The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) met with LCDR Rufino Kho Jr., PN and his team from the Philippine Navy last week. The guests were given a set of select UPCWGS publications.
The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS), with the support of the UP Office of the President, conducted the UP System GAD Coordinating Committee Meeting on 29-30 August 2024 at the UPCWGS Conference Room. The event was attended by the heads and staff of the gender and development (GAD) offices and offices of anti-sexual harassment (OASH) of the UP constituent universities.
Resource persons included Atty. E. (Leo) D. Battad of the Gender Law and Policy Program (GLPP), College of Law, UP Diliman and Boz Paul B. Suaybaguio; Armando G. Orcilla Jr. of the Policy Development, Planning, and Monitoring and Evaluation Division (PDPMED), Philippine Commission on Women (PCW); Atty. Fortunata M. Rubico of the Commission on Audit (COA); Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA); Jocelyn Beltran-Balanag of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED); Dr. Finaflor F. Taylan of the UP Open University Office of Gender Concerns; Anna Myrishia R. Villanueva of the UP Diliman Gender Office; Dr. Rosemarie B. Del Rosario of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH); and Genesis Giselle T. Baseleres of the UP Los Baños Gender Center. Guest speakers were UP President Angelo A. Jimenez and Dr. Leo D. P. Cubillan, UP Vice President for Academic Affairs.
The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) conducted the UPCWGS Research Dissemination Forum on 13 August 2024 at the UPCWGS Conference Room. This event is the 10th session of the “Site of Convergence: Weaving Tapestries of Knowledge” lecture series.
The studies presented, which received the 2023 UPCWGS Research Grant, were “The Face of Menopause: Portraits of the Menopausal Filipino Women” by Dr. Liza A. Cabrera of the College of Development Communication, UP Los Baños and Brenda G. Caballero of the College of Nursing, Bukidnon State University; “Women Empowerment and Deprivation in the Philippines: Trends and Comparisons Using DHS Data” by Asst. Prof. John Carlo P. Daquis and Alliah Yvonne B. Bobier of the School of Statistics, UP Diliman; “Removing Invisibility Cloak: Accounting Roles and Impacts of Women in Philippine Fisheries and Its Sustainability” by Abigail A. Garcia and Dr. Jonathan A. Anticamara of the Institute of Biology, UP Diliman; and “Development of a Counseling Framework for Mothers of Children with Perinatally Acquired HIV Disease” by Dr. Queenie R. Ridulme of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies, UP Open University and Paul Froilan U. Garma of the UP Manila-Philippine General Hospital.
The Review of Women’s Studies seeks submissions for cover art.
The Review of Women’s Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, University of the Philippines. It publishes creative works and empirical research on issues and concerns affecting the lives of Filipino women and gender relations as seen from the analytical perspectives of different disciplines. The journal encourages and seeks to publish research that employ feminist methodologies and that adhere to the principles of feminist research, bearing in mind the intersectionality of gender, class, religion, age, and education. You may view our previous publications here.
Requirements:
Email submissions to [email protected] with “RWS Artwork Submission” in the email subject heading.
The artist selected to display their work on the cover of the Review of Women’s Studies will receive a nominal honorarium of P5,000.00.
Deadline for submissions is 16 August 2024.
The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) director, Dr. Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran, participated in the 1st Asia Pacific Women in Leadership (APWiL) In-Person Summit 2024 on June 22-23 at the University of Auckland, New Zealand as a core group member. She was joined by APWiL mentees from UP Diliman, Asst. Prof. Maritess D. Cruz of the Department of Women and Development Studies, College of Social Work and Community Development and Asst. Prof. Irish Joy G. Deocampo of the Department of English and Comparative Literature, College of Arts and Letters.
The APWiL In-Person Summit 2024 brought together, for the first time, participants and alumni of the APWiL Mentoring Program to discuss gender equity in the Pacific Rim region: the current state of gender equity in academia, strategies and practices to improve gender equity, and the experiences of APWiL Mentoring Program participants.
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Three agency-hired staff of the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) were recognized for their exemplary service during the Pagkilala sa mga Natatanging Paglilingkod ng mga Agency-Hired na Kawani on 11 June 2024 at the School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SoLAIR) Auditorium in UP Diliman. The awardees and awards are: (1) Eva C. Cordita, custodial worker with 3 years of service, one of the five Natatanging Agency-Hired na Kawani; (2) Jannet I. Rocero, security guard with 4 years and 9 months of service; and (3) Liwayway Raquel J. Rivera, security guard with 18 years and 9 months of service. The event was hosted by the UP Office of the Vice President for Administration (OVPA).
[With a report from Angeli Marie G. Narvaez]
The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) invites everyone to the UPCWGS Research Dissemination Forum on 13 August 2024 (Tuesday), 1:00-3:30 PM at the UPCWGS Conference Room. Featuring the research projects of our 2023 Research Grantees, this event is the 10th session of the “Site of Convergence: Weaving Tapestries of Knowledge” lecture series.
Register via https://tinyurl.com/RDF2024.
The featured research projects are:
The Face of Menopause: Portraits of the Menopausal Filipino Women by Liza A. Cabrera and Brenda G. Caballero
Women Empowerment and Deprivation in the Philippines: Trends and Comparisons Using DHS Data by John Carlo P. Daquis and Alliah Yvonne B. Bobier
Removing Invisibility Cloak: Accounting Roles and Impacts of Women in Philippine Fisheries and Its Sustainability by Abigail A. Garcia and Jonathan A. Anticamara
Development of a Counseling Framework for Mothers of Children with Perinatally Acquired HIV Disease by Queenie R. Ridulme and Paul Froilan U. Garma
The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) and the UP Center for Women’s Studies Foundation, Inc. (UPCWSFI) recently conducted the book launch and exhibit of Pasya, Laya, at Sining: Reshaping SRHR from the Margins. The book is part of the Sexual Health and Empowerment (SHE) project, in partnership with Oxfam Pilipinas. The SHE Project aims to enhance the capacity of women’s rights organizations, institutions, and alliances to influence and advocate for the full implementation of laws, policies, and programs related to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).
This book is the culmination of the four-year long SHE research project. Using an intersectional approach, the research identified multifaceted challenges in realizing SRHR in the Philippines. It focused on inclusivity and sensitivity to overlapping social identities, offering tailored recommendations for different excluded groups to advance their SRHR and prevent gender-based violence. Following feminist research principles, it aimed to address gender inequalities and transform patriarchal structures. Grounded in feminist standpoint epistemology, the project centered the experiences and voices of vulnerable individuals. It adhered to feminist research ethics, prioritizing reflexivity, inclusivity, diversity, non-hierarchical relationships, collaboration, autonomy, consent, and participant well-being.
The team conducted a series of creative workshops nationwide, engaging diverse sectors. There were a total of 346 participants in the research with an average of 49 participants for each cluster, namely, children, adolescents, adults, older persons, Muslims and indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals. The data-gathering was conducted in North Luzon, Central Luzon, South Luzon, Mindanao, Visayas, and the National Capital Region. The creative outputs from these workshops were used as qualitative data for further analysis.
Access the book here.
The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) hosted the book talk on Historical Biographies of Cross-Cultural Adoptees featuring “Little Drops: Cherished Children of Singapore’s Past” by Dr. Theresa W. Devasahayam on 23 May 2024 at the UPCWGS Conference Room.
Dr. Devasahayam, a family and gender anthropologist, is the author of several books of which the latest deals with child adoption in Malaya from the 1930s to the early 1970s. The book contains the stories of 15 adoptees in Singapore. It is a compilation of biographies based on historical facts about the pain of separation and the lure of love, and how these themes constantly collide.
