Clash of Spheres: The Paradox of Being a Female Teacher in the Philippines

Roxanne T. Bongco; Rodrigo D. Abenes

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The Paradox of Being a Female Teacher in the Philippines

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Roxanne T. Bongco

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Pages:: 191–207

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004538351_010

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Abstract

Feminisation in the teaching profession is a global issue. It has been said this problem implies gender inequality in relation to their male counterpart for it results in the lack of male models in the basic education and, thus promote social exclusion. This social reality is also the case in the Philippines. Data in 2008–2009 from the Philippine Commission on Women reveals that about 89.58% of the teachers in public elementary and 77.06% in the public secondary schools are female (PCW, 2014). In this regard, this paper argues that feminisation of education in the Philippines, all the more result to uncompromising situations of female teachers for as women, they need to work in shifts as part of their changing roles both in school and at home. Further, this paper presents an analysis of the narratives of ten female teachers in basic education which reveals that in spite of the feminisation of teaching from a purely statistical perspective, they still remain disadvantaged in the career that had always been believed to be their domain, especially in the area of career promotion. Limiting factors to the promotion of women still point to their social conditions as women, where the multiplicity of social expectations and duties in their diverse spheres clash to the detriment of their careers.

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The Future of Teaching

Series: Beijing Normal University International Education Series, Volume: 2

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004538351

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 31 Jan 2023

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