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Bello lays down pro-women, LGBT measures to pursue if elected

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 08:14 PM

Vice presidential aspirant Walden Bello enumerated Tuesday the measures that he will pursue together with labor leader Leody De Guzman if elected in the 2022 polls. Read more »

‘Sweet day’ for Afghan sportswomen fleeing Taliban rule

Anne Levasseur, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 21 03:26 AM

The semi-regular flight to Doha, arranged by the Qatar government, has become a rare lifeline for Afghans with passports and visas. Read more »

From Luzon to Visayas to Mindanao, #GirlsCan

Aneth Ng-Lim
Updated as of Oct 11 04:37 PM

Today is International Day of the Girl, and I gladly grab the excuse to write about young girls and how we each can help set the stage for their brighter future. Read more »

Elton John kicks off world-spanning gigs for climate, vaccines

Eric Randolph, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 26 07:46 AM

A 'once-in-a-generation' global music event kicked off on Saturday with pop megastars BTS and Elton John launching Global Citizen Live -- 24 hours of shows around the world to raise awareness on climate change, vaccine equality and famine. Read more »

Pop royalty in 24-hour, world-spanning gigs for causes

Eric Randolph, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 11:36 PM

Global Citizen Live, a series of concerts in London, Rio, Sydney and beyond, will be broadcast globally from 1700 GMT for a full 24 hours. Read more »

Australia partners with firms for gender, mental health in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 03:00 PM

Eskwelabs and Mind You were identified as businesses that push for gender equality and mental health in the Philippines. Read more »

Canada donates P757 million to PH for dev't programs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 01:26 PM

Canada has donated P757 million to the Philippines for programs on COVID-19 response, women's health, education and aid for indigents in Mindanao. Read more »

Miss South Africa has first transgender contestant

Nqobile Dludla and Sisipho Skweyiya, Reuters
Posted at Aug 04 12:14 PM

The first transgender contestant in South Africa hopes she will inspire greater acceptance of the LGBTQI community. Read more »

When fathers care

Randee Cabaces
Updated as of Jul 01 02:21 PM

We can create a better future if we have more men who will challenge traditional thinking and recognize their equal share of care and domestic work responsibilities at home.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 14, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:17 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

'Male-dominated politics'

Peter Nicholls, Reuters
Posted at Jun 14 07:34 PM

Activists wearing masks depicting G7 leaders highlight male-dominated G7 leadership, during the G7 summit. Read more »

Heads of global organizations issue joint call for vaccine equality

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 02 05:10 AM

The aim is to vaccinate at least 40 percent of the global population by the end of the year, and at least 60 percent by the end of next year, so as to enable a lasting economic recovery. Read more »

Lowering height requirements for uniformed service opens opportunities to more Filipinos - senators

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 05:02 PM

The law also automatically waives such requirements to applicants from cultural communities and indigenous groups. Read more »

Duterte approves law lowering height requirement for PNP, other uniformed services

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 08:30 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law lowering the height requirement for the Philippine National Police and other uniformed services, according to a document that Malacañang released on Thursday.  Read more »

UN report says millions of women face restrictions on their body

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 14 02:12 PM

Nearly half the women in 57 countries around the world face restrictions on what they can do with their bodies, such as have sex, use contraception or seek health care, the UN said in a report Wednesday. Read more »

Pandemic delays gender parity by a generation: WEF

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 31 10:40 AM

The pandemic has rolled back years of progress towards equality between men and women, according to a report released Wednesday showing the crisis had added decades to the trajectory towards closing the gender gap.   Read more »

How sharing positive stories can empower every woman

Avon
Updated as of Mar 24 05:45 PM

Did you know that women find strength in listening to the experiences of other women and sharing their own? Read more »

Gender equality—Our unfinished business

Gustavo Gonzalez
Posted at Mar 20 10:12 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic has given us a wealth of lessons on gender equality. Lockdowns have exposed the enormous value of unpaid care and domestic work for the economy and how disproportionately this burden has been shouldered by women.  Read more »

Connected women are key to pandemic recovery in the Philippines

Beth Ann Lim, director for APAC Policy Programs and Government Outreach, Facebook
Posted at Mar 11 06:56 PM

Women represent half the world’s population and half of its potential to grow, create opportunities and to overcome poverty.  Read more »

Pandemic widens gender gap in Philippine e-commerce companies: study

Anna Gabrielle Cerezo
Posted at Mar 09 05:44 PM

While the e-commerce industry was one of the few businesses that thrived during the worldwide crisis, gender parity in Philippine-based online shopping companies also took a significant dip. Read more »