Volume 12, Issue 2 (February 2025), Pages: 101-111

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 Original Research Paper

Gender and development implementation in public higher education institutions: A basis for a capability enhancement framework

 Author(s): 

 Eva Joy C. Palma *

 Affiliation(s):

 College of Education, Northern Iloilo State University, Barotac Viejo Campus, Puerto Princesa, Barotac Viejo, Iloilo, Philippines

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1772-5940

 Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2025.02.011

 Abstract

This study examines the relationships between awareness, implementation, and satisfaction regarding gender and development (GAD) initiatives among employees and students at a public higher education institution in the Philippines. A cross-sectional survey of 250 participants revealed limited awareness of GAD concepts and laws, with moderate levels of implementation and slight satisfaction reported. Awareness positively impacted satisfaction, and perceptions of GAD implementation further increased satisfaction levels, particularly in the "people" aspect, which mediated the relationship between awareness and satisfaction. The findings suggest that enhanced GAD implementation is needed to meet the growing demands for gender equality, and a "Gender and Development Capability Enhancement Framework" is recommended to strengthen GAD efforts in public institutions.

 © 2025 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Gender and development, Awareness, Implementation, Satisfaction, Higher education institutions

 Article history

 Received 26 June 2024, Received in revised form 21 October 2024, Accepted 25 January 2025

 Acknowledgment

The author expresses gratitude to the respondents who willingly participated in the data-gathering process, as well as to the reviewers for their expert and valuable comments that helped improve this paper.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Ethical considerations

Before the distribution of the research instrument, respondents were requested to read and sign the Informed Consent Form, which indicated the purpose and objectives of the study, the methods of how the study will be conducted, the benefits and implications of the result of the study, their rights to withdraw from participating, and the procedure for filling up the instrument. The researcher has treated the confidentiality of information and anonymity of respondents' names with the utmost consideration throughout the data collection and analysis process.

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Palma EJC (2025). Gender and development implementation in public higher education institutions: A basis for a capability enhancement framework. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 12(2): 101-111

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