UNIT I: LEGAL BASIS FOR THE STUDY OF GENDER AND SOCIETY

Question 1

Social Sciences and Philosophy:

Answer 1

• Religions, Religious Experiences and Spirituality.
• Philippine Indigenous
  Communities.
• Gender and Society.
• The Entrepreneurial Mind.

Question 2

Role and impact of religions and spirituality on human history and personal life

Answer 2

Religions, Religious Experiences and Spirituality.

Question 3

Indigenous groups in the
Philippines, their way of life, role in and contribution to Filipino society

Answer 3

Philippine Indigenous
Communities.

Question 4

Gender as a social construction, its role in and impact on different facets of societal life

Answer 4

Gender and Society.

Question 5

Meaning and attributes of
Meaning entrepreneurship (e.g., innovativeness, risk-taking and self reliance). the social role and impact of entrepreneurship

Answer 5

The Entrepreneurial Mind.

Question 6

This Memo is entitled “Establishing the Policies and Guidelines on Gender and Development in the Commission on Higher Education and Higher Education Institution.”

Answer 6

CHED Memo No. 1 S. 2015

Question 7

is one of the major strategies in educating and informing various sectors of society on the need to recognize and respect rights of women and men.

Answer 7

Gender mainstreaming

Question 8

CEDAW stands for?

Answer 8

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

Question 9

LEGALLY BINDS ALL STATES PARTIES TO FULFILL, PROTECT AND RESPECT WOMEN’S HUMAN RIGHTS-THIS MEANS THAT STATES ARE RESPONSIBLE NOT JUST FOR THEIR OWN ACTIONS, BUT ALSO FOR ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION THAT IS BEING PERPETRATED BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS.

Answer 9

CEDAW

Question 10

MUST BE ADDRESSED AT ALL LEVELS.

Answer 10

GENDER INEQUALITIES

Question 11

PROVIDES A COMPLETE DEFINITION OF SEX-BASED DISCRIMINATION-DESCRIBED AS ANY DISTINCTION, EXCLUSION, OR RESTRICTION ON THE BASIS OF SEX, WHICH INTENTIONALLY OR UNINTENTIONALLY NULLIFIES OR IMPAIRS THE RECOGNITION, ENJOYMENT AND EXERCISE OF WOMEN’S SOCIAL, CULTURAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS.

Answer 11

CEDAW

Question 12

CEDAW TAKES A CONCRETE AND THREE DIMENSIONAL VIEW OF EQUALITY-IT IS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF ? BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN. THIS GOES BEYOND EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY, AND THE WORDING USED IN LAWS, TO LOOKING AT THE ACTUAL CONDITION OF WOMEN’S LIVES AS THE TRUE MEASURE OF WHETHER EQUALITY HAS BEEN ACHIEVED.

Answer 12

“SUBSTANTIVE EQUALITY”
“, OR “EQUALITY OF RESULTS”

Question 13

“THE STATE RECOGNIZES THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN NATION-BUILDING AND SHALL ENSURE THE FUNDAMENTAL EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW OF WOMEN AND MEN.”

Answer 13

C. 1987 CONSTITUTION, ART. II SEC. 14

Question 14

IS THE WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT AND NATION BUILDING ACT WHICH PROMOTES THE INTEGRATION OF WOMEN AS FULL AND EQUAL PARTNERS OF MEN IN DEVELOPMENT AND NATION BUILDING. THE STATE SHALL PROVIDE WOMEN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES EQUAL TO THAT OF MEN.

Answer 14

D. RA 7192 AND IRR (1992)

Question 15

CEDAW was adopted by the UN General Assembly on?

Answer 15

December 19, 1979

Question 16

CEDAW was adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 19, 1979, coming into force as a treaty on?

Answer 16

December 3, 1981