Filipino women are highly family-oriented. They think more about their loved ones and always prioritize them instead of themselves. When they get married and have children, they always think about what is best for their family and are wont to making sacrifices just so the family will remain intact and enjoy a good life.

When Filipino women become mothers, they often put their children on top of their priority list. They do not mind all the hardships of raising children as long as they know that their children are happy. Even during their most vulnerable moments, Filipina moms remain strong and resilient. They base their strengths on family and their offspring.

Below are some facts about Filipina moms and the traits that make them strong women worthy of admiration.

The pandemic is wearing everyone down. Many are putting on unwanted weight from stress eating. Stress also shows up on the skin through worry lines or breakouts.

People are becoming slovenly, not feeling inspired to fix themselves because they stay mostly at home anyway.

If you allow stress from the pandemic to drag you down, you are putting yourself at risk because it impairs your immune function. Shake yourself up and reduce stress by making yourself look good and feel better.

The pandemic affected everybody from all walks of life. It turned everybody's lives upside down. But the health crisis has a more pronounced effect on women, particularly working mothers who shoulder most of the responsibilities at home.

While working fathers were also affected by the closure of schools and daycare centers, the mothers took on taking care of the kids. Some even reduced their working hours or quit their jobs completely.

Aside from this, more women lost their jobs due to the pandemic than men. Women accounted for 55 percent of job losses since the health crisis started. In December 2020, the economy lost a net of 140,000 jobs, and all of these jobs were for women. This shows the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on women.

Despite these discouraging figures, women continued to take care of the children, the elderly, and their chores. They use an average of around 20 hours more per week to these activities than men, which is similar to working a part-time job.

The situation may also overburden women throughout the pandemic and may affect their self-esteem. But there are ways for women to build their confidence in the middle of the pandemic. Here are some things they can do.