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Last week, I was scrolling through the news online when an article caught my attention — the Social Weather Stations' survey on the roles of men and women in the family. The survey said 83 percent of Filipinos agreed that a man’s role is to earn money, while a woman’s is to care for the home and the family.
The numbers struck me, not because they were surprising, but because they quietly reflected a reality many Filipino families have long lived with. Behind the simple description of “caring for the home” is a huge amount of work that often goes unnoticed.
In many Filipino households, the day begins with a woman already awake, preparing breakfast before the sun rises.
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