Name:___________________________________________________________ Date:_______________

Year and Section:___________________________________________________Score:______________

GENDER and SOCIETY- PREFINALS AND FINALS TASKS

TASK 16 – GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE: POWER, USE OF FORCE, AND CONSENT

REFLECT. A. Write down words/phrases or draw symbols which show what comes to your mind when
you hear the words:

Power________________________________________________________________________________
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Violence______________________________________________________________________________
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Consent______________________________________________________________________________
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_____________________________________________________________________________________

B. Read the following cases and contemplate on the following questions.

CASE 1

In a very traditional and patriarchal family, the father of a 19-year old girl tells her that he has arranged
for her to marry a certain man. The girl does not know the man very well. The man is much older than
she is, but she agrees to the marriage.

1. Do you think this situation could happen? ____________________________________________

2. Did she give her informed consent to this marriage?____________________________________
3. Was there any force used in this incident? Who is more powerful in this example the father or
the daughter?___________________________________________________________________
4. What kind of power does the father have?____________________________________________
5. What kind of power does the daughter have?_________________________________________
6. How does power relate to choice in this example

CASE 2

A student is failing in her subject. She approached her professor and asked for assistance because her
failure might cost her scholarship. Her professor told her that the only way that she can pass the subject
is for her to have sex with him.

1. Do you think this situation could happen? ____________________________________________

2. Did she give her informed consent?_________________________________________________
3. Was there any force used in this incident? Who is more powerful in this example the professor
or the student?_________________________________________________________________
 4. What kind of power does the professor have?_________________________________________
5. What kind of power does the student have?__________________________________________
6. How does power relate to choice in this example?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
7. Are the incidents above realistic? Why? Or why not?____________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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8. Have seen or experienced such incidents?____________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
9. What types of violence do you see in the stories?______________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
10. What can we do to stop violence?___________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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TASK 17- WOMEN AND THE LAW

REFLECT. Contemplate on the following:

1. What do you think are the reasons why these provisions should be enshrined in our 1987
Constitutions?__________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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2. Do you think these constitutional provisions are lacking or already sufficient? Give your reasons.
______________________________________________________________________________
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3. Choose a law that was mentioned in Lesson 17. Then write three (3) sentences of what you think
should be indicated in the specific law chosen.
a._____________________________________________________________________________
b._____________________________________________________________________________
c._____________________________________________________________________________

TASK 18- “VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN ACT” OR REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9262

COLLABORATE. Group yourselves into 3 members. As a group, do the following:

1. Go to your own barangay. Interview your Barangay Chairman. Make sure that the Barangay
Chairmen interviewed are different. Provide the answers of the space below.
a.Name:_______________________________________________________________________
b.Age:_________________________________________________________________________
c. Length of service:______________________________________________________________
 d. Brief description of the following:
1. Education or training programs on RA 9262 of the barangay
______________________________________________________________________________
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2. Family violence prevention programs of the barangay
______________________________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________________________________
3. Efforts and development programs for women in the community
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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4. Livelihood projects for victim-survivors
______________________________________________________________________________
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5. Women involvement in barangay programs
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
6. Presence of Anti- VAWC desk officers
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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7. Gender sensitivity seminars of barangay personnel
______________________________________________________________________________
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8. Documentation of VAWC case reports
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