Ano nga ba ang kahalagahan ng pagdiriwang ng National Women's Month?
Summary
TLDRIn celebration of National Women's Month, this discussion highlights various initiatives led by the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW). The agency focuses on promoting gender equality and creating an inclusive society, emphasizing education, labor force participation, and political involvement for women. The video touches on ongoing efforts to close gender gaps, such as encouraging women in STEM fields and supporting women entrepreneurs. It also addresses the importance of engaging men and other genders as allies in the fight for women's rights and empowerment in the Philippines.
Takeaways
- 🎉 The script discusses the celebration of National Women's Month in March, with a focus on honoring women's contributions in various fields.
- 👩⚖️ The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) leads efforts to improve gender equality and empower women through various initiatives and programs.
- 🟣 This year's theme for National Women's Month is 'We for Gender Equality and Inclusive Society,' emphasizing the collective effort required for gender parity.
- 📚 Despite high literacy rates for women, there is a lower enrollment rate for women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields, highlighting the need for encouragement.
- 💼 Women's labor force participation is lower than men's at 51.2%, signaling the need for more opportunities for women in the workforce.
- 🗳 Women's political participation remains low at 23.4% of elected positions, compared to men's 76.6%.
- 🏛 However, women are well-represented in civil service roles, and there are more female judges than male judges.
- 📜 The PCW is advocating for legislation to protect women's rights and enhance labor and political participation, collaborating with government agencies, the private sector, and NGOs.
- 🛍 A focus on creating safe public spaces, such as malls, is being promoted, with efforts to raise awareness about the Safe Spaces Act to ensure women's safety in public areas.
- 💡 Women entrepreneurs, particularly in MSMEs, are significant contributors to the economy, and 51% of MSMEs registered with the DTI are women-owned, employing a large number of women.
Q & A
What is the focus of the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) during the National Women's Month celebration?
-The focus of PCW during National Women's Month is to elevate the status of women across various fields by promoting gender equality and providing more opportunities for women in areas like education, labor force participation, and political representation.
How is this year's theme for National Women's Month different from previous themes?
-This year's theme is 'We for Gender Equality and Inclusive Society,' which emphasizes that the month is not only for women but for everyone to work together to achieve gender equality. The theme will be used until 2028, aligning with the current administration's goals.
What are some of the challenges faced by women in the Philippines in terms of education?
-Despite higher functional and basic literacy rates among women compared to men, there is a lower enrollment of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) courses, which are often stereotyped as male-dominated fields.
What is the current labor force participation rate for women in the Philippines?
-The labor force participation rate for women in the Philippines is 51.2%, which is lower compared to men, who have a participation rate of 78.1%.
What gaps exist in women's political participation in the Philippines?
-Women hold only 23.4% of elective positions in the Philippines, compared to 76.6% held by men. This indicates a significant gap in political participation for women.
What initiatives is the PCW pushing to address these gaps in gender equality?
-The PCW is advocating for the Women's Priority Legislative Agenda, which includes laws to protect women's rights and increase their participation in the labor force and political arenas. They are also partnering with government agencies, the private sector, and NGOs.
How does the PCW's work benefit the economy of the Philippines?
-PCW's efforts, such as promoting the Safe Spaces Act and supporting women entrepreneurs through digital platforms, contribute to a safer, more inclusive society, which can enhance consumer confidence and stimulate economic growth. Women-led MSMEs also help employ a significant percentage of the workforce, further boosting the economy.
What is the significance of 'Purple Friday' during National Women's Month?
-'Purple Friday' is a way for people to show their support for women's rights and the National Women's Month activities by wearing purple, the color associated with the advocacy for gender equality.
What role can men and other genders play in advancing the cause of gender equality?
-Men and other genders can support women's empowerment by actively participating in advocacy initiatives, helping with unpaid care work at home, and promoting gender equality in various social and professional spaces.
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the division of unpaid care work between men and women?
-During the pandemic, women were found to spend an average of 13 hours per day on unpaid care work. PCW encourages men to share household responsibilities to give women more time for personal development, education, and entrepreneurial activities.
Outlines
💁♀️ Women's Month and PCW Programs
This paragraph introduces the Philippine Commission on Women's (PCW) role in celebrating National Women's Month, highlighting various programs aimed at improving women's lives in the Philippines. The PCW advocates for gender equality and women's empowerment through initiatives in areas such as education, employment, and political participation. The host introduces Christine Balmes, Deputy Executive Director for Operations at PCW, to discuss the theme of this year’s celebration: 'We for Gender Equality and Inclusive Society'.
📊 Gender Gaps in Education, Labor, and Politics
Christine Balmes outlines the gaps in gender equality within education, labor force participation, and political representation in the Philippines. Despite improvements, there are challenges in STEM education, where fewer women enroll compared to men, and labor force participation, where women's participation remains lower. She also highlights the underrepresentation of women in political offices, noting that while women dominate in the civil service and judiciary, their participation in elective positions is still limited.
⚖️ PCW's Legislative Efforts for Women
PCW is actively promoting legislative measures under its Women’s Priority Legislative Agenda to protect and enhance women's rights, particularly in labor and political sectors. Balmes emphasizes the agency’s partnerships with government agencies, private sectors, and non-government organizations to support women's empowerment. She highlights how men and other genders can also contribute to the advocacy by supporting initiatives aimed at women’s advancement.
🛍️ Economic Empowerment through Safe Spaces and MSMEs
The paragraph focuses on PCW’s collaboration with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to promote the Safe Spaces Act in public areas, particularly malls, ensuring protection for all visitors. Additionally, Christine discusses the impact of women entrepreneurs and MSMEs (Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises), with 51% of these businesses registered to women, contributing significantly to the economy. Events such as forums and partnerships with organizations like UN Women aim to promote women's entrepreneurship, furthering economic empowerment.
👩🔬 Men’s Role in Gender Equality
This section emphasizes the importance of men’s involvement in household work to alleviate the burden on women, particularly unpaid care work. A study conducted by PCW revealed that women spend an average of 13 hours a day on household tasks. Encouraging men to share these responsibilities would free up more time for women to engage in personal development, education, and small business ventures.
🎉 Closing Remarks on Women Empowerment
In conclusion, the program reiterates the significance of the initiatives spearheaded by PCW and how they contribute to the empowerment and protection of women’s rights. The host thanks Christine Balmes for her participation, wishing success for PCW’s ongoing projects. The message to all viewers, both men and women, is to continue advancing gender equality, with a final greeting for National Women's Month.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Philippine Commission on Women (PCW)
💡Gender Equality
💡Inclusive Society
💡STEM Education
💡Labor Force Participation
💡Political Representation
💡Safe Spaces Act
💡Women Entrepreneurs
💡Women’s Priority Legislative Agenda
💡Multitasking
Highlights
The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) is dedicated to improving women's status in various fields, from promoting equal rights to expanding opportunities.
This year's theme for National Women's Month is 'We for Gender Equality and Inclusive Society,' which extends until 2028 and emphasizes the role of everyone in promoting gender equality.
Women are encouraged to enroll in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) courses to address the gender disparity in these traditionally male-dominated fields.
Despite higher functional and basic literacy rates among women, their enrollment in STEM courses and participation in the labor force remain significantly lower than men's.
The labor force participation rate for women is 51.2%, compared to 76.1% for men, indicating a large gap that needs to be addressed.
Political participation of women in elective positions is only 23.4%, while men hold 76.6% of such positions, highlighting another area where gender inequality persists.
Although more women serve in the civil service and the judiciary, the gap in political representation remains significant.
PCW is pushing for the Women's Priority Legislative Agenda, which includes laws aimed at protecting women and increasing their labor force and political participation.
PCW collaborates not only with government agencies but also with private sectors and NGOs to promote women's empowerment.
More than half (51%) of the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) registered with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) are owned by women, contributing significantly to the economy.
Women-owned MSMEs employ 62% women, showing the impact of female entrepreneurship on boosting economic participation.
The Safe Spaces Act promotes safe environments, such as in malls, where women can feel protected, contributing to overall economic growth.
Activities supporting women’s empowerment, such as forums with women entrepreneurs sharing their digital platform experiences, were held in collaboration with organizations like UN Women and SM Supermalls.
Men are encouraged to support gender equality by participating in domestic tasks, which would give women more time to engage in personal development, education, and entrepreneurship.
PCW studies show that women spend an average of 13 hours a day on unpaid household work, emphasizing the need for shared responsibilities to allow women more time for other productive activities.
Transcripts
at sa patuloy na pakikiisa po natin sa
pagdiriwang ng buwan po ng mga
kababaihan ay pag-uusapan po natin ng
mga programa na inilatag po ng ating mga
ahensya partikular na ang Philippine
Commission on women of pcw pero bago
iyan panoorin muna natin
ito sa Buwan ng Marso kung Saan
ipinagdiriwang natin ang national
women's month sa gitna ng pagpupugay sa
kababaihan ang Philippine Commission on
women na isang ahensya ng ating gobyerno
ang patuloy na tumututok upang itaas ang
antas ng kababaihan sa iba't ibang
larangan sa kanilang pangunguna maraming
proyekto na ang isinagawa upang
suportahan at palakasin ang kapakanan ng
mga kababaihan sa ating bayan mula sa
pagtataguyod ng pantay na karapatan
hanggang sa pagpapalawak ng oportunidad
ang pcw ay nagsusulong ng pagbabago at
pag-unlad para sa mga modernang Filipina
kaya naman ngayong umaga alamin natin
ang M hakbang na kanilang ginagawa upang
palakasin ang boses at karapatan ng
bawat kababaihan lang sa rice and Shine
Pilipinas ang kaugnay po niyan Ay
makakasamang po muli natin live si Ma'am
Christine Balmes and deputy executive
Director for operations and Philippine
Commission and women Magandang umaga po
and Welcome back sa aming studio Maam
Good morning po Good morning Dian Good
morning Joshua at Good morning sa ating
mga manonood a Happy National women's
month sa lahat happy women's month po
ma'am christin at Pansin ko lahat tayo
taga Batangas o Oo nga tangg natin to si
Ma'am christin alr Paano po ba naiiba
ang tema po ah Ngayong taon para po sa
National women's month kumpara ng mga
past themes at Ano po ang kahalagahan po
ng temang ito well Ngayong taon ang
ating tema ay we for gender equality and
inclusive society Ah hindi lang siya
ngayong taon hanggang sa 2028 siya um
ito ay for this administration So ano ba
Iyung pagkakaiba nito Yung we kasi dito
ay women and everyone so kumbaga
sinasabi natin na hindi lang itong buwan
na' para sa kababaihan kailangan natin
na magsama-sama lahat ng buong society
para maka-cycle
48 countries at kung yung grado na
79.1 ay mataas na grado ito ibig sabihin
malapit na nating ma-achieve Iyung
gender parity Pero marami pa rin tayong
hamon halimbawa na lamang pagdating sa
education bagam Mat mataas yyung
functional literacy rate at basic
literacy rate ng ating mga kababaihan
kumpara sa kalalakihan mababa Iyung
enrollment natin pagdating sa science
and technology and Uh engineering and
Mathematics na courses So yung stem so
we do encourage na ah kasi itong stem
courses di ba halos na stereotype siya
na panglalaki lamang Oo pero
ine-encourage natin na sana mas maraming
babae yung mag-enroll dito isa pang
hamon natin ay yung ating labor force
participation mas mataas kasi ang labor
force participation ng mga kalalakihan
at
7.1% ang babae naman ay ah 51.2 per
lamang So marami pa tayong mga
kababaihan na hindi pa nakakapasok sa
Labor force sa iba't ibang dahilan um
Kaya naman gusto sana nating i-open
yyung opportunity for them regardless
yyung kanilang gender yyung kanilang ah
ability regardless ng kanilang ah mga
biases so ah sana ay ngayong taong ito
ma-high natin ito sa National women's
month celebration um meron din tayong
isa pang gusto sanang masolusyonan na
hamon ito yung ating women's political
participation medyo mababa ang
participation ng ating mga kababaihan
pagdating sa elective positions ah
23.4% lamang ng mga elective positions
ang kababaihan kump paraa sa 76.6 per na
e mga kalalakihan sa elective positions
Oo ' ba Medyo malaki talaga siya um Pero
pagdating naman sa civil service ah Mas
marami ang mga kababaihan na nasa sa
gobyerno at nagsisilbi sa ating mga
kababayan Ah meron din tayong pwedeng
ipagmalaki na mas marami ang mga judges
na kababaihan kumpara sa kalalakihan
Pero yun nga malaki pa rin yung gap sa
political participation Okay judiciary
marami tayong mga babae Okay so
Nabanggit ni Ma'am ano na marami pa ring
mga gaps in terms of Education labor
partici participation political
representation So ano po ang mga mai pa
nating gawin para po mabawasan itong gap
na ito ah ang Philippine Commission on
women ay may mga isinusulong na batas sa
na tinatawag naming women's priority
legislative agenda at kasama dito yung
pagsusulong nga ng mga batas para
maprotektahan natin ang ating mga
kababaihan at maisulong pa Iyung ah
labor force participation Iyung
political participation at iba pa ah
maliban dito ay nakikipagtulungan kami
at nakikipag partner not only with other
government agency but also with the
private sector at pati na rin ang ating
mga non-government organizations both
internationally and locally Okay so
women empowerment talaga mm totoo at
saka dapat um ki nga ay we hindi ng mga
babae kati kayong mga kay kasama namin
kayo sa laban na ito kay mga allies
namin ano at pero Iyung speaking of the
activities that you have this month um
Paano niyo sa tingin to makakatulong sa
ekonomiya from your perspective Ah yung
mga activities namin ngayong buwan na to
ah sinimulan namin ito nung March 1 na
Nagkaroon kami ng ah
pa-track holders ng ah Isang malaking
mall dito sa Metro Manila na may mga
branches sa buong Pilipinas Ah kasama
namin dito ang Department of Labor and
Employment Bakit ito mahalaga At bakit
palagay namin na ito'y makakatulong sa
pagsusulong ng ekonomiya ng ating bansa
um dito kasi pino-promote namin yung
safe spaces act kung saan ah i-empower
ang mga Ah security guards at mga tenan
kasi malalaman nila kung ano na yung
nilalaman nitong batas ano yung
ine-expect ng batas na ito sa kanila at
dahil dito magiging safe spaces ang
ating mga malls magiging ah confident
tayo na mas magpunta sa mall mamasyal
dahil alam natin na protektado tayo at
safe tayo maliban dito nitong March 8
nagkaroon din kami ng isang ah malaking
forum sa isang mall naman sa Taguig ah
partner ang un women At sasabihin ko na
ang SM supermalls ah kung saan ah
nagkaroon tayo ng ah pagtitipon ng mga
women entrepreneurs at saka mga women na
mga empowered talaga who share their
experiences on using different digital
platforms ah kung paano din nila
napo-promote yyung ah karapatan ng ating
mga kababaihan ah Alam niyo po ah 51% ng
msme na Reg sa dti ay puro kababaihan so
malaking porsyento ng mga msme at
nakakatuwa ng they are able to help 62%
ng kanilang mga na-employ ay kababaihan
so talagang women empowerment siya at
ibig sabihin Ito ay patuloy na
maitutulak natin yung ekonomiya ng ating
bansa sa pagtulong sa ating mga women
micro medium and small enterprise m
diskarte kasi mga babae ataka
multitasker EO correct correct nabangit
yung kanina ano yung kumbaga papel din
ng mga kalalakihan and even other
genders Ano po ba yung mga Maaari po
nilang gawin para makisali ito sa ating
adbokasiya para sa mga kababaihan Ay
syempre ah maging supportive kayo sa mga
activities ng ah women's month una
Friday kasi ngayon so purple Friday siya
So ang
pagwawari friday next week pwede ka
na Ay pagpapakita ng ating ah pag
suporta
na ko lamang n panahon ng pandemya
nagkaroon ng pagaral ang pcw un women at
oxfam at tiningnan namin kung ano yung
average number of hours a day na
iginugugol ng mga kababaihan sa gawaing
bahay o unpaid care work at ito ay 13
hours a day so sa 24 hours May 13 Hours
na silang gumagawa ng gawaing bahay ah
makakatulong ang mga kalalakihan dito
kung tutulong sila sa ga
itong mas maraming oras ang mga
kababaihan para sa sarili nila para
ma-enjoy naman nila at ma enrich pa nila
ang kanilang mga sarili makagawa sila ng
ibang activities like pag-aaral o pag
kakaroon ng mga small businesses o
sidelines para dahil meron na silangang
oras dahil ang mga kalalakihan sa
kanilang tahanan ay tumutulong sa kanila
sige ako maglalaba mamaya ako na
maghuhugas ng pinggan ako na rin
magluluto Pero ito Ma'am panghuli na po
mensahe po para sa ating mga manonood na
kababaihan gayon din po sa ating mga
kalalakihan ah Ngayon pong National
women's month ay atin pong ah saloobin o
ating
i-advance so muli po sa ating mga
manonood at sa inyo Happy National
women's month happy women's at Mabuhay
po kayo at ang mga colleagues po ninyo
sa pcw nakakatuwang marinig ano na yung
programa ng Philippine Commission and
women para mas magbigyan kakayahan at
ingatan pa ang karapatan ng ating mga
kababaihan Maraming salamat po ma'am
Christine B sa muling pagbisita sa aming
programa More power po sa inyo at sana'y
maging successful ang inyong mga
proyekto sa inyong ahensya
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