"Girls and women in science: Where do they stand?", 29 March 2018

…In the Philippines, almost half of Filipino science and technology practitioners are females, the most recent government data showed.

While there is a very narrow gender gap in the number of professionals in the science, technology, engineering and math industries in the country per se, gender discrimination and sexual harassment remain frequent in the traditionally male-dominated field.

Gender is also perceived as more of a hindrance than an advantage to career success in STEM workplaces.

…According to a recent Pew Research Center survey, women in STEM in the United States (50 percent) are more likely to say they have experienced discrimination in the workplace than women in non-STEM jobs (41 percent).

…The American think tank also noted that women in STEM and non-STEM jobs are equally likely to say they have experienced harassment at work and are less inclined than men to think that women are “usually treated fairly” when it comes to promotions where they work.

…Filipina quantum physicist Jacquiline Romero…stressed…that the lack of visible few female role models in STEM feeds disparities.

…“Having very few women in the higher ranks points to systemic inadequacies that need to be addressed,” she said.