Advocates for Women’s Rights: Oxfam and Partners Call for a Just and Equal Future
Oxfam Pilipinas recently and partner organizations gathered at Eastwood City Mall in Quezon City to highlight the importance of addressing inequalities faced by women and...
Creating income and job opportunities for women
Joblessness falls among both men and women. A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey reveals that “adult joblessness has been consistently higher among women than among...
Empowering Filipino women in the digital age
Women would rather empower themselves than wait for opportunities to open their doors. My children were in college when I realized I wanted to get...
Statement by World March of Women – Pilipinas on International Women’s Day 2019
Statement of the World March of Women – Pilipinas International Women’s Day 2019: Celebrating Hard-won Victories; Affirming the Women’s Role in the Forefront of Women...
#TakeBackTheTech: 16 days of activism vs gender-based violence, Nov 25 to Dec 10
Take Back the Tech! leads several campaigns at various points in the year, but their biggest annual campaign takes place during 16 Days of Activism...
Duterte’s misuse of power–the power of the Office of the President
“No President–that means all presidents, including Mr. Duterte–should abuse power by placing women on the spot to agree or disagree to a sexual favor.“ Florin Hilbay —...
30 examples of Duterte’s sexist remarks #BabaeAko
The #BabaeAko social media campaign to fight the sexist remarks and misogynistic behavior of President Duterte is gaining so much ground. Tonyo Cruz said it...
International Women’s Day a reminder that the struggle for women’s rights is far from over
May the celebration of International Women’s Day remind us that our work in advancing women’s rights is not yet done, and it will not be...
Women Talk Back: We Are Not All Vagina
The role of women in Philippine media from the years before the EDSA people power revolt to the present “Dal-a na. Ingna ang mga sundalo....
Duterte and portrayal of women in 10 of his speeches
by Reuben James Barrete, as originally published in his Facebook account. In recent months, I collected some of the transcripts of the President’s speeches to...
10 things you need to know about the Divorce Bill in Congress
The proposed bill titled “An Act Instituting Divorce and Absolute Dissolution of Marriage in the Philippines”, substituted House Bills 116, 1062, 2380 and 6027 and...
Excuse me, women empowerment is not family abandonment
It had to happen in March which, ironically, is National Women’s Month. At a recent signing of a memorandum of agreement with the Metro...
Misogyny in the Philippines: A deep-seated societal and familial problem
The Oxford Dictionaries define misogyny as “dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women”. Sexual harassment, on the other hand, is defined as “unwelcome...
Putting women at the front and center
“You can’t marginalize more than half of the globe’s population and expect to see any meaningful solutions to the problems that ail the world.” –...