Neither a Pedestal nor a Cage In Pursuit of Genuine Gender Equality in the Philippine Workplace

LAW AND GENDER STUDIES
In this book, Prof. Sanchez Salcedo offers a masterful examination of gender equality in the workplace. She uncovers the deep structure of paternalism and explores the theories of gender equality that can be mobilized to respond to it. She persuasively argues for a blended approach that draws on the strengths – and learns from the weaknesses – of a series of other countries: the U.S., Canada, France, and Sweden. But she sensitively adapts the insights gained from this comparative view to the particular situation of the Philippines. And she offers concrete suggestions for law reforms that would promote the equality of women in the workplace. In short, this book is required reading for anyone who cares about the future of working women in the Philippines.