Category Archives: Publications

Review of Women’s Studies Volume XXXII, Number 2

Research Articles

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.

Review of Women’s Studies Volume XXXII, Number 1

Research Articles

Nananatiling Tahimik: Exploring the Lived Experience of Deaf Gay Workers in the Private Sector by Jan Erron R. Celebrado

An Anthropological Study on the Health Seeking Behavior of Tomboy, Bakla, and Minamagkit From Mountain Province, Northern Philippines by Jennifer Curry Josef

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women in the Informal Economy in Quezon City by Melanie V. Cabotaje, Jefferson C. Sumalabe, Bernadette D. Escoto, Joanna Rose T. Laddaran, and Jaylyn D. Manglicmot

Queering Local Governments: LGBTIQ+ Movement Organizations as Strategic Brokers for Sexual Citizenship in Philippine Local Governments by Charles Erize P. Ladia

Creative Works

Poems by Vyxz Vasquez

Illustrations by Liz Rañola

You may view the journal here until 31 January 2023.

Saying Yes to Whose Pleasures?

A Feminist Study on the Acceptability of Pregnancies for Young Women

“What are the experiences and views of teenagers on sexuality, pregnancy, fertility, and pleasure? How do gender norms around femininity and motherhood shape or limit teens’ sexual and reproductive health concerns and their social relationships within their communities?” (Oxfam Pilipinas, 2022)

You can now access the study entitled Saying Yes to Whose Pleasures? A Feminist Study on the Acceptability of Pregnancies for Young Women by principal researcher Sabrina Laya Gacad of the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) here.

This paper was developed by Sabrina Laya Gacad for Oxfam Pilipinas, in partnership with the UPCWGS.

Mithi: UPCWGS Publications Launch

The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) is launching the following publications today, 29 March 2022:

OSAEC Awareness Primer for Teachers and School Administrators and Staff

You may view and download the Primer here.

Gabay para sa mga Guro at Kawani sa OSAEC

You may view and download the Gabay here.

Resisting Marginality: Filipino Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights

The book features the three research studies:

  • Finding Integrity in (Bodily) Autonomy: Unpacking the Narratives on Sexuality, Gender-Based Violence, and Bodily Autonomy Through the Lens of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Key Players
  • The Making of Lunas Collective: Building Communities of Care
  • Beyond Lockdowns: Narratives of SRHR Initiatives in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic

This publication is supported by the UPCWGS and Oxfam as part of the Sexual Health Empowerment program funded by Oxfam and Global Affairs Canada.

You may view and download the book here.

Review of Women’s Studies Volume XXXI, Number 2

You may view the journal here until 30 April 2022.

Engendering Inclusive and Transformative Early Childhood Care and Development

You may view the book here.

Finding Integrity in (Bodily) Autonomy and Lunas Collective

Finding Integrity in (Bodily) Autonomy: Unpacking the Narratives on Sexuality, Gender-Based Violence, and Bodily Autonomy Through the Lens of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Key Players is a policy brief that analyzes the assemblage of socio-economic, cultural, legal, and political factors that impede on the implementation of laws and policies that incorporate sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). It also discusses good practices and ways of moving forward that can be instrumental for women and people to reclaim their integrity through the realization of their bodily autonomy.

Lunas Collective: Feminist Care Methods as Applied to Pandemic Response is a policy brief that discusses the ways in which communities can lead the care initiative, and presents the Lunas Collective Care and Action Principles. It is important to note that community-based responses are not meant to be a substitute for public health and government services for people needing care for gender-based violence and/or sexual and reproductive health concerns.

The policy briefs and their content were developed and produced by Amanda Lee Centeno and Sabrina Laya Gacad respectively for the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) and OXFAM Philippines.

You may view and download Finding Integrity in (Bodily) Autonomy here and Lunas Collective here.

Beyond Lockdowns: Narratives of SRHR Initiatives in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Various women’s experiences and positions, overlaid with the differing challenges of COVID-19, posed different challenges in women’s lives and access to health services. As in most crises, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted access to critical sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and hampered authorities’ ability to respond at a time when these services are needed the most. 

While sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) should be considered as an essential health service, the response has shown how needs, generally perceived to be more of women’s concerns, had to take a backseat in response to health gaps created by the pandemic. This study highlighted serious gaps in access to service and provision which were already existing prior to the pandemic but was amplified due to the disruption.

Learn key recommendations to address SRHR and gender-based violence (GBV) concerns of women and people of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (SOGIE) with our policy brief entitled Beyond Lockdowns: Narratives of SRHR Initiatives in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The policy brief and its content were developed and produced by Diana Kathrina Fontamillas and Alyanna Tamayo for the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) and OXFAM Philippines.

You may view and download the policy brief here.