Sasha Lim Uy Mariposa

A former food writer turned data-obsessed digital editor, Sasha likes spreading the written word wherever she goes. She has been published in the country's top broadsheets, magazines, and websites.

  A 2019 study in Harvard Business Review reveals that women in executive positions who support other women end up more successful. So, when social impact startup Connected Women introduced a new CEO, the future seems a little brighter for many Filipinas looking for location-independent employment opportunities. 

  In 2019, the United Nations released a case study on Filipino women and their role in information and communications technology. Based on its conclusions, the digital divide between genders has roots in inequities in all sides of society—historical, economic, sociocultural, and political. Even in this 21st Century, Filipino males dominate the IT field. In rural areas where families remain staunchly patriarchal, men have the means and access to purchase and maintain mobile phones.