Abstract:
Philippine history mirrors the transition of women’s role in our society, from precolonial
period “babaylan” to “Maria Clara” rooted from the Spanish era. This colonial
influence introduced the notion of women as the weaker sex, submissive and vulnerable.
As implication of our colonial past, there exist implicit and explicit acts of exploitation
among women most specially in the nature of capitalist system.
This undergraduate thesis aims to reveal the real situation of women workers in
the manufacturing sector (electronic industry). The goal of the researcher is to concretize
the oppressive conditions of women in the factory of electronics that are written and
reviewed in different articles and books. The researcher also wants to materialize the
truth behind stereotyping female laborers for repetitive, low -skilled jobs etc. The study
also wants to know the significance of globalization in the worsening scenario of gender
stratification in workplace. The researcher aims to show how this propaganda being use
by the neo-colonizers to serve the interest of the industrialized north in expense of the
global south human resource.
In this light, the researcher recommend women empowerment through
formulation and proper implementation of laws and programs that promote protection
and wellness of every woman.
