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Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) noted emerging technologies such as 3D printing enables textile firms to improve their productivity and output at lower cost and fewer errors. The think tank said this gender displacement in the workforce could be traced to the lower educational attainment and training of women in scientific and technical disciplines. To treat this, the think tank is pushing for the greater training of women in these disciplines.