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WELCOME TO

GE206 CLASS!

Gender and Society


7:00-8:00 AM
CHAPTER 1
Why Study Gender and
Society?
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the chapter, the students are
expected to:

• Discuss the importance of studying gender as


part of the curriculum in the tertiary level
• Acknowledge the relevance of gender in a
society; and
• Familiarize with the international and local laws
concerning gender issues.
What is the essence of being
a woman?
—In 1994 during the 43rd Miss Universe pageant held in the Philippines, host Bob Goen asked the final question
“Just being a woman is God’s gift that
all of us must appreciate. The origin of
a child is a mother and a woman. She
shows a man what sharing, caring, and
loving is all about.”
- Miss India Sushmita Sen
Miss Universe 1994
Every individual, man or woman,
young or old, should know in their
heart how valuable a woman is in a
family and in the society.
Women who have made
historic contribution to
mankind
Mari Curie
-discovered radium and polonium in 1898
and eventually found a treatment for cancer.

Valentina Tereshko
Russian Cosmonaut
- 1st woman to travel into space in June 1963
❖ Geronima T. Pecson
-the 1st female to join the Philippine Senate in 1947.
She was the woman behind the Free and Compulsory
Education Act of 1953.
Amazing ❖ LLanes Escoda
-the lone woman in the 1,000 peso bill , was a social
Filipina worker and advocate of women’s suffrage and the
founder of Girl scouts of the Philippines.
❖ Tandang Sora –Melchora Aquino
❖ Gloria Diaz
❖ Corazon Aquino
3. Around 1/3 of women worldwide
1.A new United Nations report (2020)
experienced physical and or sexual
reveals that only 47% of women of working
violence by an intimate partner and 18%
age joined the labor market, a figure that
have experienced violence in the past 12
seemingly did not change at all over the last
months. Globally, an estimated 137
quarter of the century.
women are killed by their intimate
partner or a family member everyday.

Recent Reports
2. In terms of power and
decision-making, 28% of 4. Laws on domestic violence are
managerial positions globally not yet universally available,
were occupied by women in with only 153 countries having
2019, almost the same such law.
proposition as in 1995.
5. One in every four married
Filipino women aged 15-49 years old
experienced any form of physical, sexual
and emotional violence from their current
or most recent husband or partner.

Recent Reports
6. Gender-based online sexual
harassment continues to rise, especially
targeting women and girls. Widespread
are rape jokes, rape threats, and other
sexist remarks that negatively impact
women and girls.
Opinions on the Importance of Studying Gender and

European Institute for Society


Gender Equality

“Gender awareness raising awareness raising aims at


increasing general sensitivity, understanding and
knowledge about gender (in)quality”

Ashley Murphy, freelance writer

“Gender studies is a relatively new academic field that


explores ideas around gender identity and gendered
representations. It evolved out of women’s studies and
was heavily influenced by postmodern and post-
structuralist theory”
Legal Bases for the Study of Gender and
Society
1. A CHED Memorandum Order No. 01 Series of 2015 “Establishing the
Policies and Guidelines on Gender and Development in the Commission on
Higher Education (CHED) and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)

Rational and Mandates


“The Philippines, being a State Party to the United Nations (UN) Convention on the
Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) which is signed on July 15,
1980, and ratified on August 5, 1981, is obligated to pursue and implement programs,
projects, and activities that will contribute to the achievement of women’s empowerment
and gender equality.
Thus, on July 2, 2010, the Commission approved the CHED Special Order creating the
CHED GAD Focal Committee and Secretariat, which initiated the GAD program of the
Commission in coordination with the PCW, Civil Service Commission, and other co-convenors
from the public and private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
Legal Bases for the Study of Gender and
Society

2. Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination


against Women (CEDAW)

The convention was the culmination of more than 30 years of work by the
United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, a body established in 1946 to
monitor the situation of women and to promote women’s rights.
Legal Bases for the Study of Gender and
Society

3. 1987 Constitution, Article II Section 14.

Section 14. The state recognizes the role of women in nation building and shall
ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men.

4. Magna Carta of Women (Republic Act No.9710)

This refers to the Philippines’ Comprehensive women’s human rights law that
seeks to eliminate discrimination against women by recognizing, protecting,
fulfilling, and promoting the rights of women especially those in marginalized
sector.
Legal Bases for the Study of Gender and
Society

5. Beijing Platform for Action (BFPA)

This refers to the resulting document of the Fourth World Conference on


Women in Beijing China in 1995 adopted in consensus by the united Nations. It
represents the international community’s commitment towards the promotion of
women’s welfare and aims at accelerating the implementation of Nairobi Forward
Looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women..
Thank you for
listening!

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