Women Today
/Today is International Women's Day, a yearly event that celebrates the contribution of women to society in various fields. The day also puts in focus the continuing fight for gender equality.
Philippine law likewise officially marks March 8 as National Women's Day, with the same goal of putting a spotlight on the achievements of Filipino women in all fields including science, technology, medicine, education, politics, literature and the arts, and various aspects of nation-building.
One arena that used to exclude -- but has since been breached -- by women is sports writing. Just over 40 years ago, there were only three Filipino women journalists who covered sports and one of them is Tessa Jazmines, a professor of communications at the University of the Philippines, whose spunk and love for basketball enabled her to break the gender barrier in covering sports events.
Filipino women of course have long dominated the culinary arts although gender equality has leveled the field just within the last few decades (definitely a welcome development). Young, innovative chefs are giving traditional Filipino recipes new life. One of them is Abi Balingit (profiled here by PF contributing writer Claire Mercado Obias) whose recently published cookbook puts an interesting twist to Filipino desserts.
We are also reposting two stories from our archives of brave Filipinas who found themselves in unusual circumstances and emerged triumphant.
Community organizer and Manila-based contributor Rochit Tañedo shares the story of Marlinda, a Lumad, unfazed by pregnancy, weather and political danger as she joined a Mindanao-to-Manila march to protest human rights violations in their indigenous communities. http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/birthing-in-the-time-of-el-nio-marlindas-story
Our publisher Mona Lisa Yuchengco wrote about how Filipinas saved a small town in Japan from natural extinction. http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/how-filipinas-saved-a-town-in-japan
Read more stories about Filipino women in our In The Know links below.
A treat for dessert and coffee lovers and the Happy Home Cook: Abi Balingit shares her creative concoction: Sago't Gulaman Iced Coffee.
Our Video of the Week features the inimitable Apl.de.Ap, one Fil-Am we can all be proud of.
In The Know
UP scientist, student discover gene linking breast cancer to stress, irregular body clock
Mayors Joy Belmonte, Abby Binay, Honey Lacuna-Pangan and Lani Cayetano prove women can lead
'The Mango Bride' author on finding success and movie adaptation starring Sharon Cuneta 10 years later
https://philstarlife.com/geeky/939783-marivi-soliven-the-mango-bride-book-sharon-cuneta?page=2
All-boys no more: Inside Ateneo’s transition to full co-education
The App That’s Giving Millions Of Filipino Migrant Workers Financial Access
The internet can’t get enough of young Pinoy who is full-time caregiver of his 96-yr-old lola
