Research Grant 2019: Research Dissemination Forum

The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) invites everyone to the UPCWGS Research Dissemination Forum on 30 October 2020 (Friday), 1:30-4:00 PM via Zoom. Featuring the research projects of our 2019 Research Grantees, this event is the second session of the series, “Site of Convergence: Weaving Tapestries of Knowledge.”

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/upcwgsforum.

Read the presentation abstracts of some of our speakers here: https://tinyurl.com/upcwgsresearch2019.

The featured research projects are:

A Comparative Analysis of the Origins of the Feminist Movement in the Philippines and Thailand
by Mary Dorothy DL. Jose and Ma. Rita Lourdes A. Alfaro

Guns and Bruises: Hypermasculinity and Police’ Involvement in Gender-Based Violence
by Lucia P. Tangi

Defying Gravity and Conventions: An Exploratory Study on the Demographic and Motivation Profiles of Pole Dance Enthusiasts in Metro Manila, Philippines (and Their Stereotyped Social Perception vs. Self-Concept)
by Adrienne Sheryl Rose L. Maguddayao and Maria Angelica D. Abad

Health and Well-being of Maturing Tomboys in Mountain Province
by Jennifer Curry Josef

Filipina Social Media Influencers and Young Women’s Meaning-making: Everyday Womanhood and Citizenship
by Cleve V. Arguelles and Veronica L. Gregorio