Gender and ICT in the Philippines: A Proposed Policy Framework

The Philippine Constitution sets the framework of the Stateⁱ's responsibility to make the country ready to employ the potentials of ICTⁱ. It also unequivocally champions the equality between men and women in all areas of human activity. This paper seeks to recommend a policyⁱ framework that will address the goal of mobilising ICT to advance gender equalityⁱ and women's empowermentⁱ, presenting ICT as a potential tool to bridge the gender gapⁱ when it comes to freedom of expressionⁱ, provide women access to opportunities for income and employment, and to open up spaces and networks where women can organize themselves, and participate and launch actions towards nation-building.