The Civil Service Commission (CSC) took part again in the observance of the National Women’s Month themed “Juana, ang Tatag Mo ay Tatag Natin sa Pagbangon at Pagsulong!” As the nation’s premier human resource agency, CSC has been actively participating in policy making and various advocacy initiatives to promote women’s rights.
CSC GADvocates celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8 at the Quirino Grandstand, Luneta Park, Manila.
Addressing officials and employees during the kick-off ceremony at the beginning of the month, CSC Chairman Francisco T. Duque III cited the importance of the role of men and women in upholding gender equity. “It is a call to recognize equity and fairness in a world where discrimination and violence thrive. While we emphasize women’s role in nation building, we also call on the men to be fellow advocates for the cause of gender equity,” Chairman Duque said.
Ten thousand participants from women’s groups, delegation from national and local government, academic institutions, and civil society organizations try to set a Guinness World Record of the most participated woman symbol formation during the kick-off activity of the 2014 Women’s Month celebration.
Countries around the world held relevant activities in celebration of the International Women’s Day on March 8. The CSC also joined the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) as it led the nation’s kick-off event, “The Women’s Human Symbol Forming,” held at the Quirino Grandstand with over 10,000 participants. The event attempted to set a world record of the world’s most participated women symbol forming event. CSC Gender and Development Advocates or GADvocates participated in the said event.
CSC also continues to ensure awareness of gender issues and concerns among its employees. A focus group discussion on gender mainstreaming in human resource management was held March 21 at the CSC Central Office. It aims to incorporate gender dimensions into the various HR initiatives of the Commission. The CSC also chairs the technical working group on Women and Leadership for the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) and participated in the recent meeting led by PCW to prepare the Philippine status report to the United Nations. This forms part of the CSC’s commitment to ensure 50-50 gender representation in managerial positions in government, as enshrined in Republic Act No. 9710 or the Magna Carta of Women.
On March 31, CSC will cap Women’s Month activities with the annual Piknik sa Kalikasan. The picnic brings together men and women of CSC to remind them of the CSC’s continuing commitment to Gender and Development (GAD). This year’s picnic will also serve as a venue to launch the new guidelines of the Gawad Kawayan, a recognition program for GAD champions in the CSC.n
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