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GEE2: Gender and Society Concluding Lessons: What you need to remember… DR. ROWEL CENTENO General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus DR. ROWEL CENTENO GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus DR. ROWEL CENTENO...

GEE2: Gender and Society Concluding Lessons: What you need to remember… DR. ROWEL CENTENO General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus DR. ROWEL CENTENO GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus DR. ROWEL CENTENO GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus What we already discussed…  Course Orientation  F. Feminism & Gender-Based Coalition  A. Interpreting Societies  G. National & International Policies on Gender  B. The Birth of Gender-Related Issues  H. Gender-Related Violence  C. Theories of Gender Development  I. Gender Sensitivity & Responsiveness  D. Worldviews on Gender  Final Exam  E. SOGIE: Concepts and Issues  Midterm Examination 3 DR. ROWEL CENTENO GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus In this lesson, we hope to… Acquaint, enumerate articulate, and appreciate national and international policies on gender and gender equity and its implications to Filipinos. Describe and categorize violence committed against women, LGBTQIA+, and men. Identify settings, programs, policies, or issues that require gender sensitivity and responsiveness based on the unique needs of women and men; 4 DR. ROWEL CENTENO GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus 5 DR. ROWEL CENTENO GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus Basic Feminism Ideas Working to increase equality Expanding human choice Eliminating gender stratification Ending sexual violence Promoting sexual freedom 6 DR. ROWEL CENTENO GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department Social Movement PSU-Urdaneta City Campus 7 A persistent and organized effort involving the mobilization of large numbers of people to work together to either bring about what they believe to be beneficial social change or resist or reverse what they believe to be harmful social change. DR. ROWEL CENTENO GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus Policies Related to Gender International Policies… 8 DR. ROWEL CENTENO GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus Policies Related to Gender International Policies… Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Article II: Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status… Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) (1979)- CEDAW is often described as an international bill of rights for women. Consisting of a preamble and 30 articles, it defines what constitutes discrimination against women and sets up an agenda. Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC/UNCRC) (1989) - This United Nations convention and its optional protocols outline rights to be enjoyed without discrimination, including on the grounds of gender. The legal framework includes all fundamental human rights treaties with provisions confirming the principle of non-discrimination and equality between men and women, and boys and girls. Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) - Comprehensive commitments to women are called for under 12 critical areas of concern: poverty, education and training, health, violence against women, armed conflict, the economy, power and decision-making, institutional mechanisms, human rights, media, environment and the girl child 9 DR. ROWEL CENTENO GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus Policies Related to Gender National Policies… The 1987 Philippine Constitution - Among its salient provisions is Article II, Section 14 which provides that “the state recognizes the role of women in nation building and shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men.” Magna Carta of Women (Republic Act 9710) - The Magna Carta of Women (MCW) is a comprehensive women's human rights law that seeks to eliminate discrimination through the recognition, protection, fulfillment, and promotion of the rights of Filipino women, especially those belonging in the marginalized sectors of the society. Anti-Mail Order Bride Law (Republic Act 6955) – The law declares unlawful the matching of Filipino mail-order brides to foreigners. It penalizes the business of matching Filipino women for marriage to foreign nationals. Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995 (Republic Act 7877) – The law makes incidents involving unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of sexual nature, made directly or indirectly in the employment, education or training environment unlawful. Anti-Rape Law of 1997 (Republic Act 8353) – The law reclassifies rape as a crime against persons, defining it as public rather than a private crime. It recognizes marital rape and questions the notion of 10 sexual obligation in marriage. DR. ROWEL CENTENO GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus Policies Related to Gender National Policies… Rape Victims Assistance and Protection Act of 1998 (Republic Act 8505) – The law provides assistance and protection to rape victims, establishes for the purpose a rape crisis center in every province and city and authorizes the appropriation of funds for the establishment and operation of the rape crisis center. Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 (Republic Act 9208) – The law defines trafficking in person in terms of the acts, means and purposes of trafficking. The trafficked person is considered as a victim thus, she/he should be provided protection and support services by the State. Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004 (Republic Act 9262) – The law defines violence against women and their children as a public crime. It provides for the security of the woman-complainant and her children through the availment of the barangay, temporary or permanent protection orders. Safe Spaces Act of 2018 (Republic Act 11313) - The Safe Spaces Act defines gender–based sexual harassment in streets, public spaces, online, workplaces, and educational and training institutions. The law penalizes all forms of sexual harassment in streets and public spaces, as well as in online spaces. 11 DR. ROWEL CENTENO GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus Policies Related to Gender 10 Gender-Based Legislative Agenda of PCW for the 18th Congress… 1. Adopting Divorce in the Family Code 2. Amending the Anti-Rape Law 3. Amending the Family Code Provision on Legal Separation 4. Enacting the Anti-Discrimination Based on SOGIE Act 5. Enacting the Anti-Prostitution Law (Amending Articles 202 & 341 of the RPC) 6. Ensuring Women’s Equal Rights in Marriage and Family Relations 7. Magna Carta of Workers in the Informal Economy 8. Repeal of RPC Provisions on Adultery and Concubinage 9. Upholding the Right to Life and Security of Spouses and Daughters (Repeal of Art 247 of RPC) 10. Women’s Political Participation and Representation See https://pcw.gov.ph/womens-priority-legislative-agenda/ for the detailed position of the Philippine Commission on Women 12 DR. ROWEL CENTENO GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department Gender-Related Violence PSU-Urdaneta City Campus Violence Against Women/Girls Violence Against Member of LGBTQIA+ Violence Against Men/Boys Violence knows no gender. Q&A 1. Who experiences violence the most? Men, women, or LGBTQIA+? 2. Can men experience violence? 3. Where do violence usually occur? 13 DR. ROWEL CENTENO GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus 14 DR. ROWEL CENTENO GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus Gender Sensitivity & Responsiveness Gender-sensitive Gender-responsive programming & policies programming & policies Programs and policies that Intentionally employing are aware of and address gender considerations to gender differences. affect the design, implementation, and results of programs and policies. SIDE NOTE (Perspectives of both UN & PCW): Gender sensitivity and responsiveness as a principle and strategy for Gender and Development. Gender equality as the goal: To attain gender equality, there must be gender equity. As a tool to achieve gender equity, policies and programs must be gender-sensitive and responsive. SIDE NOTE: Covenantal Pluralism entails the obligation, the responsibility, and intentional pledge to engage, respect, and protect the other’s liberty of conscience, without necessarily lending moral equivalency to the other’s resulting beliefs and behavior. (Seiple, 2018) 15 DR. ROWEL CENTENO GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus Q&A 1. What is gender equity? How does it happen? 2. How can you say that the institutions that calls for job applicant are gender sensitive and responsive? 3. Can you respect others without compromising your religious belief? how? 16 DR. ROWEL CENTENO GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus Covenantal Pluralism… 1. calls forth and is nurtured by common virtues indigenous to each tradition encouraging self-reflection regarding theological/worldview differences. 2. seeks a level playing field where all people—of any religion, or none—are treated with equal respect. 3. leverages our difference, guided by the idea that the best solutions to the problems we face emerge most effectively amidst contrast and the competition of ideas, always in the interest of the common good. 4. pursues the equal opportunity for everyone to propose their beliefs and behavior without imposing them on others; 5. supports an inclusive notion of citizenship that is good for society and the state. 6. results in the integration of the non-majority, not its assimilation, never insisting that minorities must think and act exactly like the majority. 17 DR. ROWEL CENTENO GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus What we need to remember… Let’s go back to our course objective: 1. Determine and compare approaches, theories, worldviews, and concepts in interpreting society and gender-related issues. 2. Identify national and international issues, news, and policies on gender and development. 3. Advocate sensitivity and responsiveness based on the unique needs of women and men while respecting different views on gender. 4. Recognize and evaluate personal beliefs and preconceptions towards sex, sexuality, and gender. 5. Establish and create a statement of belief on issues related to sex, sexuality, and gender. 18 DR. ROWEL CENTENO GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus 19