Gender and Society
Gender and Society
Gender and Society
MC JEFFERSON ABON
Magna carta for
women's right
Republic Act 9710: Magna
Carta of Women
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.
It conveys a framework of rights for women based
directly on international law.
What is discrimination against women?
The Magna Carta of Women defines discrimination against women as:
any gender-based distinction, exclusion, or restriction which has the
effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment, or
exercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on a basis of
equality of men and women, of human rights and fundamental freedoms
in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field;
any act or omission, including by law, policy, administrative measure, or
practice, that directly or indirectly excludes or restricts women in the
recognition and promotion of their rights and their access to and
enjoyment of opportunities, benefits, or privileges;
a measure or practice of general application that fails to provide for
mechanisms to offset or address sex or gender-based disadvantages or
limitations of women, as a result of which women are denied or restricted
in the recognition and protection of their rights and in their access to and
enjoyment of opportunities, benefits, or privileges; or women, more than
men are shown to have suffered the greater adverse effects of those
measures or practices; and
discrimination compounded by or intersecting with other grounds, status,
or condition, such as ethnicity, age, poverty, or religion.
What are the rights of women guaranteed
equality law
DO 32, S. 2017 – GENDER-
POLICY
The Department of Education (DepEd) issues the enclosed
Gender-Responsive Basic Education Policy in line with its
Gender and Development (GAD) mandate as stipulated in the
1987 Philippine Constitution, Republic Act (RA) No. 9710 or the
Magna Carta of Women (MCW), RA 10533 or the Enhanced Basic
Education Act of 2013, and the Philippines’ International Human
Rights Commitments to the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights (UDHR), Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), and the Convention on
the Rights of the Child (CRC) among others.
Issue or Problem Being
Marriage
Republic Act 11596: An Act Prohibiting the
provisions
The law mandates the Department of Social Welfare and Development to
prepare its implementing rules and regulations (IRR) within 60 days from
its effectivity, in coordination with the Department of Health, the
Department of Education, the Council for the Welfare of Children, the
National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF), the National
Commission for Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), and one Civil Society
Organization representative from each of the following sectors: women,
children, Muslim Filipinos, and indigenous cultural
communities/indigenous peoples. The IRR shall also be crafted in
consultation with other concerned government agencies and
stakeholders.
The Prohibition of Child Marriage Law seeks to protect children by prohibiting the
practice of child marriage and declaring child marriage as illegal and imposing
penalties for violations. The measure mandates the government to implement
enabling policies and programmes towards an environment where child marriage shall
not thrive. This includes girls’ empowerment programmes, increased access to quality
education, economic support for children and their families, and the application of
interventions to empower parents and community leaders against the practice.
Child marriage is still prevalent in the country. Globally, the Philippines ranks 12th in
the absolute number of child marriages, and 1 in 6 Filipino girls get married before
they turn 18. The passing of this law is a step towards eradicating child marriage in the
Philippines.
Thank you