Women workers starting to outdo male counterparts

FILIPINO women are starting to make inroads in various trades dominated by men, especially in sectors where skilled workers are most needed, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) Director General Joel Villanueva said on Wednesday.

This is because more and more women are taking up technical-vocational or tech-voc courses. Last year alone, 53 percent of the 1,765,757 tech-voc graduates are women, Villanueva noted.