GAD REVIEWER (MODULE 2) system, abolish all discriminatory laws
and adopt appropriate ones prohibiting
CEDAW- Convention on Elimination of all forms
discrimination against women;
of Discrimination Against Women
To establish tribunals and other public
International Bill of rights for women institutions to ensure the effective
and Magna Carta of Women (R.A. 9710) protection of women against
Adopted by the UN General Assembly in discrimination;
1979 and entered into force as an To ensure elimination of all acts of
international treaty on September 3, discrimination against women by
1981. persons, organizations or enterprises.
Consists of a preamble and 30 articles
EQUALITY is a matter of human rights and a
Sets up an agenda for national action to
condition for social justice – (Beijing Declaration
end discrimination
and Platform for Action, Mission Statement)
Obligated pursue and implemented
programs, projects and activities that CHED Memorandum Order No. 01 Series of
will contribute to the achievement of 2015
women’s empowerment and gender
Establishing the policies and guidelines
equality
on Gender and Development in the
The Convention is the only human
Commission on Higher Education
rights treaty which affirms the
(CHED) and Higher Education
reproductive rights of women and
Institutions (HEIS)
targets culture and tradition as
Rationale and Mandates:
influential forces shaping gender roles
The PH being a state Party to UN’s
and family relations.
CEDAW which is signed on July 15, 1980
Affirms women’s right to change,
and ratified on August 5,1981
acquire or retain their nationality and
the nationality of their children
The country’s compliance with the
Discrimination against Women defined by CEDAW and Beijing Platform for Action
CEDAW: (BPFA), which is adopted in 1995, holds
much significance in the drive towards
“...any distinction, exclusion or restriction made
gender awareness and sensitivity, and
on the basis of sex which has the effect or
more important, in the
purpose of impairing or nullifying the
institutionalization of gender policies,
recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women,
standards and guidelines as a way of life
irrespective of their marital status, on a basis of
for the Philippines.
equality of men and women, of human rights
and fundamental freedoms in the political,
economic, social, cultural, civil or any other 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the
field.” Philippines
measures to end discrimination against Where State recognizes the role of women in
women in all forms, including: nation building and shall ensure the
fundamental equality before the law of women
To incorporate the principle of equality
and men.
of men and women in their legal
for schools, colleges and universities for
campaigns to end discrimination and
(1987 Philippine Constitution Article II, Section
violence against women guarantee that
14)
educational institutions provide
The Women in Development and Nation scholarship programs for marginalized
Building Act or Republic Act No. 7192, enacted women and girls set the minimum
in 1992, reiterates this principle of gender standards for program and institutions
equality and directs all governments and of higher learning
agencies to “review and revise all their f. guarantee that educational
regulations to remove gender bias therein.” institutions provide scholarship
(Section 2). programs for marginalized women and
girls set the minimum standards for
program and institutions of higher
Magna Carta of Women or Republic Act 9710 learning.
enacted in September 2009 July 2, 2010, the Commission approved CHED
local translation of the provisions of the Special Order creating the CHED GAD Focal
CEDAW and BPFA, and comprises the Committee and Secretariat, which initiated the
major statutory guidelines that all GAD program of the Commission, in
Responsible Agencies are expected to coordination with the PCW, Civil service
pursue and implement, guided Commission, and other co-convenors from the
principally by the Philippine public and private Higher Education Institutions
Commission on Women (PCW). (HEIs).
Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) which Philippine Commission on Women (formerly
were approved in March 2010, identify the the National Commission on the Role of the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as the Filipino Women)
agency mandated to: Is a government agency run by the
a. develop and promote gender- government of the Philippines with the
sensitive curriculum intention of promoting and protecting
b. develop gender fair instructional the rights of the Women in the
educational materials Philippines.
c. ensure that institutions implement a Gender equality as the goal; gender
capacity building program on gender, mainstreaming as the strategy.
peace and human rights -education for
their officials, faculty and non-teaching Gender Mainstreaming or GAD mainstreaming
staff and personnel, promote
is the major global strategy for ensuring
partnerships between and among
that the government pursues gender
players of the education sector
equality in all aspects of the
d. promote partnerships between and
development process to achieve the
among players of the educational sector
vision of a gender-responsive society
e. encourage advertising industry and
where women and men equally
other similar institutions to provide free
contribute to and benefit from
use of space and installation of displays
development.
Republic Act 8760: General Appropriations Act
of 2000
The “mainstream” is an inter-related set
of dominant ideas, values, practices, an act appropriating funds for the
institutions and organizations that operation of the government of the
determine “who gets what” within a Republic of the Philippines from January
society. one to December thirty one, two
thousand, and for other purposes.
Becoming part of the mainstream means: General Appropriations Act (GAA) On
Programs/Projects
women and men have equitable access
to resources, including opportunities Section 27. Programs/Projects Related
and rewards. to Gender and Development (GAD). In
It implies equal participation in consultation with the National
influencing what is valued in shaping Commission on the Role of Filipino
options within society. Women (NCRFW), all departments
sharing equitably in the benefits of including their attached agencies,
development. offices, bureaus, agencies, state
offers the opportunity to influence who universities and colleges, government-
does what in a society, who owns (and owned and controlled corporations and
can own)what, who has access to jobs other instrumentalities, shall formulate
and income, who controls the society’s a GAD Plan, designed to empower
resources and institutions, who makes women and address gender issues, in
decisions, who sets priorities. accordance with R.A. 7192 and the
Philippine Plan for Gender-Responsive
There are four critical entry points to GAD
Development (PPGD), 1995-2025.
mainstreaming, namely: Policies, Programs and
Projects (PAPS), People, and Enabling Joint Circular 99-4 issued by the National
Mechanisms. Economic and Development Authority (NEDA),
the DBM and NCRFW, additional sets of
Levels in implementation gender
guidelines, as deemed necessary, shall be
mainstreaming in organizations
formulated, for the implementation of GAD-
Level 1: Foundation Formation related programs/projects/activities.
Level 2: installation of strategic
mechanisms
Level 3: GAD Application
Commitment enhancement and
institutionalization
Level 5: Replication and Innovation
