POLICY AND GOVERNANCE Comm. Cristita C. Triunfante PCW Commissioner for the Academe Conference on Gender Mainstreaming in Higher Education in ASEAN
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POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
Comm. Cristita C. Triunfante
PCW Commissioner for the Academe
Conference on Gender Mainstreaming in Higher Education in ASEAN
Philippine Commission on Women (PCW)
MANDATE
Act as catalyst for gender mainstreaming, authority on women’s concerns and lead in advocating gender equality and women’s empowerment
Advise the President and assist the Cabinet on policies and programs for gender equality and women’s advancement
Oversight, primary policy-making and coordinating body on women’s concerns
Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against
Women (CEDAW)
ARTICLE 7
States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in the political and public life of the country and, in particular, shall ensure to women, on equal terms with men, the right:
(a) To vote in all elections and public referenda and to be eligible for election to all publicly elected bodies;
b) To participate in the formulation of government policy and the implementation thereof and to hold public office and perform all public functions at all levels of government;
(c) To participate in non-governmental organizations and associations concerned with the public and political life of the country.
Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against
Women (CEDAW)
ARTICLE 8
States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure to
women, on equal terms with men and without any
discrimination, the opportunity to represent their
Governments at the
international level and to participate in the work of
international organizations.
Adopted MAINSTREAMING as a strategy or PLATFORM FOR ACTION emphasizing 2 aspects:
Requires the integration of equalityconcerns into the analyses andformulation of policies, programs andprojects, to ensure positive impacton women and reduce genderdisparities; and
Inclusion of the interests, needs,experiences and visions of women inthe definition of developmentapproaches, policies and programsand in determining the overalldevelopment agenda
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Magna Carta of Women (MCW) of 2009
Sec. 25 Right to Representation and Participation
The State shall undertake temporary special measures to accelerate the participation and equitable representation of women in all spheres of society particularly in the decision-making and policy-making processes in government and private entities to fully realize their role as agents and beneficiaries of development.
CHED MEMORANDUM
ORDER NO. 01 SERIES
OF 2015 - Establishing the Policies and Guidelines on Gender and Development in the Commission on Higher Education and Higher Education Institutions
Over the last 30 years, there has been a slow rise in advancing women’s participation and
leadership in political processes. (2015 Global Gender Gap Report, World Economic Forum)
Country 2014 Ranking
2015 Ranking
Brunei Darussalam 142 145
Cambodia 110 109
Indonesia 86 71
Lao PDR 81 84
Malaysia 132 134
Myanmar - -
Philippines 9 7
Singapore 90 92
Thailand 121 131
Vietnam 87 88
ASEAN MEMBER STATE 2017 GLOBAL RANKING RANK IN EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Brunei Darussalam 102 78
Cambodia 99 121
Indonesia 84 88
Lao PDR 64 118
Malaysia 104 77
Myanmar 83 95
Philippines 10 1
Singapore 65 94
Thailand 75 106
Vietnam 69 97
2017 Global Gender Gap Report of the World Economic Forum.
ASEAN MEMBER STATE 2017 GLOBAL RANKING
RANK IN POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT
Brunei Darussalam 102 140
Cambodia 99 106
Indonesia 84 63
Lao PDR 64 87
Malaysia 104 133
Myanmar 83 132
Philippines 10 13
Singapore 65 101
Thailand 75 127
Vietnam 69 97
Source: WEF Gender Gap Report 2017
On Empowerment and Gender
Equality in Civil Service
Absence or lack of baseline information for monitoring fulfillment of
employee welfare and implementation of mandated benefits and
entitlements
Lack of a rationalized policy in training and career
Lack of gender balance in third-level positions
(third level positions are positions where the appointment of the incumbent is lodged with the
President)
On Educational Policies
Gender biases and stereotypes embedded
in curricula, instructional methods,
materials, learning media, and some school
policies.
PCW still receives reports of students and faculty members
being refused enrollment or forced out of school on grounds
of being pregnant out of marriage.
On Politics and Governance
Lack of women’s meaningful representation and
participation in elective positions and other decision-
making bodies
Lack of electoral mechanisms guaranteeing gender
balance in political and decision-making positions
▪ a national professional organization of academic and non-academic based Women's Studies teachers, researchers and activists promoting gender perspectives in the Philippine educational system.
▪ Its effort to bring gender issues to the forefront is geared towards the United Nation's Decade for Women's thrust for equality, development and peace.
WOMEN’S STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF THE
PHILIPPINES
NATIONAL GENDER RESOURCE POOL
• To address the increase in the demand for technical assistance on gender and development (GAD) mainstreaming, the PCW established the National Gender and Development Resource Program (NGRP).
• The NGRP is PCW’s blueprint for the provision of strategic, appropriate and effective technical assistance to National Government Agencies (NGAs) and Local Government Units (LGUs).
▪ The Gender and Development (GAD) Resource Centers (GRCs) in the Philippines are academe-based facilities in partnership with the PCW that cater to needs on GAD related activities and technical assistance.
GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE
CENTERS
GENDER-
RESPONSIVE
STRATEGIES
Improve access of women
to career development
interventions for their
professional advancement
and growth
Increase the number of
women in decision-
making levels and enhance
impact of their increased
presence in decision-
making bodies.
Develop policy to institutionalize
gender-fair education in curricula
and instructional materials.
Conduct gender analyses of curricula
and syllabi, by subject and learning
area, and feed the results into policies
and standards for developing gender
responsive curricula.
Conduct inventory of capacities of
GAD Focal Point (GFP) Systems in all
educational facilities, including DepEd,
CHED, TESDA, state colleges and
universities, and elementary and
secondary public schools.
Commitments of the Philippine Commission on
Women
❖Strengthen its mandate as oversight agency in
the implementation and monitoring of the
Magna Carta of Women
❖Update policies and guidelines in gender
mainstreaming especially on GAD Planning
and Budgeting
❖Provide strategic and appropriate sectoral
technical assistance on GAD
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