Women’s Human Rights

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…… some of the gender
biases/issues/abuses

• lead to
• contribute to
• violate…

women’s rights……
What are women’s rights?

• Women’s rights are human

rights
• Human rights are rights of all the
people (men and women) to human dignity,
social, economic, political and cultural
equalities.
 Summary of Human Rights
• Rights to life & liberty • Freedoms of religion,
• Right to a standard of opinion, speech &
expression
living (health & well being)
• Freedom of association
• Right to social protection • Right to participate in the
• Right to the highest electoral process
attainable standard of • Right to participate in
physical & mental health cultural life
• Right to work & to just & • Freedom from slavery &
favorable conditions of servitude
work • Right to security of person
• Rights to food & housing • Freedom from arbitrary arrest
• Rights to privacy & family • Freedom from torture &
inhuman treatment
• Right to education &
access to information
Twin principles that are cross-cutting
• Equal rights of women & men
• Prohibition of discrimination (sex, etc.)
 Republic Act 9710
Magna Carta of Women (MCW)
(August 14, 2009)

Implementing Rules and Regulations

(IRR)
(March 30, 2010)

Orientation for Local Government Units

What is the
Magna Carta
of Women?

A comprehensive women‘s human

rights law that seeks to eliminate
discrimination against women.
Why this Magna
Carta?
Development
Socio
cultural

x Development

x
condition

Violation of
women’s
human

x
rights

Economic
condition
How can we protect and fulfill the
rights of women and mainstream
them in development?
Socio
cultural

x Development

x
condition

Violation of
women’s
human

x
rights

Economic
condition
 Development

Plans & progs.

that address
discrimination
Abolition of
unequal structures
& practices
Equal access
to resources

Equal Magna Carta of

opportunities Women Implemented
by the LGU
Empowerment
Who are to implement the Rules
and Regulations (IRR) of the
MCW?

 National Government Agencies

 Local Government Units
 Private and State Universities and Colleges
 Private and Public Schools
 Private Entities
 Rights of
Women
guaranteed
under the
Magna Carta
of Women
 1
RIGHT of WOMEN to
protection from all forms
of violence.
Giving priority to
• The defense and
protection of women
against violence
• Helping women
attain justice and
healing.
 How will the women be protected?

• By increasing the recruitment of women who provides services to

VAW victims (50% women within the next 5 years)
• By providing temporary shelter to displaced women of armed conflict
• By requiring mandatory human rights and gender-sensitivity training
for all government personnel involved in the protection and defense
of women against gender-based violence
• By ensuring the full participation of women in the planning and
management of relief operations & following international standards
(e.g., Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP)
• By ensuring the establishment of VAW Desk in every Barangay
– The punong barangay shall designate a VAW desk person trained in
gender-sensitive handling of cases, preferably a woman barangay
kagawad or woman barangay tanod.
2
RIGHT to
protection and
security in times of
disasters, calamities,
and other crisis
situations
Especially in all phases of
relief, recovery,
rehabilitation and
reconstruction efforts,
including protection from
sexual exploitation
• Disaster coordinating councils shall ensure the
participation of women in the development of a gender–
responsive disaster management plans.

• LGUs and agencies concerned shall develop and

implement a gender-responsive and rights-based work
and financial plan that include:
– Improved collection and use of age and sex-disaggregated data
and reproductive health indicators for strategic gender analysis
and programming of humanitarian response;
– Timely, adequate and culturally-appropriate provision of relief
goods and services (including sanitary packs) at the early stage
of the crisis;
– Proactive prevention sexual violence in evacuation centers and
relocation sites
– Active involvement of women in food and water distribution
3 Participation and
representation of
Women
Ensuring women’s
equitable participation and
representation in 3rd level
civil service (50-50
gender balance within 5
years), development
councils and planning
bodies (at least 40%
women) and other policy
and decision-making
bodies.
4 Equal treatment of
women before the law

• Requires review and, if necessary,

amendment or repeal of laws that are
discriminatory to women
• LGUs shall review existing ordinances
and policies and repeal or amend
them accordingly.
 5
Equal access of women and
elimination of discrimination of
women in education,
scholarships, and training
•and
Use of gender-sensitive language
revision of gender
stereotypes in educational
materials
•Encouraging enrollment of women
in non-traditional skills training in
vocational and tertiary levels
•Outlawing the expulsion and non-
readmission of women faculty due
to pregnancy outside of marriage
•Prohibiting schools from turning
out or refusing admission to a
female student due to pregnancy
outside of marriage .
6
Equal
• Removing gender-based
discrimination in sports
• LGUs’ should increase
women’s participation in
sports by forming
participation women’s and girls’ teams
in various sporting
of women in events that they
sports organize or sponsor.
 7
Non-
discrimination of
women in
employment in the
field of military,
police and other
similar services
• According women the same promotional privileges and
opportunities as men in pay increases, benefits, and
awards, based on competency and quality of performance
• According women same capacity as men to act in and
enter into contracts, including marriage
• Entitling women leave benefits (e.g., maternity leave)
provided by law
 8
Non-
discriminatory
and non-

x
derogatory
portrayal of
women in
media and film
 9 RIGHT to
Health

Provide comprehensive
health services covering all
stages of a woman’s life
cycle, including access to
maternal care
10
Special leave
benefits for
women
Two (2) months
gross pay, for
women employees
who undergo
surgery caused by
gynecological
disorders.
11
Equal rights in all
matters relating to
marriage and family
relations
• Enter into and leave marriages
• Freely choose a spouse and marry
only with free and full consent
• Decide on the number and spacing of
children
• Enjoy personal rights (choice of
profession, own property)
• Acquire, change or retain nationality
• Marriage of a child shall have no
legal effect.
 The LGU shall:
• Provide trainings on rights and obligations of spouses
towards each other, management of household and
parental authority to impede the stereotyping multiple
burden and subordination of women;
• Conduct gender-sensitive of pre-marriage counseling
(equal relations and shared responsibility in parenting
and household management)
• Give full information and services on the rights to decide
over the number and spacing of children
• Include in barangay trainings the Magna Carta of
Women and the Family Code to eliminate gender bias.
12
Right of
women to
Food Security
and
Productive
Resources
…….. including equal right in the titling of the land
and issuance of stewardship contracts and patents
13 Right to localized,
accessible,
secure and
affordable
housing
The HUDCC, Key Shelter Agencies and the
LGUs shall:
• Ensure full participation and involvement of women in
land use, zoning and community planning and
development
• Ensure that female-headed households are not
discriminated in the provision of relocation or
resettlement sites
• Provide basic social services in resettlement
communities
• Ensure that forms and documents are gender-
responsive especially those involved in transactions of
(a) married couples, (b) persons in unions without
marriage, and (c) single individuals
14 Right to
Decent Work

Includes the right to:

• Support services and gears
to protect women from health
hazards taking into account
their maternal functions
• Support services that will
enable work and family life
balance
15 Right to Livelihood, Credit,
Capital, and Technology

Right to education,

16
training and
scholarships,
especially in
research and
development
aimed towards
women-friendly
farm technology
17 Right to representation and
participation in policy-making
or decision-making bodies

Right to information
regarding policies on
women 18
19 Right to Social
Protection
• SSS and Philhealth shall
support indigenous and
community-based social
protection schemes
• LGUs shall institutionalize
policies and programs that
enhance the social status
and right of the
marginalized women
 20
Recognition and
Preservation of Cultural
Identity and Integrity

Peace and Development

21
• Participation of women in decision-
making in the peace process
• Inclusion of women’s concerns in the
peace agenda
• Consideration of women’s needs in
the protection of civilians in
conflict areas
• Recognition and support for women’s
role in conflict-preventions
22
Services and
Interventions for
women in
especially difficult
circumstances
(WEDC)
WEDC are victims and
survivors of sexual and
physical abuse (rape and
incest, illegal recruitment,
prostitution, trafficking,
armed conflict, women in
detention, etc.) which have
incapacitated them
functionally.
 The LGU shall:

• Ensure that gender-responsive services and

interventions for WEDC and their families
are provided

• Ensure that detention areas and prisons

have segregated facilities (including clean
and sanitary toilets) for women in their
custody,
23 Protection of
Girl-Children
Elimination all forms of
discrimination against girl-
children in education, health
and nutrition and skills
development

Protection of
Women Senior
Citizens 24
from neglect, abandonment, domestic
violence, abuse, exploitation and
discrimination
 Gender Mainstreaming
…. strategy to implement the
Magna Carta of Women…

– GAD planning, budgeting, monitoring and

evaluation
– COA’s audit
– Creation/strengthening of GAD Focal Points
 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The GAD Focal
(Chaired by the LCE)
Point in LGUs
Chair,
SP/B Com
on Women,
Children
& Fam.

Chair, Technical Working Group (TWG)

SP/B Com
Rep
Persons w/ •Chair elected by TWG
on Appro-
Disabilities •Sec. appointed by Chair
priations

Rep
Rep
PNP
Private
Women’s Tech Staff
Sectors Tech Staff
Desk of
of
Concerned
Departments
SB Committee
Rep of
Rep
Indigenous
NGOs
People
The SP/B & the
Focal Point/ Vice-Gov./Mayor

Team
Sanggunian Panlalawigan
/Bayan

Finance, Women Youth & Envi.

Human Rules &
Budget & & Sports Protect- Coops
Rights Privileges
Appro. Family Dev. ion

GAD Focal Point

(with data, list of gender issues,
GAD Plan, etc.)
 P/MDC (Gov./Mayor) Tech. Comp.
Mayors/Brgy. Chairs, P/MPDO, Dept. H,
Appro. Chair, NGAs, &
Cong., & PSOs PSRs

Economic Land-use Envi. Mgnt. Social Inst. Dev.

GAD
Focal Point

LDC & the

Focal Point
 Development

Plans & progs.

that address
discrimination
Abolition of
unequal structures
& practices
Equal access
to resources

Equal Magna Carta

opportunities
of Women
Empowerment
Full text of RA 9710 and
its IRR may be
downloaded from:
www.pcw.gov.ph

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