The idea of the Filipino family has been around for almost as long as the Philippines itself. But are the gender roles it promotes relevant in 2021?

Join the Now Open gang as we talk about the Filipino family, mothers, fathers, and the different types of families.

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RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:

Alampay, Liane & Jocson, Rosanne. (2011). Attributions and Attitudes of Mothers and Fathers in the Philippines. Parenting, science and practice. 11. 163-176. 10.1080/15295192.2011.585564. 

Potestades, R. (2020). Gender Analysis of the Situation of Filipino Mothers in Online Freelancing and Outsourced Jobs. UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies. 

Schulze, P. A. (2004). Filipino Mothers’ Beliefs about Parenting: A Question of Independence. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 5(3), 391–395. https://doi.org/10.2304/ciec.2004.5.3.10

Tan, A. L. (1994). Four Meanings of Fatherhood.Philippine Sociological Review, 42, 27–39. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41853661