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Employment profile of women with disabilities in San Remigio and Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines

MINA, Christian
December 2017

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This study, an off-shoot of the third joint project of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies and Institute of Developing Economies, looked at the employment profile of adult women with disability in San Remigio and Mandaue City in Cebu, Philippines. Using the primary data collected through survey (involving PWD enumerators) and key informant interviews with various stakeholders, the study found that both the rate and the quality of employment of PWD women in the study sites were generally low

 

DISCUSSION PAPER SERIES NO. 2017-57 DP 2017-57

Employment choices of persons with disability (PWDs) in Metro Manila

MINA, Christian
November 2010

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How people with disabilities (PWDs) in the Philippines make a living and determine the factors, mainly their individual and household characteristics, which influenced them to select a particular labor market status and/or a source of personal income was examined. The different types of work these PWDs engage in and their association with levels of education was analysed. Based on the insights drawn from econometric analyses, it presents some recommendations that can be of help to the government in crafting better policy strategies in the provision of livelihood to, as well as empowerment of, PWDs

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