By Catherine S. Valente, TMT, Manila Times, 28 Jun 2020 RECOGNIZING that the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic “aggravates existing gender inequalities,” President Rodrigo Duterte pushed for a “gender-responsive recovery plan” for the Southeast Asian region to “ensure more women’s active participation as we go into the new normal.”
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The absence of adequate social protection systems exacerbates the impacts of the #COVID19 pandemic. Employers must ensure family-friendly policies. #WeEmpower via @Empower_Women pic.twitter.com/HJKmCNs3HN — UN Women (@UN_Women) May 12, 2020
THREAD ALERT: Sharing reflections, powerful pieces & feminist analysis on #COVID19 to give visibility to #WhatWomenWant, #WhatGirlsWant and outline practicalities of a #FeministResponse.Starting off is this analysis of Gendered effects of #COVID19 using the #SDGs framework pic.twitter.com/39x6sVDAzA — ATHENA (@NetworkAthena) May 12, 2020
By BusinessMirror, 12 May 2020 Favorable entrepreneurial framework and conditions characterized by high levels of support for small and medium enterprises (SME), ease of doing business, and access to financial services and academic programs are typically the key factors for women advancement in business. Such is reaffirmed in The Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs 2019…
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by ABS-CBN News, 5 March 2020 MANILA – Globe Telecom has started recognizing the qualified dependents of same-sex legal couples in its employee base and will give them the same benefits as the dependents of other workers, the company said on Thursday.
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By: Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 23 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — With 43 percent of Filipino women executives holding senior management positions, the Philippines ranked first among 32 countries surveyed in having the most number of women executives in top leadership roles, according to the Grant Thornton International’s 2020 Women in Business report.
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by Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star) – 18 Dec 2019 MANILA, Philippines —With fewer women in key government positions, the Philippines has dropped out of the top 10 most gender-equal countries for the first time.
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by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star) – 3 Oct 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Filipino women were found to stop working at the peak childbearing ages of 25 to 29 years largely because of traditionally held gender roles in home and childcare, according to a new study commissioned by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
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Oxfam Pilipinas’ SHE projects envisions ‘a world where consent is valued, pleasure is acceptable, and sexual health and satisfaction are achieved’ by Janella Paris, Rappler, Sep 22, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Women can only achieve genuine political and social power if they have full control over their bodies.
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Quezon City’s ‘most advanced’ Gender-Fair Ordinance is friendly to the LGBTQ+ community. The city is said to be the first to pass anything like it. by Rappler.com, 14 Aug 2019 MANILA, Philippines – On Tuesday, August 13, a transgender woman was barred from entering a women’s restroom of a Cubao mall and was sent to…
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by Kate O’Brien, Apr 4, 2019 Still in 2019 women and men grapple with how best to balance work and other responsibilities in and out of the home.
by Christia Marie Ramos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Dec 18, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines climbed two notches higher in the latest Global Gender Gap ranking released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Tuesday.
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work
“Safety and health at work every day!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations against serious violations of Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government
(NUG) of Myanmar.
Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideos
Monthly Observances:
March – Women’s Role in History Month
April – Month of Planet Earth
Weekly Observances:
Last Week of March: Protection and Gender Fair Treatment of the Girl Child Week
Last Week of April – World Immunization Week
Daily Observances:
Mar 25 – International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transallantic Slave Trade
Mar 27– Earth Hour
Apr 21 – Civil Service Day
Apr 22 – World Earth Day
Apr 28 – World Day for Safety and Health at Work
