18-Day Campaign to End VAW begins

The Philippine Commission for Women (PCW), together with its partner agencies, launched the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women on Nov. 25 at the Aliw Theater in Pasay City.

With the theme “End VAW Now! It’s Our Duty! Gains and Ways Forward!”, the campaign will run from Nov. 25 to Dec. 12, marking the historic date when, in 2000, the United Nations (UN) Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime was opened for signature of UN memmber countries.

The campaign aims to raise awareness among stakeholders that VAW is an issue of national concern, and supports the government’s goal to protect the human rights of women and its commitment to address all forms of VAW.

The Civil Service Commission, as one of the lead advocates for women empowerment and gender equality, enjoined its male employees to take part in the HeForShe campaign, a solidarity movement for gender equality developed by UN Women to engage men and boys as advocates and agents of change for the achievement of gender equality and women’s rights.

Male employees of the CSC committed to take part in the fight against VAW by stating the oath: “I am one of billions of men who believe equality for women is a basic human right that benefits us all. And I commit to taking action against gender discrimination and violence in order to build a more just and equal world. I AM HE FOR SHE.”

The campaign encourages the males to speak out and take action against inequalities faced by women and girls.

The campaign also encourages the men in government to spread the advocacy via social media.

 

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SPREAD THE ADVOCACY!

• Retweet and share official content from HeForShe social media channels:

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• Share your insights and contribute to the global conversation on gender equality.
• Submit your impact story/image/video.
• Donate to the HeForShe campaign at www.HeForShe.org.
• Display the HeForShe logo on your website/blog.
• Introduce at least one close friend or relative to the HeForShe campaign and encourage him to participate in the campaign.

CSC celebrates Women’s Month 2014

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