PRE-TEST

Complete the table below by providing insights and thoughts from the print media or web on
gender-related issues and problems faced by present society.

Gender-related issues Gender-related problems

LGBTQ+ at sport competition
 It became controversial when Laurel
Hubbard represents her country New
Zealand in weightlifting competition at
Tokyo Olympics last August 2021.
Although he met the requirements for her
to join in woman category, some people
thinks that it is unfair and that the
Olympics should have a category where
transgender like her can join. Although
she didn’t won in the said competition,
she already a winner in the hearts of
LGBTQ+ community.
LGBTQ+ at beauty pageant.
 Angela Ponce raised the flag of
transgender woman as she compete for
Miss Universe 2018. Since she was a kid
she always dream to become a woman,
many people around her she can’t do this
and that but her family embrace her
individuality. Many people cheer and
make a positive message on Instagram to
show their support on Ponce but there is
also others who seem didn’t accept the
modern society today.
Gender stereotyping.
 Although this is not a common issue in
the Philippines (in fact we are in 8th place
as of 2020 according to Philippine
Commission on Women) in the other
parts of the world this is prominent and
common issue. It is also said that gender
stereotyping is evident on the students’
choices in their subject. Boys are four
times numerous compared to girls taking
physics subject.
Women victims of domestic violence.
 During pandemic domestic violence
against woman and children especially to
girls arise. But even pre-pandemic out of
four Filipinas already experiencing
violence.
Women in prostitution.
 Although prostitution is illegal in the
Philippines, there is estimated 800,000
women involve in this kind of ‘job’. This
is the effect of high poverty and
unemployment rate in the country.
Gender inequality.
 For me gender inequality is still a
problem in the Philippines. For example
in family planning they expect woman to
exert more effort in contraceptives but in
fact a woman can only bore a child a year
while men that are seems to go easy when
it comes to this can make a woman
pregnant a day so imagine there are 365
days a year that means that’s 365 children
a year.

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Brito, C. (2021, August 2). Laurel Hubbard becomes first openly trans woman to compete at olympics.
CBS News. Retrieved April 6, 2022, from https://www.cbsnews.com/news/laurel-hubbard-
olympics-transgender-woman/
Belson, K., & Panja, T. (2021, August 2). Laurel Hubbard, a transgender woman, makes olympics debut.
The New York Times. Retrieved April 6, 2022, from
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/02/sports/olympics/weight-lifting-Laurel-Hubbard-
transgender.html
Lowe, L. (2018, December 14). Angela Ponce is the first openly transgender Miss Universe contestant.
TODAY.Com. Retrieved April 6, 2022, from https://www.today.com/style/angela-ponce-first-
openly-transgender-miss-universe-contestant-t144729
Fitzsimons, T., Reuters, & Associated Press. (2018, December 17). In a first, transgender woman
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Reporter, G. S. (2018, March 2). Gender stereotypes are still pervasive in our culture. The
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%20in,the%20number%20of%20victims%20increases.