CORRELATES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Dr. Magdalena C. Cabaraban

The Women's Studies Project of the Family Health International supports a study on the economic and social consequence of Family Planning on women's lives.

The study determined the variations of domestic abuse by community economic condition; identified household variables which are significantly correlated with domestic abuse (variables that denote the exercise of power and control); and correlated episodes of abuse to personal traits and situational inducement variables.

Physical abuse occurs to one in every four women in both rural and urban places; frequency of occurrence is experienced by nearly one-fifth of those physically abused women. Circumstances that precede acts of physical violence include when husband is drunk, during a quarrel or major disagreement. High index of physical and emotional abuse happen to 21% of women covered in the study. Domestic violence is most likely to occur when husband is performing household works.

The findings of this study generated recommendations, which challenge the family and the community to realistically view and act on options in reducing abuses in the homes and in the community.

EDUCATION JOB PLACEMENT AND MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS IN TWO MEDIUM-SIZED CITIES IN SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES

By Dr. Imelda G. Pagtulon-an

This investigation aimed at examining the correspondence between the training provided by the educational institution and the demands of the labor market.

The study analyzes four different forms of mismatch which includes: mismatch between education preparation and job; mismatch in specialization and actual occupation; mismatch in years of education and those required by the job; the estimated cost of extra years of education; and mismatch in explanation and actual job.