ABSTRACT
This study attempted to know the Challenges in gender equality as perceived by
HUMSS students of Urdaneta City National High School. With the use of survey
questionnaires as a data gathering tool and Likert scale method as the method used for
collecting data, this study sought to determine the profile of the respondents in terms of
the following: sex, and grade level.
There were 80 selected through random sampling respondents included in this
study. Grade 11 HUMSS strand consist of 6 sections namely: Plato, Socrates,
Confucius, Lao Tzu, Mencius, and Machiavelli. Researchers included 4 boys and 4 girls
from Plato, 4 boys and 4 girls from Socrates, 4 boys and 4 girls from Confucius, 4 boys
and 4 girls from Lao Tzu, 4 boys and 4 girls from Mencius, and 4 boys and 4 girls from
Machiavelli. While, grade 12 HUMSS strand consist of 4 sections which are Aquinas,
Aristotle, Gandhi, and Rousseau. Researchers included 4 boys and 4 girls from
Aquinas, 4 boys and 4 girls from Aristotle, 4 boys and 4 girls from Gandhi, and 4 boys
and 4 girls from Rousseau.
Based from the data evaluated from the survey the researchers presented the
findings in: Challenges on Gender Equality is still not evident to both male and female
according to the perception of HUMSS students of Urdaneta City National High School.
Majority of the respondents agreed that women have better performance in class and
often approached in a soft manner compare to men.