CHAPTER 6 - GENDER GLOBAL ISSUES Flashcards
is a term that is used and abused nowadays which employed to defend human freedom as well as destroy it
Human Rights
T or F. Without Human Rights, society would go back to ancient times in terms of morality
True
This form of violence occurs when one person tries to assert power over their partner.
Domestic Violence
This is a perceptible type of abuse which may result in physical injury, or some cases can be life-threatening.
Physical abuse
This type of abuse is also a means of creating a power imbalance within a relationship.
Emotional/Psychological abuse
The most common type of violence experienced by women and children and is deemed by many as the worst kind of abuse.
Emotional/Psychological abuse
This is a form of domestic violence in which the abuser uses money to control his partner.
Financial/Economic abuse
This type of violence is one of the worst and most heinous forms of assault on a human to another that can be afflicted. It occurs if a woman is forced to participate in a sexual act without her consent.
Rape and Sexual Assault
This type of violence is the act of engaging in promiscuous sexual relations, especially for the money.
Prostitution
T or F. Most women involved in prostitution are poor, abuse, and have low self-esteem, which limits her capacity to identify alternative income generation opportunities.
True
T or F. The Philippines is the first among the most number of prostituted children in the world which is estimated from 300,000 to 500,000 individuals of which 75,000 to 100,000 of them are children.
False; The Philippines is the fourth
It is the recruitment, transport, and transfer of persons with or without their consent or knowledge within or across national borders using different forms of coercion, including abduction, deception, and fraud.
Human Trafficking
T or F. The documented women overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are vulnerable to being victims of trafficking for forced labor or prostitution.
False; The undocumented women overseas…
is one of the landmark legislation to uphold human rights, especially of women and children
Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act
RA 9208 of 2003
Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act
A violence that involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia of a girl for cultural or other non-therapeutic reasons.
Female Genital Mutilation
Female Genital Mutilation is an act of violence to what reason?
It is an act against women and children because it can cause irreparable harm to female genitalia and reproductive organs.
This type of violence against women takes place when the bride does not want to marry the groom but is forced to by others, usually by their families.
Forced Marriage
occurs when unwanted conduct has the purpose or effect of violating a person’s dignity and creating an intimidating, degrading, hostile, humiliating, or offensive environment for the person.
Sexual Harassment
is the process of increasing the capacity of women to choose and to transform those choices into desired actions and outcomes.
Women empowerment
In what year Logia de Adoption was formed?
1893
She was known as the “Mother of Biak na Bato”
Trinidad Tecson
She was the wife of General Emilio Aguinaldo who founded the Associacian de Damas de Cruz Roja (Women’s Red Cross Association) in 1899
Hilaria Aguinaldo
an organization which coordinated the humanitarian work of the women
Associacion de Damas de Cruz Roja (Women’s Red Cross Association)
She founded the Liga Femenina de la Paz (Philippine Women’s League for Peace) in 1902
Constancia Poblete
This group was organized to help the Americans in their participation in the pacification drive against the Filipino people.
Liga Femenina de la Paz a(Philippine Women’s League for Peace)
The Liga Femenina de la Paz was formed in
1902
She founded the Associacion Feminista Filipina (Feminist Association of the Philippines) in 1905
Conception Felix de Calderon
the first women’s club in the Philippines was established to promote the social welfare or women and their participation into public matters
Associacion Feminista Filipina (Feminist Association of the Philippines)
Associacion Feminista Filipina was formed in
1905
Associacion Feminista Ilonga (Association of Ilonga Feminist) was founded by
Pura Villanueva Lalaw
Associacion Feminista Ilonga (Association of Ilonga Feminist) was formed in
1906
provide babies with pasteurized milk among the educated mothers on maternal and infant care
La Protection de la Infancia
La Protection de la Infancia was founded in
1907
She was known as the first Filipina woman to lead a revolt during the Spanish colonialization of the Philippines.
Gabriela Silang
It is an Act to increase the Maternity benefits in favor of women workers in the Private sectors.
R. A 7322 OF 1992
It is an Act to declare Sexual Harassment unlawful in the employment, education, or training environment.
R. A 7877 of 1995
It is a non-profit organization which promotes and safeguard the rights of LGBT members and allies in the Philippines
Equality Philippines
It is the fear or aggression towards gay people, but can also refer to stigma arising from social ideologies about homosexuality
Homophobia
She was better known as the “Visayan Joan of Arc”, a Filipino school teacher and military leader from Iloilo. She earned an award being the only woman to lead combat troops in the Visayas against Spanish and American forces
Teresa Magbanua (1868)
She was known as “Selang Bagsik” (Ferocious Sela) and “Heneral Sela” (General Sela)
Marcela Marcelo (1897)
The only women in the list of generals in the Philippine Army, who fought in the battlefield against the Spanish forces and became known as “Henerala Agueda”
Agueda Kahabagan (1899)
She was a well-known Filipino together with Marcela Agoncillo and he daughter Lorenza, who seamed the Philippine flag and for being the niece of the National Hero of the Philippines, Jose Rizal.
Delfina Natividad (1900)
She was known as “Aling Oriang” who founded and became the keeper of the documents of the women’s chapter of the Katipunan of the Philippines, she is the wife of Gat Andres Bonifacio, the leader of the Katipunan
Gregoria de Jesus (1943)
“The State shall protect all working women by providing safe and healthful 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”.
Philippine Constitution (Art. XIII - Women; Section 14)
An act to strengthen the prohibition on discrimination against women concerning terms and conditions of employment.
R.A 6725 of 1989
An act to declare March 8 as special working Holiday and to be known as National Women’s Day
R.A 6949 of 1990
An act to declare the unlawful way of pairing Filipino women to foreign nationals for marriage on a mail-order basis and other similar practices, including the advertisement and publication.
R.A 6955 of 1990
An act to established a Barangay-based Day Care Center to free women for other activities like taking a job or going back to school.
R.A 6972 of 1990
An act to uphold women’s integration as equal partners of men in development and nation-building.
R.A 7192 of 1992
An act to provide both government and private environment where essential physical, emotional, and psychological needs of mothers and infants immediately after birth are fulfilled, through the practice of rooming-in and breastfeeding.
R.A 7600 of 1992
R.A 7688 of 1994
An act to give representation to women in Social Security Commission.
R.A 7882 of 1995
An Act to provide aid to women, especially those who own small businesses in order to fully harness the talents and skills of the female labor force.
R.A 8353 of 1997
An Act to reclassify the definition of the crime of rape into a crime against persons.
R.A 8369 of 1997
An Act to establish family courts to have exclusive original jurisdiction over child and family cases.
R.A 8505 of 1998
(Rape Victim Assistance and Protection Act) - An Act to provide protection and assistance for rape victims.
(Solo Parent’s Welfare) - An act to provide benefits and privileges to solo parents and their children.
R.A 8972 of 2000
(Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act). An Act to institute policies to eliminate human trafficking, especially to women and children.
R.A 9208 of 2003
Anti-Violence against Women and their Children Act
R.A 9262 of 2004
Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act
R.A 10354 of 2012
An Act to remove discrimination against women by fulfilling, recognizing, promoting protecting, and promoting their rights, especially those in the marginalized sectors.
R.A 9710 (Magna Carta of Women)
T or F. Living in a homophobic society forces many LGBT people to hide their sexuality, for fear of the adverse reactions and consequences of coming out.
True
It is a Gay support group at the Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology
AKOD
It is the first fraternity in the Philippines for all who identify themselves as men, regardless of sexual orientation.
Alpha Nu
It is a Cebu-based organization which recruits gender equality sponsors and organize educational forums to various communities to help Filipinos understand gender issues especially in promoting human rights in the context of HIV/AIDS prevention.
BISDAK (Bisayang Dako)
It is a support and advocacy group of gays in Cebu City.
GAHUM
It is a social and support group in Davao City
IWAG
