Census findings disclose that in the Philippines, teaching is a woman-dominated profession.

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are more female school teachers than male, both in the public elementary and secondary schools.
Though teaching is a female-dominated profession, the highest occupational ranks and the highest
paying positions are still occupied by male administrators. The study is an attempt to investigate if
gender is a factor in the career mobility of the DepEd (Department of Education) teachers in Iligan
city. A total of fifty-seven male and female respondents in the elementary and secondary levels were
included in the study. The study shows that the male respondents occupy higher ranks than the
female respondents. Interview data reveals that economic reasons, family responsibilities and
childcare are the topmost priorities of the female respondents. Furthermore, women in the study are
more constrained than men in pursuing a post – graduate degree. The burden of being a wife, a
mother, and a career woman are among the factors that hinder married female respondents in their
career mobility. It is also found out that certain physical attributes and qualities explain why women
are considered less suitable and desirable for a certain task or assignments. Findings also indicate
that female respondents have generally less traditional views than the male respondents toward
gender roles. Likewise, the idea that men and women have definite biological and personality
characteristics is evident in the study. This leads to sex-role stereotyping which deters their career
mobility. The study also confirms that palakasan and padrino system still holds true in the
Department of Education (DepEd) in Iligan City.

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udy_of_Selected_DepEd_Teachers_in_Iligan_City

Regalado, Manolita. (2017). Career Mobility and Gender: A Descriptive Study of Selected DepEd
Teachers in Iligan City.

Regalado, (2017) stated that statistics from the census show that teaching is a woman-
dominated occupation in the Philippines. In both public elementary and secondary schools,
there are more female school teachers than male. While teaching is a female-dominated career,
male administrators tend to hold the highest occupational ranks and the highest paid positions.

Effective teachers may come from diverse backgrounds. Marital status and training
appear to affect the effectiveness of male and female teachers; marriage showing a negative
impact while training a positive impacton effectiveness irrespective of gender. Such issues have
important consequences for understanding and assessing the effectiveness of teachers,
particularly given the school teachers' increasing sex ratio (Islahi & Nasreen, 2013).