Reyes also cited the Global Gender Gap Report where the Philippines ranked fifth worldwide. 'Personally, I feel less a part of a minority here than when I was in the United States, and that matters a lot,' she added. It's actually one reason also why I came back,' she said. We don't have these problems that they have.

'Ibang-iba yung being a woman scientist (or anything for that matter), in the US or in Europe than here. Reyes, who studied at Princeton University, said the Philippines is unique in a sense that culturally, Filipinos have no problems with women in leadership positions, whether in technology, science, education, or politics. Reinabelle Reyes, a Filipina astrophysicist, said this on Saturday at a Google Developer's Group event dubbed 'Women Techmakers: Manila,' in which she was one of the speakers. While there are no data supporting the claim that gender isn't really an issue in the tech and science industries in the Philippines, a balikbayan scientist said the assertion might actually be true.

Women in the technology industry seemed to have celebrated 'in a good light' the International Women's Day on Saturday in Manila.

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