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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

Thank you very much!

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