I haven't really been active with this blog because of other commitments like doing school work and handling an online magazine (shameless plug), but now that my semester has finally come to an end, I'd like to share with you a mini research I did along with other students for a Sociology class regarding the perspectives of Filipinos [ages 13 and above] on rape of women.
We should all know by now that the patriarchy is a system that believes men are more powerful than women. In the Philippines, the patriarchy was said to be first established during the Spanish inquisition. After the colonization and the introduction of Roman Catholicism to the indigenous people, then came the existence of female inferiority from both native and foreign persecutors. Now I don't know whether this notion is true or not, but this was what was implied by this website.
There is also the existing idea of machismo among men, which is a way of following the traditional view that they should always be seen as powerful, aggressive, and masculine. This form of ideal could not only influence gender roles, but it may also affect how a man treats a woman. And statistically speaking, the Philippines isn't really improving in terms of decrease in the number of reported cases on violence against women per year. According to the Philippine National Police - Women and Children Protection Center's annual comparative statistics on violence against women, a total of 6,905 cases were reported in 2008. Fast forward to about five years, in 2013, a total of 23,865 were reported. That's a hell of a difference.
This really made us question whether people have the right understanding and awareness of what rape really is, so an online survey was done to assess just that and I thought I'd show some of the quantitative data gathered through the infographic above.
We should all know by now that the patriarchy is a system that believes men are more powerful than women. In the Philippines, the patriarchy was said to be first established during the Spanish inquisition. After the colonization and the introduction of Roman Catholicism to the indigenous people, then came the existence of female inferiority from both native and foreign persecutors. Now I don't know whether this notion is true or not, but this was what was implied by this website.
There is also the existing idea of machismo among men, which is a way of following the traditional view that they should always be seen as powerful, aggressive, and masculine. This form of ideal could not only influence gender roles, but it may also affect how a man treats a woman. And statistically speaking, the Philippines isn't really improving in terms of decrease in the number of reported cases on violence against women per year. According to the Philippine National Police - Women and Children Protection Center's annual comparative statistics on violence against women, a total of 6,905 cases were reported in 2008. Fast forward to about five years, in 2013, a total of 23,865 were reported. That's a hell of a difference.
This really made us question whether people have the right understanding and awareness of what rape really is, so an online survey was done to assess just that and I thought I'd show some of the quantitative data gathered through the infographic above.
Sidenote: I acknowledge the fact that men can get raped too, and I'm not saying that all men have a patriarchal mindset. This research focuses on the rape of women in the country because it is more common.
Let me know what you're thinking in the comment section below!
Let me know what you're thinking in the comment section below!