GROUP 1
INTERNATION
AL
COMMITMENT
S TO GENDER
EQUALITY IN
THE
ADVANCING THE RIGHTS
PHILIPPINES
AND EMPOWERMENT OF
WOMEN AND GIRLS
INTERNATIONAL
GENDER POLICY
A political policy that aims to promote and protect
women's rights as human rights. It seeks to
address gender-based discrimination and
inequalities through legal frameworks, social
service agencies, and development programs
INTERNATIONAL
COMMITMENTS
International commitments to capacity development focus on improving state
systems and technology to prevent online sexual abuse and exploitation (CSEA). These
commitments set shared objectives and promote a coordinated global response,
recognizing the need for political will to address CSEA online.
They create accountability for countries and businesses, enabling stakeholders to track
progress and compare efforts. Follow-up on commitments and progress measurement is
crucial for ensuring effectiveness. These commitments also encourage the sharing of
lessons and best practices, reduce policy fragmentation, and help align obligations across
regions and industries to combat harmful online content.
INTERNATIONAL
COMMITMENTS IN
THE PHILIPPINES
According to Philippine Commission On Women
(PWC) The Philippines has made leaps in
advancing gender equality and promoting the
empowerment of women and girls. While it
dropped to 16th rank in the 2019 Global Gender
Gap Index from 8th in 2018, the Philippines has
maintained its position as the most gender equal
country in Asia. The 2019 Global Gender Gap
Report of the World Economic Forum affirms that
the country has closed 78 percent of its gender
gap particularly in education attainment, economic
Reference: https://www.ohchr.org/en/treaty-bodies/cedaw participation and opportunity, and health and
STATISTICS
INTERNATIONAL
COMMITMENTS
IN THE PHILIPPINES
The Philippines is deeply committed to promoting
gender equality and empowering women and girls
through its adherence to various international
agreements. As a party to the Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women (CEDAW) and a key contributor to the Beijing
Platform for Action (BPfA) in 1995, the country
continues to actively engage in efforts to achieve
gender equality globally. The Philippines also supports
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,
specifically Goal 5, which aims to achieve gender
equality by 2030.
UNITED NATIONS
COMMITTEE ON THE
ELIMINATION OF
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST
WOMEN
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
The CEDAW Committee consists of 23 experts on women’s rights from around
the world.
The CEDAW treaty is a tool that helps women around the world to bring about
change in their daily life. In countries that have ratified the treaty, CEDAW
has proved invaluable in opposing the effects of discrimination, which include
violence, poverty, and lack of legal protections, along with the denial of
inheritance, property rights, and access to credit.
Reference:
Philippine reports to the CEDAW
Committee
• Concluding Comments of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Philippines – Initial
Report, 1984
• Concluding Comments of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Philippines – 2nd
Periodic Report, 1991
• Concluding Comments of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Philippines – 3rd and
4th Periodic Reports, 1997
• Concluding Comments of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Philippines – Combined
5th and 6th Periodic Report, 2006
• Ninth periodic report submitted by the Philippines under article 18 of the Convention, 2020
BEIJING PLATFORM FOR
ACTION
The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, or BPfA is a landmark document for
advancing women’s rights and gender equality worldwide, agreed upon during the
4th World Conference on women in 1995.
The international community came to a consensus and agreed to a comprehensive
blueprint of commitments supporting the full development of women and their
equality with men in 12 areas of concern:
(1) women and poverty; (2) education and training of women; (3) women and
health; (4) violence against women; (5) women and armed conflict; (6) women and
the economy; (7) women in power and decision-making; (8) institutional
mechanisms; (9) human rights of women; (10) women and media; (11) women and
the environment; (12) the girl child.
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BEIJING PLATFORM FOR
ACTION
The BPFA is a blueprint for advancing women's rights which aims to remove all the
obstacles to women's active participation in all spheres of public and private life,
through ensuring women a full and equal share in economic, social, cultural, and
political decision-making.
It imagines a world where each woman and girl can exercise her freedoms and
choices, and realize all her rights, such as to live free from violence, to go to
school, to participate in decisions, and to earn equal pay for equal work.It is also a
necessary and fundamental prerequisite for equality, development and peace.
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