legal basis and theories

·         It defines discrimination against women as "any distinction exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on the basis of equality of men and women, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field.

• MDG

• POA-ICPDS

• UNITED NATION-CEDAW

• BEIJING PLATFORM FOR ACTION (BPfA)

·         It identifies 12 areas of concern, strategies, and actions that the world community must undertake, namely: women and poverty; education and training on women; women and health; violence against women; women in armed conflict; women and the economy; women in power and decision-making institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women; human rights of women; women and media; women and the environment; and the girl-child.

• MDG

• POA-ICPDS

• UNITED NATION-CEDAW

• BEIJING PLATFORM FOR ACTION (BPfA)

·         The program calls for a global consensus among the 189 member countries of the United Nations towards swift and effective action to achieve development and eradicate poverty by 2015. The MDGs include an explicit gender equality goal as well as provide a clear recognition that gender equality is essential in achieving all the other goals.

• MDG

• POA-ICPDS

• UNITED NATION-CEDAW

• BEIJING PLATFORM FOR ACTION (BPfA)

The said conference believes that population and development are inextricably linked, and that empowering women and meeting people's needs for education and health, including reproductive health, are necessary for both individual advancement and balanced development

• MDG

• POA-ICPDS

• UNITED NATION-CEDAW

• BEIJING PLATFORM FOR ACTION (BPfA)

"the State recognizes the role of women in nation-building and shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men" (Art. II, Sec. 14). It also provides that "...the State shall protect working women by providing safe and healthy working conditions, taking into account their maternal functions, and such facilities and opportunities that will enhance their welfare and enable them to realize their full potential in the service of the nation" (Art. XIII, Sec. 14).

• magna carta of women

• local government code of 1991

• 1987 Philippines constitution

• women in development and nation building act of 1992

Republic Act No. 7192

·         It promotes the integration of women as full and equal partners of men in development and nation-building. It allows women to engage in economic activities even without their husband's consent, and provides resources for programs and activities for women, among others.

• magna carta of women

• local government code of 1991

• 1987 Philippines constitution

• women in development and nation building act of 1992

Republic Act No. 7160

  It provides a directive to all LGUs to promote the general welfare and provide basic services and facilities to constituents.

• magna carta of women

• local government code of 1991

• 1987 Philippines constitution

• women in development and nation building act of 1992

Republic Act No. 9710

The law provides comprehensive human rights framework that seeks to eliminate discrimination against women by recognizing, protecting,

• magna carta of women

• local government code of 1991

• 1987 Philippines constitution

• women in development and nation building act of 1992

·  ____state that 'all men are filled with instrumental roles in society while women are filled with expressive roles for the benefit of society' 2) functions are not ordered to: instrumental role and expressive role.

• Feminist Theory

• Symbolic Interactionalist Theory

• Functionalist Theory

• Conflict Theory

·         is an understanding of the male's functions in the family which are: to discipline and to provide economic support for the family.

• Expressive role

• Instrumental role