The document summarizes gender gap data from the 2011 World Economic Forum Gender Gap Report for the Philippines. It finds that the Philippines had a gender gap index score of 0.769, with gaps in economic participation and opportunity (0.763) and political empowerment (0.331). Specifically, it notes gaps in women's labor force participation (0.63), wage equality (0.76), and earned income (0.60), as well as low representation of women in parliament (0.28), ministerial positions (0.16), and years with a female head of state (0.46). Potential causes of the gap discussed are more women staying home, working part-time or with breaks in employment, and