We read about the need to future-proof industries and businesses. Along with this, we also hear about how the jobs of the future will change and that the country's workforce has to change with it. Calls for upskilling on the latest developments in artificial intelligence and similar technologies are also all around — coming from the private sector, the government, as well as the workers themselves.
While those who have access to learning and training opportunities can readily take part in various available programs, there remains a large resource that remains untapped: women. Why? There are more women who are unemployed compared to men in the Philippines, and the reason for this is not because they cannot get jobs, but because they choose not to work so they can focus on taking care of their children, or the elderly, or the sick.
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