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Gendering ResearchRamil M. Perez, DBA;FBE
Research as Core Function of University
The university is not just as a• generator of knowledge• educator of young minds• transmitter of culturebut is also a major agent of economic growth
Research as Core Function of University
A university is also a• Research and Development
laboratory• mechanism through which
the nation builds its human capital to enable it to actively participate in the global economy
UNESCO World Declaration on Higher Education for the
Twenty-first Century“knowledge creation, transmission and application are the lifeblood of the knowledge-based economy.”Universities are tasked to:1. generate2. transmit3. disseminate4. apply knowledge
RA 8292 (Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997)
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. “The State shall likewise … promote its exercise and observance for the continuing intellectual growth, the advancement of learning and research … State-supported institutions of higher learning shall gear their programs to national, regional or local development plan …”
RA 9311 (Conversion of LIT to EVSU, 2004)
Section 2. General Mandate. “The University … shall undertake research and extension services and provide progressive leadership in its areas of specialization.”
Research Agenda of EVSU (2009)
The University’s Research and Development thrusts are geared towards the upliftment of the quality of life and the alleviation of poverty in the region and the country as a whole, through a sustainable development approach.
Gendering research: A framework for relevance
Why Mainstream Gender in Research?
• because research had been insensitive to gender issues
• because it makes a difference in terms of social expectations, needs, opportunities, carrier paths, life cycles, resource allocation, etc.
• because of the desire for change,
Desire for change?
Desire for change?
Desire for change?
Desire for change?
Desire for change?
Creating relevance in research…
First Sem Poverty Incidence Among Families, Region VIII:
2009and 2012
First Sem Per Capita Poverty Threshold and Poverty Incidence
Among Families, Region VIII: 2006, 2009, 2012
Poverty Incidence and Magnitude of Poor Population by Basic Sector,
Region VIII: 2003, 2006, 2009Basic Sector
Poverty Incidence % Magnitude of Poor
2003 2006 2009 2003 2006 2009
Women 36.7 37.8 39.6 671,065 741,273 808,543Youth 28.8 30.0 37.1 255,918 299,736 398,645Children 46.7 49.0 50.8 865,288 904,144 943,877Senior Citizens 20.3 24.3 22.5 59,842 92,819 95,174Urban Poor 24.7 20.5 28.7 202,839 180,284 268,471Migrant and Formal Sector Workers
27.3 26.2 31.9 144,068 152,831 204,444
Farmers 37.3 42.1 46.7 115,059 139,185 116,966Fishermen 29.0 40.2 45.7 26,864 29,785 31,954Self-employed and Unpaid Family Workers
33.3 34.6 38.2 333,260 293,932 316,767
Other Gender Issues
Other Gender Issues
Other Gender Issues
Other Gender Issues
Other Gender Issues
Other Gender Issues
Other Gender Issues
Other Gender Issues
Other Gender Issues
Other Gender Issues
Other Gender Issues
Other Gender Issues
The University’s Research and Development thrusts are geared towards the upliftment of the quality of life and the alleviation of poverty in the region and the country as a whole, through a sustainable development approach.
Looking back at our research agenda…
Are we making relevance in our research?
Roscas de Barugo: A Value Chain Analysis
Roscas de Barugo: A Value Chain Analysis
• “I love technology, and I don't think it's something that should divide along gender lines.”
Marissa Mayer
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