Gender and Society Pre final

• The1987Constitution – the fundamental law of the country upon which all the laws are anchored or based on;
• Magna Carta of Women – the main law enshrining all the rights of women and their roles in building the nation.
• Nation Building – collaborative efforts and means to establish and develop the country
• Article II Section 14 of the 1987 Constitution – “The State recognizes the role of women in nation-building and shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men.
• Article 13 Section 14 – “The State shall protect working women by providing safe and healthful working conditions
• National Program- a myriad

  of projects, initiatives and processes on the gender challenge arose.
• Philippine Plan for Gender Responsive Development [1995-2025] - The national plan for women that consolidates the action commitment of the Philippines during the Beijing world conference on women.
• Gender and Development Budget (GAD)- Integral to the national plan, it is aimed at "institutionalizing gender concerns in the mainstream development process and agenda
• Framework Plan for Women [FPW]- This is part of the Philippine plan for Women developed to focus on three thrusts, namely: promoting women's economic empowerment, advance and protect women rights and promote gender responsive governance.
• Women's right to participate-

  Women's right to vote was granted in 1937. The Constitution of 1935 stipulated that the right of suffrage would be extended to women, only if 300,000 women voted in its favor during a national plebiscite
• Women's involvement in Civil Society- Women's expressions of involvement in civil society could be through organizing along gender-specific issues and

  formation of all-women groups within broad coalitions as power-enhancing mechanisms
• The Republic Act 9262, or the Anti-Violence against Women and their Children (Anti- VAWC) Act of 2004- is a result of the strong advocacies on women's human rights in the country.
• Victim of RA 9262-

  •Wife

  •Ex-wife

  •Boyfriend girlfriend relationship

  •Any women with a child with the man

  •Any women with a previous relationship with the man
• Types of Violence:

  •Physical Violence

  •Sexual Violence

  •Psychological Violence

  •Economic Abuse
• Physical Violence- refers to acts that include bodily or physical harm
• Sexual violence - refers to an act which is sexual in nature, committed against a woman or her child.
• Psychological violence - refers to acts or omissions causing or likely to cause mental or emotional suffering of the victim
• Economic abuse- refers to acts that make or attempt to make a woman financially dependent
• Protection order- an order issued.. for the purpose of preventing further acts of violence against a woman and her child specified in Section of this Act and granting other necessary celiel
• Three kinds of protection order

  •Barangay Protection Order (BPO)

  •Temporary Protection Order (TPO)

  •Permanent Protection Order (PPO)