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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 »

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 »

'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 »

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 »

Women's rights: Long way to go after century of progress

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 07 05:30 AM

A World Economic Forum study found that at present rates of change gender parity still won't happen in our lifetimes. Read more »

Supreme Court allows legitimate child to use mother’s surname

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 11:50 PM

A legitimate child can now choose to use the surname of either parents as last name, the Supreme Court ruled, recognizing “the fundamental equality of women and men before the law” and invoking the State's duty to "dismantle" patriarchy.  Read more »

Catriona Gray says 'capacity to be a leader is not determined by gender'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 03:27 PM

Catriona Gray has also weighed in on the remark recently made by President Rodrigo Duterte that the country's highest elective post is "not for women" because “the emotional set-up of a woman and a man is totally different.”   Read more »

Duterte's anti-women leadership remark 'deflates' gender equality campaign: Robredo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 01:34 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-women leadership remark "deflates" the fight for gender equality, Vice President Leni Robredo said Sunday.   Read more »

Dacera case ipinakitang kulang ang publiko sa kaalaman sa rape culture, gender equality

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 04:03 PM

Ayon sa mga eksperto, nailabas ng kuwento ni Christine Dacera ang malaking kakulangan sa kaalaman ng publiko hinggil sa rape culture at gender equality. Read more »

UN to tackle gender equality, chief calls it 'greatest' rights challenge

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Posted at Oct 01 01:23 PM

Over the past week, 190 countries addressed the United Nations General Assembly, nearly all of them represented by presidents, prime ministers and ministers. Only nine of them were women. Read more »

Japan Airlines embraces gender neutral greetings

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 28 03:42 PM

Japan Airlines is ditching the phrase "ladies and gentlemen" and instead embracing gender neutral terms during in-flight and airport announcements from next month, the company said Monday. Read more »

Dela Rosa tells Drilon: You are my 'idol' in lawmaking

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 03 10:52 PM

Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa on Monday called Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon his "idol" in lawmaking as the two senators debated on a proposal that sought to increase the number of women in the police force. Read more »