INTRO-TO-GENDER-CONCEPTS GENDER AND SOCIETY.pdf

Intro to Gender and Society Module 1

1. City of Antipolo Institute of Technology
College of Construction Engineering Technology and Management
2
nd
Sem, A.Y 2023-2024
Introduction to Gender
Concepts

2. Learning Objectives
•Todefinegender,genderconcepts,andterminologies.
•Toidentifythedifferencebetweensexandgender.
•Todiscussthedifferencebetweensexrolesandgenderroles.
•Toexploretherelationshipbetweengenderandpower.
Learning Outcomes
•Students will have a sound understanding of gender concepts
and terminologies.

3. DEFINITION OF GENDER

4. GENDER
Refers to those
characteristics and
roles of men and
women that are
socially constructed.
Social roles and
relations between
men and women in
the society.
It affects all parts of
our lives (social,
economic, and
political.)
It changes over time.
It is what we expect
men and women to
behave.
It is about how power
is used and shared.

6. GENDER EQUALITY AND EQUITY

7. What does equality and equity mean?
Equality simply means everyone is treated the same way,
regardless of need or any other individual difference. Equity, on
the other hand, means everyone is provided with what they
need to succeed.
https://risetowin.org

8. GENDER EQUALITY

9. •Entailstheconceptthatallhumanbeings,bothmen
andwomen,arefreetodeveloptheirpersonalabilities
andmakechoiceswithoutthelimitationssetby
stereotypes,rigidgenderroles,andprejudices.
•Genderequalitymeansthatthedifferentbehaviors,
aspirations,andneedsofwomenandmenare
considered,valued,andfavoredequally.
•Itdoesnotmeanthatwomenandmenhavetobecome
thesame,buttheirrights,responsibilitiesand
opportunitieswillnotdependonwhethertheyareborn
maleorfemale.

10. GENDER EQUITY

11. •Meansfairnessoftreatmentforwomenandmen,
accordingtotheirrespectiveneeds.
•Thismayincludeequaltreatmentortreatmentthat
isdifferentbutconsideredequivalentintermsof
rights,benefits,obligations,andopportunities.
•Inthedevelopmentcontext,agenderequitygoal
oftenrequiresbuilt-inmeasurestocompensatefor
thehistoricalandsocialdisadvantageofwomen.

12. GENDER ANALYSIS

13. •Isatoolorsetoftoolstoassistinstrengthening
developmentplanning,implementation,monitoring
andevaluation,andtomakeprogramsand
projectsmoreefficientandrelevant.
•Genderanalysisshouldgobeyondcataloging
differencestoidentifyinginequalitiesand
assessingrelationshipsbetweenmenandwomen.

14. •Genderanalysishelpsustoframequestions
aboutwomen’sandmen’srolesandrelationsto
avoidmakingassumptionsaboutwhodoeswhat,
when,andwhy.
•Theaimofsuchanalysisistoformulate
developmentinterventionsthatarebettertargeted
tomeetbothwomen’sandmen’sneedsand
constraints.

15. GENDER EMPOWERMENT

16. •Impliespeople–bothwomenandmen–taking
controlovertheirlivesbysettingtheirown
agendas,gainingskills(orhavingtheirownskills
andknowledgerecognized),increasingtheirself-
confidence,solvingproblems,anddeveloping
self-reliance.
•Itisbothaprocessandanoutcome.

17. •Empowermentimpliesanexpansioninwomen’s
abilitytomakestrategiclifechoicesinacontext
wherethisabilitywaspreviouslydeniedtothem.

18. GENDER MAINSTREAMING

19. Is a strategy for making women’s, as well as men’s,
concerns and experiences an integral dimension in
the design, implementation, monitoring, and
evaluation of policies and programs in all political,
economic, and social spheres so that women and
men benefit equally, and inequality is not
perpetuated.

20. •The ultimate goal is to achieve gender equality.
•Gender mainstreaming should be done in all areas
and at all levels in society.

21. GENDER APPROACHES

22. Gender-neutral approaches
Gender aware (responsive)
approaches
Gender transformative
approaches

23. City of Antipolo Institute of Technology
College of Construction Engineering Technology and Management
2
nd
Sem, A.Y 2023-2024
Legal Basis for the Study
of Gender and Society

24. CMO 1, s. 2015
Establishing the policies and guidelines on gender
and development in the Commission on Higher
Education and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
https://pcw.gov.ph/2015-18-day-campaign-to-end-vaw-2

25. CMO 1, s. 2015
mandates the mainstreaming of gender In the academe. It calls
for gender-responsive:
1)administrative policies
2)curriculum,
3)research, and
4) outreach.
The successful Implementation of the CMO will depend on the
gender consciousness and commitment to gender equality of
administrators and faculty of educational institutions .
https://pcw.gov.ph/2015-18-day-campaign-to-end-vaw-2

26. CEDAW 1981
•Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), is signed on
July 15, 1980, and ratified on August 5, 1981.
•Is obliged to pursue and implement programs, projects
and activities that will contribute to the achievement of
women’s empowerment and gender equality.
https://www.scribd.com/document/366435682/CHED-Memorandum-Order-No-1-Series-of-2015

27. CEDAW 1981
•Known as the International Bill of Rights of Women,
the CEDAW was adopted by the UN General Assembly
in 1979 and entered into the force as an international
treaty on September 3, 1981, consisting of a preamble
and 30 articles. It defines what constitutes
discrimination against women and set up an agenda for
national action to end such discrimination.
https://www.scribd.com/document/366435682/CHED-Memorandum-Order-No-1-Series-of-2015

28. CEDAW 1981
The CEDAW defines discrimination against women as “any
distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex
which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the
recognition, enjoyable or exercise by women, irrespective of their
marital status on a basis of equality of men and women, of
human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political,
economic, social, cultural, civil, or any other field.”
https://www.scribd.com/document/366435682/CHED-Memorandum-Order-No-1-Series-of-2015
CEDAW, Part 1, Article 1

29. BPFA 1995
•The CEDAW is complemented by the Beijing Platform
for Action (BPFA), the resulting document of the Fourth
UN World Conference on Women held in Beijing in
September 1995. The BPFA is an “agenda for women’s
empowerment aimed at removing all obstacles to
women’s active participation in all spheres of public and
private life through a full and equal share in economic,
social, cultural and political decision-making at home, in
the workplace and in the wider national and international
communities. Equality is a matter of human rights and a
condition for social justice.”
https://www.scribd.com/document/366435682/CHED-Memorandum-Order-No-1-Series-of-2015

30. CEDAW 1991 & BPFA 1995
The country’s compliance with the CEDAW and
BPFA, which it adopted in 1995, holds much
significance in the drive towards gender
awareness and sensitivity, and more important,
in the institutionalization of gender policies,
standards, and guidelines as a way of life for the
Philippines.
https://www.scribd.com/document/366435682/CHED-Memorandum-Order-No-1-Series-of-2015

31. PHL Constitution Art. II, Sec. 14
1987 Philippine Constitution- Article II, Sec. 14
provides that the State recognizes the role of women
in nation-building and shall ensure that fundamental
equality before the law of women and men.
https://mimaropa.denr.gov.ph/index.php/bid-opportunities/regl-ofc/gender-development

32. RA 7192
•Women in Development and Nation-Building
Institutionalizing gender concerns in national
development efforts by adopting the GAD (Gender and
Development) approach in policies and programs.
•directs all government agencies to institute measures
that would eliminate gender bias in government
policies, programs, and projects, to ensure that women
are given the means to participate fully in development
and nation-building.
https://mimaropa.denr.gov.ph/index.php/bid-opportunities/regl-ofc/gender-development

33. RA 9710 (Magna Carta of Women)
•TheMagna Carta of Women (MCW)is a comprehensive women’s
human rights law that seeks to eliminate discrimination through the
recognition, protection, fulfillment, and promotion of the rights of
Filipino women, especially those belonging to the marginalized
sectors of society.
•It is the local translation of the provisions of theConvention on
the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
(CEDAW), particularly in defining gender discrimination, state
obligations, substantive equality, and temporary special measures.
It also recognizes human rights guaranteed by the International
Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).
https://pcw.gov.ph/faq-republic-act-9710-the-magna-carta-of-women