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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 »

Women bear the brunt of virus fallout in workplace

Véronique Dupont, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 22 08:11 AM

The reverberating economic shock of the coronavirus crisis has delivered a massive setback for women because so many work in the badly exposed services sector, experts say.   Read more »

PHOTO STORY: COVID-19 can be fatal, so can gender-based violence

Text and photos by Bernice Beltran, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 07:29 AM

If her neighbors did not hear her calls for help on the night of March 15, Amy was certain that it would have been the end of her life. It was perhaps the only time when authorities took her seriously, and her abusive partner was finally sent to jail.   Read more »

Dela Rosa, Hontiveros want more female cops

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 01:24 AM

Two senators on Monday pushed to increase the number of policewomen in the Philippine National Police, saying gender should not be the basis of recruitment in the country's law enforcement agencies. Read more »

Same-sex couples' legal dependents to get equal benefits at Globe, telco says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 05 10:10 PM

Globe Telecom said the policy covers all regular employees who were married to their same-sex partners in countries where the marriage, civil union, civil partnership or registered partnership is legal.   Read more »

CHR calls for gender-equal society as world marks Women's Month

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 09:38 AM

MANILA - Despite efforts to uphold equal rights, there is still a need to promote women's rights for a gender-equal society, the Commission on Human Rights said Monday as the world celebrates Women's Month. Read more »

Robinsons Land makes it to Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 08:01 PM

The Filipino developer said it scored "high" in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index for equal representation in the workplace with its men to women in leadership positions ratio of 50:50. Seven out of every 11 employees are women.   Read more »

No sex, no babies: S.Korea's emerging feminists reject marriage

Beh Lih Yi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 20 08:13 AM

No dating, no sex, no marriage and no babies: 2 South Korean YouTubers who vow to stay single have caused uproar in the east Asian nation as it battles the world's lowest fertility rate.  Read more »

From nuns to astronauts: 10 women cracking the glass ceiling in 2019

Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Dec 27 03:07 PM

Countries around the world have promised gender equality by 2030, but in 2019 a new index showed that even the most advanced nations weren't doing enough to reach that goal.   Read more »

PH highlights 'critical interventions' in upholding women’s rights at Bangkok summit

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 08:49 PM

The Philippines touted on Wednesday “critical interventions” it has made in upholding women’s rights as ministers and civil society organizations from different countries gather here for a 3-day summit on the gender gap Read more »

Filipina to lead Asia-Pacific review of UN resolution advancing women’s rights

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 03:56 PM

Rhodora Bucoy, chair of the Philippine Commission on Women, was nominated by a representative from Japan and subsequently elected as chair of a closed working group that will prepare the outcome document of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Beijing+25 Review.   Read more »

Ivanka Trump says developing countries must do more to empower women to get US aid

Andrea Shalal, Reuters
Posted at Oct 19 12:32 PM

Developing countries that want to do business with the United States must do more to empower women and give them better access to the workforce, education and legal protections, White House adviser Ivanka Trump said on Friday. Read more »

SM malls to begin installing 'all-gender' restrooms in November

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 08:27 PM

All-gender restrooms will be installed in select SM Supermalls in the capital starting November, its operator said Thursday.  Read more »

Japanese MP makes waves by linking same-sex marriage to revising constitution

Linda Sieg, Reuters
Posted at Oct 04 06:51 PM

A conservative ally of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for discussion on revising Japan's constitution to allow same-sex marriage, annoying colleagues in the ruling party who are against it and also opposition parliamentarians who say enacting a simple law would clear the way. Read more »

Pinoy artist creates mural promoting gender identities

Albert Bataclan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 04:17 PM

A mural created by a Filipino-American artist promoting gender and equality awareness was unveiled at the Transgender Health and Wellness Center in Cathedral City, California.   Read more »

Philippines has room for more women in top corporate posts, MAP says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 12:02 PM

The Philippines needs to do more to bring more women to top corporate positions, a manager's guild says. The country still lacks enough women in so-called "c suite" posts despite improving its ranking in the world gender gap index, according to the Management Association of the Philippines. Read more »