As part of its celebration of Women’s Month, the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) launched the Review of Women’s Studies Volume XXXII, Number 2 on 19 March 2024 at the UPCWGS Conference Room.
The Review of Women’s Studies (RWS) is a refereed journal published by the UPCWGS. The journal serves as a forum where ideas on issues and concerns affecting the lives of women, seen from the analytical perspectives of different disciplines, may be exchanged. It encourages and seeks to publish research that employs feminist methodologies and that adheres to the principles of feminist research, bearing in mind the intersectionality of gender, class, religion, age, and education.
Reconceptualizing Victimhood and Resiliency: Transnational Narratives of Filipinas in Canada by Rose Ann Torres and Dionisio Nyaga
Kabuwanan ni Nena: Pregnancy Experiences of Early Adolescent Mothers in Metro Manila, Philippines by Hanna May F. Rosario
#InstaMoms: Filipina Influencers on Idealized Contemporary Motherhood by Veronica L. Gregorio and Cleve V. Arguelles
On Consent and Resistance: CEDAW as a Framework for Reinterpreting Evidentiary Presumptions in Rape Cases by Stephanie Ann B. Lopez
“Why So Heteronormative?”: A Multimodal Analysis of GBV Representations in Campaign and Advocacy Materials by Irish Joy G. Deocampo
Book Review
Mula sa Ligalig ng Digma Hanggang sa Bagabag ng Kapayapaan: Pagsusuring Kontekstwal sa Violence Against Women in Times of War and Peace ni Aida F. Santos by Jason F. Pozon
Creative Work
Women in Sports by Eloisa May P. Hernandez
You may view the journal here until 30 April 2024.
As part of its celebration of Women’s Month, the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) conducted an Art Therapy for Senior Citizen Community Leaders on 12 March 2024 at the UPCWGS Conference Room. The event was facilitated by Dr. Marianne Charisse N. Cuezon, an expressive arts facilitator from The Arts and Health Institute (TAHI) by Magis Creative Spaces. Participants were senior citizen community leaders from Brgy. UP Campus. The art therapy session is designed to facilitate the therapeutic process by using art as a method for exploration and discovery of personal experiences and emotional expression.
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The United Nations (UN) Gender Thematic Group (GTG), in collaboration with several partners including the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS); Bayi, Inc.; SafeCity; the UP Center for Women’s Studies Foundation, Inc. (UPCWSFI); and the UP College of Fine Arts, organized an experiential exhibit titled “Walk in Her Shoes” to support the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW). A program at the closing of the exhibit was held on 29 February 2024 (Thursday), 10:00 AM at the College of Fine Arts, UP Diliman. Members of women’s groups, persons with disability, youth including young men allies, and LGBTQ were invited to the event. Participants were given art materials and were asked to paint images that respond to the prompt “Pangarap Kong Komunidad na Ligtas sa Karahasan.” There were also a song number, a dance number, and solidarity messages from event partners.
The exhibit, initially launched in December 2023 and previously housed at the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), showcases stories from various sectors of women and girls, highlighting the different forms of gender-based violence they encounter on a daily basis. The primary goal of the exhibit is to raise awareness about the pervasive nature of VAW, encourage reflection on the prevailing social norms that perpetuate this harmful behavior, and mobilize action to eradicate VAW.
The United Nations (UN) Gender Thematic Group (GTG), in collaboration with several partners including the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS); Bayi, Inc.; SafeCity; the UP Center for Women’s Studies Foundation, Inc. (UPCWSFI); and the UP College of Fine Arts, organized an experiential exhibit titled “Walk in Her Shoes” to support the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW). A program at the exhibit opening was held on 20 February 2024 (Tuesday), 10:00 AM at the College of Fine Arts (Arts and Design Building), UP Diliman. Speakers during the event included Asst. Prof. Lisa Ito-Tapang of the UP College of Fine Arts; Dr. Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran, Director of the UPCWGS; Jose Roi Avena, Assistant Country Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); and Ma. Rosalyn G. Mesina, Country Coordinator of UN Women.
The exhibit, initially launched in December 2023 and previously housed at the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), was relocated to its new venue at the UP College of Fine Arts and is accessible to visitors until 29 February 2024. It showcases stories from various sectors of women and girls, highlighting the different forms of gender-based violence they encounter on a daily basis. The primary goal of the exhibit is to raise awareness about the pervasive nature of VAW, encourage reflection on the prevailing social norms that perpetuate this harmful behavior, and mobilize action to eradicate VAW.
[NOTE: The exhibit opening of Walk in Her Shoes on 20 February 2024 (Tuesday) is moved from 2:30 PM to 10:00 AM.]
The United Nations (UN) Gender Thematic Group (GTG), in collaboration with several partners including the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS); Bayi, Inc.; SafeCity; the UP Center for Women’s Studies Foundation, Inc. (UPCWSFI); and the UP College of Fine Arts, is organizing an experiential exhibit titled “Walk in Her Shoes” to support the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW). The exhibit was initially launched in December 2023.
Previously housed at the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), the UN’s Walk in Her Shoes exhibit will be relocated to its new venue at the College of Fine Arts (Arts and Design Building) in UP Diliman, Quezon City.
The exhibit will be accessible to visitors on 20-29 February 2024. It showcases stories from various sectors of women and girls, highlighting the different forms of gender-based violence they encounter on a daily basis. The primary goal of the exhibit is to raise awareness about the pervasive nature of VAW, encourage reflection on the prevailing social norms that perpetuate this harmful behavior, and mobilize action to eradicate VAW.
There will be a program at the exhibit opening on 20 February 2024 (Tuesday), 2:30 PM.
This is presented by the UPCWGS and co-presented by the UP School of Statistics and Babaylanes, Inc. This event is in partnership with the UP Rainbow Research Hub, UP Diliman Department of Sociology, UP Babaylan, and SARI Network.
The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) is now accepting proposals for its 2024 UPCWGS Research Grant. The grant seeks to fund cutting-edge research on women and gender in the Philippines.
The UPCWGS will award funding of up to PhP200,000 to six (6) research projects on women and gender in the Philippines. Project duration should be within a six-month period with the start date on 1 April 2024. After that, researchers will be given two months to write their journal article.
Research proposals will be evaluated based on: timeliness/relevance of topic, creativity of approach, methodological soundness, contribution to knowledge, social impact, and effectivity of writing style.
Please email your proposals to [email protected], with “2024 UPCWGS RESEARCH GRANT” in the subject line, by 29 February 2024.
Terms and Conditions:
One of the project proponents should be a regular employee of the University of the Philippines or a UP contractual employee.
Awarded projects will be provided an initial outlay of 20% of the grant at the start of the project. Afterwards, funds will be released through four tranches upon submission of each of the three progress reports and one journal article
*A risk is minimal when the probability and magnitude of harm or discomfort anticipated in the proposed research are not greater, in and of themselves, than those ordinarily encountered in daily life or during the performance of routine physical or psychological examinations or tests (National Ethical Guidelines for Health Research 2011).