity by providing their time, talent and ...