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Question 1

is the fundamental law of the country upon which all other laws are anchored or based on.

Answer 1

The 1987 Constitution

Question 2

Local Government Code of 1991. Provides local autonomy for local governments as well as the inclusion of women in the election of sectoral representation.

Answer 2

RA 7160

Question 3

Party-List System Act. Identified and welcomed women-oriented and women-based parties to compete for party list position in government.

Answer 3

Republic Act 7941

Question 4

Aims to eradicate issues and promote regarding gender equality in the workplace with special attention on the prohibition of discrimination against women in terms of terms and conditions of employment.

Answer 4

Labor Code of the Philippines

Question 5

Women in Development and Nation Building Act. Recognizes the role of women in nation building and shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law, as well as equal opportunities and rights of women and men.

Answer 5

Republic Act 7192

Question 6

Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988. Given equal rights and opportunities to women in owning lands which were previously reverted to sons and other male family members.

Answer 6

Republic Act 6657

Question 7

Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995. An act declaring all forms of sexual harassment in the employment, education or training environment are hereby declared unlawful

Answer 7

Republic Act 7877

Question 8

Safe Spaces Act. Gender-based act focused on sexual harassment in public areas such as streets, privately-owned places open to the public, and public utility vehicles, among others. Which also included the protection even to cyberspace and provides for prohibited acts and their corresponding penalties.

Answer 8

Republic Act 11313

Question 9

Anti Bullying Act of 2013. An act intended to for the protection and prohibits any acts of bullying such as; “written, verbal or electronic expression, or a physical act or gesture, or any combination thereof, directed at another student that has the effect of actually causing or placing the latter in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm or damage to his property; creating a hostile environment at school for the other student; infringing on the rights of the other student at school; or materially and substantially disrupting the education process or the orderly operation of a school”.

Answer 9

Republic Act No. 10627

Question 10

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill. Crafted to give equal recognition to the LGBTQ+ community as equals and ensures that their rights are protected inasmuch as everyone’s is.

Answer 10

House Bill No. 4982

Question 11

Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) (3)

Answer 11

Non-discrimination
State obligation
Substantive equality

Question 12

Magna Carta of Women
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

Answer 12

Republic Act 9710

Question 13

The Magna Carta of Women (Republic Act No. 9710) refers

Answer 13

Philippine GAD Program

Question 14

is the government’s guide and key reference in formulating Gender and Development (GAD) plans and budgets

Answer 14

Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Plan (GEWE) Plan 2019-2025

Question 15

NEEDS-BASED APPROACH
(8)

Answer 15

Works toward outcome goals
Emphasizes meeting needs

Recognizes needs as valid claims

Meets needs without empowerment

Accepts charity as the driving motivation for meeting needs

Focuses on manifestations of problems and immediate causes of problems

Involves narrow sectoral projects

Focuses on social context with little emphasis on policy

Question 16

RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH (8)

Answer 16

Works toward outcome and process goals

Emphasizes realizing rights

Recognizes that rights always imply obligations of the State

Recognizes that rights can only be realized with empowerment

States that charity is insufficient motivation for meeting needs

Focuses on manifestations of problems and immediate causes of problems

Involves intersectoral, holistic projects and programs

Focuses on social, economic, cultural, civil and political context, and is policy-oriented

Question 17

More women, especially among marginalized groups, enjoy higher incomes from employment and entrepreneurship, including agribusiness; significant progress is achieved in reducing, recognizing, representing and redistributing unpaid care work; more women are benefiting from high-growth industry sectors such as ICT and STI; macro-economic, trade, and labor policies are more responsive to gender issues; women OFWs enjoy higher incomes and better protection.

Answer 17

Expanded Economic Opportunities for Women.

Question 18

• Women and girls, especially those from marginalized groups, enjoy increased access to and benefit from comprehensive health including sexual and reproductive health services, and social protection; women-headed households have increased access to water, electricity and shelter; more girls and women are enrolled in science, technology, engineering, agriculture and math courses and are better equipped for the high growth sectors of employment and business.

Answer 18

Accelerated Human Capital Development through Investing in Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment.

Question 19

Women, especially those from marginalized groups, have better access to justice including transitional justice; GBV is significantly reduced; victim-survivors are empowered to seek help; root cause, impact, and social cost of GBV is better understood and addressed across sectors; women are in leadership and have meaningful participation in all stages of peace and security processes, especially in conflict areas.

Answer 19

Significant Reduction in Gender-Based Violence and Enhanced Gender Perspective in Justice, Security and Peace.

Question 20

Improved resilience of women, especially from poor and marginalized groups, to natural and human-induced risks and disasters; women’s perspective, participation and leadership in DRRM, climate change adaptation is enhanced

Answer 20

Expanded Opportunities for Women’s Participation, Leadership and Benefit in Disaster Resilience and Humanitarian Action.

Question 21

Women are highly qualified and engaged in the ICT sector; barriers preventing women from progressing in the ICT and STI sectors are addressed; planning and design of ICT and infrastructure ease the burden of women in the home, industries, work places and public spaces.

Answer 21

Expanded Opportunities for Women’s Participation, Leadership, and Benefit from Science, Technology, Innovation, ICT, Infrastructure, and Energy

Question 22

Improved representation and voice of marginalized groups –PWDs, persons of diverse SOGIE, IPs, Muslims, elderly, children and youth – in governance systems and processes; increased representation of women in decision-making in the public service; data systems in support of gender sensitive and evidence-based reporting and decision-making are significantly improved and routinely used for analysis and decision-making.

Answer 22

Enhanced Women’s Participation, Leadership and Benefit in Politics and Government Service.

Question 23

Significant progress is achieved in promoting a culture of gender equality and ending discrimination; schools, media, CSOs and the private sector support the promotion of a culture that is supportive of gender equality, diversity, and ending GBV; improved understanding and action by men, including religious and community leaders, in cultural transformation for gender equality; data systems are institutionalized and inform gender studies for stronger knowledge-based action and advocacy.

Answer 23

Transformed Social Norms and Culture Promote Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

Question 24

The Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act of 1997

Answer 24

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8371