The Magna Carta of Women is a Philippine law that aims to promote gender equality and women's empowerment. It mandates the abolishment of unequal structures that perpetuate discrimination against women. Specifically, it seeks to revise gender stereotypes in education, protect women's rights in the military and indigenous communities, increase women's participation in peace processes, and adopt measures to protect girls from abuse and ensure their access to education. The law also outlines various rights for women, such as equal rights within marriage and family, protection from violence, participation in society, health care, work opportunities, housing, and representation in policymaking. It provides additional protections and services for vulnerable women who have faced abuse, trafficking, armed conflict, detention,
The Magna Carta of Women is a Philippine law that aims to promote gender equality and women's empowerment. It mandates the abolishment of unequal structures that perpetuate discrimination against women. Specifically, it seeks to revise gender stereotypes in education, protect women's rights in the military and indigenous communities, increase women's participation in peace processes, and adopt measures to protect girls from abuse and ensure their access to education. The law also outlines various rights for women, such as equal rights within marriage and family, protection from violence, participation in society, health care, work opportunities, housing, and representation in policymaking. It provides additional protections and services for vulnerable women who have faced abuse, trafficking, armed conflict, detention,
The Magna Carta of Women is a Philippine law that aims to promote gender equality and women's empowerment. It mandates the abolishment of unequal structures that perpetuate discrimination against women. Specifically, it seeks to revise gender stereotypes in education, protect women's rights in the military and indigenous communities, increase women's participation in peace processes, and adopt measures to protect girls from abuse and ensure their access to education. The law also outlines various rights for women, such as equal rights within marriage and family, protection from violence, participation in society, health care, work opportunities, housing, and representation in policymaking. It provides additional protections and services for vulnerable women who have faced abuse, trafficking, armed conflict, detention,
Objective of the Law emphasize the right of women and institutionalizes the substantive equality of men and women.
-Equal opportunities for women but also their empowerment
Magna Carta of Women mandates the State to:
1. Abolish the unequal structures and practices that perpetrate
discrimination and inequality to women 2. Revise gender stereotypes and images in educational materials and curricula 3. Eliminate discrimination of women in the military, police and other similar services 4. Protect the rights of Moro and indigenous women t practice, promote and preserve their own culture, traditions, and institutions which are discriminatory to women 5. Increase the number of women participating in discussions and decision- making in the peace process including membership in peace panel 6. Ensure the development and inclusion of womens welfare and concerns in the peace agenda 7. Give special consideration for the specific needs of women in conflict- affected communities 8. Adopt measures to: # a. Protect girl-children from all forms of abuse and exploitation b. Eliminate all forms of discrimination against gir-children in education, health and nutrition and skills development c. Ensure equal access of Moro and indigenous girl-children in the Madaris, school of living culture and traditions and regular schools d. Develop gender-sensitive curriculum and books e. Ensure the sensitivity of regular schools to particular Moro and indigenous practices (halal food, Ramadan)
RIGHTS OF WOMEN
1. Equal rights in all matters relating to marriage and family relations
2. Right to be protected from all forms of violence 3. Right to be protected in times of disasters, calamities and other crisis situations 4. Right to participation and equitable representation in all spheres of society 5. Right against dismissal or expulsion from school due to pregnancy out of wedlock 6. Right to health 7. Right to special leave benefits 8. Right against discriminatory and derogatory portrayal in media and film 9. Right to decent work 10.Right to resources for Food Production 11.Right to livelihood, credit, capital and technology 12.Right to Education and Training 13.Right to information 14.Right to Housing 15.Right to representation and participation in policy-making body
Rights of Women in Especially Difficult Circumstances
Women in Especially Difficult Circumstances- refers to victims and survivors
of
a. sexual and physical abuse,
b. illegal recruitment, c. prostitution, d. trafficking, e. armed conflict, f. women in detention, g. victims and survivors of rape and incest h. other related circumstances which have incapacitated them functionally
-Mandates LGU to deliver the following services
temporary and protective custody
medical and dental services psychological evaluation counselling psychiatric evaluation legal services productivity skills capability building livelihood assistance job placement financial assistance transportation assistance