As part of its celebration of Women’s Month, the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS), in partnership with UP Babaylan, Babaylanes, Inc., and the UP College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) Doctor of Social Development Program, organized a roundtable discussion on the development of a system-wide UP Policy on Equality and Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) entitled, “UP for Equality: Towards a University SOGIESC Policy,” on 14 March 2019 at the Bulwagang Tandang Sora, CSWCD, UP Diliman. The event aims to discuss and identify the elements and framework of the UP SOGIESC Policy.
Panelists were Dr. Cynthia Grace C. Gregorio of the Institute of Chemistry, College of Science (CS), UP Diliman; Dr. Eloisa May P. Hernandez of the Department of Art Studies, College of Arts and Letters (CAL), UP Diliman; John Andrew G. Evangelista of the Department of Sociology, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP), UP Diliman; Eljay Bernardo of Rainbow Rights Philippines; Claudine Faye M. Tecson of the UP Diliman Psychosocial Services (PsycServ); Dylan Twain Constantino of the UP Diliman University Student Council; Atty. Claire de Leon of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR); Lysander James Montilla Doble of the Department of Psychology, CSSP, UP Diliman; and Dr. Sylvia Estrada-Claudio of the Department of Women and Development Studies, CSWCD, UP Diliman.
Dr. Nathalie Lourdes Africa-Verceles (fifth from left) and Dr. Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran (10th from right) of the UPCWGS with the panelists and participants of UP for Equality: Towards a University SOGIESC Policy on March 14 at CSWCD, UP Diliman
The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) joins the 2019 National Women’s Month celebration with the theme “We Make Change Work for Women.”
Schedule of Activities
March 8 (Friday) International Women’s Day Summit Samsung Hall, SM Aura Premier, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
March 11-15 (Monday-Friday) Tiangge sa UPCWGS UPCWGS Grounds
March 11 (Monday) Dance Activity Bulwagang Tandang Sora, UP College of Social Work and Community Development 5:00 PM onwards
March 13 (Wednesday) International Women’s Month Public Forum 2019 UP School of Statistics New Building 1:30-4:00 PM
March 14 (Thursday) UP for Equality: Towards a University SOGIESC Policy Bulwagang Tandang Sora, UP College of Social Work and Community Development 2:30 PM onwards
March 15 (Friday) GST for UP System Administration Offices Seminar Room, UP College of Social Work and Community Development 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Zumbabae UPCWGS Parking Lot 5:30 PM onwards
March 19 (Tuesday) Urban Farming for Women and Men of UP UPCWGS 1:00 PM onwards
March 20 (Wednesday) UPCWGS Research Dissemination Forum Room 300, UP Institute for Small-Scale Industries 1:00 PM onwards
The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) and the UP Center for Women’s Studies Foundation, Inc. (UPCWSFI), with the support of the Embassy of Canada in the Philippines through the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI), the Office of the Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines through the Angat Buhay, and Certified-Edu.net, held the second Course Program (Feminist and Gender Transformative Governance, Leadership, and Development) of the Angat Bayi Political Empowerment Fellowship on 7-9 February 2019 at Villa Caceres Hotel, Naga City, Camarines Sur.
Resource persons were Dr. Sylvia Estrada-Claudio of the UP
College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD); Mayor Cielo Krisel
Lagman-Luistro of Tabaco City, Albay; Dr. Nathalie Lourdes Africa-Verceles of
the UPCWGS and the Department of Women and Development Studies, CSWCD; Dr.
Carolyn I. Sobritchea of the UPCWSFI and the UP Asian Center; Vice President Maria
Leonor G. Robredo; and Representative Maria Lourdes Acosta-Alba of District I,
Bukidnon.
The first batch of Angat Bayi Fellows are Councilor Charisse
Marie Abalos-Vargas of Mandaluyong City; Councilor Candice Magdalene
Alumisin-Tupas of Iloilo City; Mayor Viviane P. Alvarez of Oras, Eastern Samar;
Vice Mayor Arlyn H. Arcilla of Virac, Catanduanes; Councilor Jom Bagulaya of
Tacloban City, Leyte; Councilor Rema E. Burdeos of Butuan City, Agusan del
Norte; Mayor Rosario Mediatrix P. Fernandez of San Enrique, Iloilo; Mayor Trina
Alejandra Q. Firmalo-Fabic of Odiongan, Romblon; Councilor Lena Marie P. Juico
of Quezon City; Councilor Mary Marjorie P. Martin-Chan of Tuguegarao City,
Cagayan; Provincial Board Member Mikaela Karita S. Mendoza of Ilocos Sur;
Councilor Maria Rosario Eufrosina P. Nisce of San Fernando, La Union; Councilor
Annabel Pinat-Pelismino of Tubajon, Dinagat Islands; Councilor Rogelin
Clemeña-Degoma of Panglao, Bohol; Councilor Elaine E. Teope of Luisiana,
Laguna; Mayor Rowena R. Tuason of Masbate City; Councilor Joanne Ascencion G.
Valdez of Candon, Ilocos Sur; Councilor Judy D. Vargas of Lingayen, Pangasinan;
and Councilor Cecilia B. Veluz-De Asis of Naga City, Camarines Sur.
Dr. Nathalie Lourdes Africa-Verceles (seated, first from right), Dr. Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran (first from left), and Prof. Excelsa C. Tongson (first from right) of the UPCWGS with (seated, from left to right) UPCWSFI Vice President Carolyn I. Sobritchea, CSWCD Dean Sylvia Estrada-Claudio, and Tabaco City Mayor Cielo Krisel Lagman-Luistro and the first batch of fellows of the Angat Bayi Political Empowerment Fellowship on February 7 at Villa Caceres Hotel, Naga City, Camarines Sur
Angat Bayi recognizes the fundamental value of women’s political participation in achieving women’s empowerment and national development. It aims to contribute to the full, meaningful, and effective political participation of women towards a people-centered, rights-based, gender-responsive, participatory, empowering, equitable, inclusive, and sustainable development.
Review of Women’s Studies Special Issue (Volume XXIX)
Special
issue editors
Veronica Gregorio (National University of Singapore)
Cleve Arguelles (Australian National University)
About
the special issue
The rise
of populist forces has brought with it a particularly gendered rhetoric that
invokes patriarchal norms that attacks women and other gender minorities. This
manifests worldwide but most especially in the global south. In the
Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte’s assumption to the presidency is coupled with frequent
articulation of misogynistic and sexist discourses in public. In Hungary and
Poland, populist parties in power have continuously attempted publicly denounce
the “gender ideology”. In many places, populism has rolled back progress on
gender rights and issues although women and feminist groups like #BabaeAko did
not take all of it sitting down. This special issue of the Review of Women’s Studies on gender and populism seeks to understand
how women and the LGBTQ+ communities are faring in populist times. Although
populism studies have recently picked up, the relationship between gender and
populism remain understudied. As such, the aim of the special issue is to
analyze how gendered populism and populist politics challenge and/or reinforce hegemonic
gender norms. Since most scholarly research on gender and populism focuses on
North America and Western Europe, studies that relate to cases from the global
south are especially welcome. This special issue accepts scholarly articles and
forms of creative work that can be printed from academics, activists,
journalists, advocates, and all those whose works relate to the theme. In
particular, those who are working on the following topics are especially
invited to contribute:
What forms of resistance to populism are emerging? How are
women’s and other gender movements tackling the populist challenge?
What can gender theories contribute to analyzing and
responding to populism? How is this meaningful to research and activism in
diverse global south contexts?
How are gender norms invoked in populist campaigns and
mobilizations? How is the trend of gendered populist rhetoric manifest across
the global south?
How can we explain women and other gender minorities who
embrace, instead of reject, populist rule? What lessons can be drawn from the
female and LGBTQ+ populist publics?
About the journal
The Review of Women’s Studies is a refereed
journal published twice a year by the UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies,
University of the Philippines. 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 employ feminist methodologies and that adhere to
the principles of feminist research, bearing in mind the intersectionality of
gender, class, religion, age, and education.
The RWS also features interviews of women
through a first-hand account of their experiences to discover and highlight
ways in which they have invested their lives with meaning and dignity. Creative
works that provide insights into women’s consciousness and articulate their
experiences are equally welcome.
The RWS follows the double-blind peer-review
process.
Submission instructions
Articles must demonstrate a high degree of scholarship, and will undergo a process of review and approval by the special issue editors, the RWS editorial board and by selected referees.
Articles may be written in English or Filipino. All articles must be accompanied by an abstract of 200 words. Articles in Filipino must be accompanied by a fairly comprehensive abstract in English.
All contributions must be original, should have not been published previously, and should not currently be under review for publication elsewhere.
Articles must have a maximum of 8,000 words and book/art reviews should be 6,000 words or less. When articles include graphs and tables, the maximum should not exceed 50 manuscript pages. All articles must be submitted in the Microsoft Word .doc/.docx format. The following specifications must be followed as well:
Articles should be formatted in A4 paper size.
Margins should be 1 inch for all sides.
Font should be Times New Roman, font size 12.
The article should be accompanied by a cover sheet containing the article title, author’s name, two to three lines of biographical data that includes the author’s present position and area of work, postal address, email address, and contact number. Repeat the title on the first page of the article. The author’s name should not appear after the cover page. No identifying information about the author should be included in the submitted manuscript or the abstract.
All articles should use the APA Style in text citation. Please consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition) regarding notes, references, tables, graphs, diagrams, maps and photographs.
When necessary, articles should be accompanied by images and illustrations (captions included) and other relevant media elements that are to be published with the text. These should be in separate files and not embedded in the text. A separate text document file should contain a list of the images’ filenames and their corresponding captions. It is the author’s responsibility to acquire copyright permissions for work outside of public domain.
Articles and other submissions that do not comply with the guidelines will be automatically returned to the author without comments.
All
submissions and inquires must be directed to the special issue editors Veronica
Gregorio ([email protected]) or
Cleve Arguelles ([email protected]) with
“RWS Gender and Populism” in the email subject heading.
Timeline
Submission deadline for the full paper & other submission
types is 28 February 2019
The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) joined UP Diliman’s annual Lantern Parade on 14 December 2018 at the Academic Oval, UP Diliman. This year’s theme is “Paglaot, Pagdaong.”
Dr. Nathalie Lourdes Africa-Verceles (right) and Dr. Carolyn I. Sobritchea (third from left) with the staff of the UPCWGS and the Kalinga Day Care Center (KDCC) at the Lantern Parade on December 14 The UPCWGS lantern
As part of its 30th anniversary celebration, the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) launched its latest journal, the Review of Women’s Studies Volume XXVIII, on 13 December 2018 at the UPCWGS Conference Room.
The Review of Women’s Studies (RWS) is a peer-reviewed 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 employ feminist methodologies and that adhere to the principles of feminist research, bearing in mind the intersectionality of gender, class, religion, age, and education.
Dr. Nathalie Lourdes Africa-Verceles (third from left) and Dr. Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran (first from right) of the UPCWGS with the Review of Women’s Studies Volume XXVIII contributors: (from left to right) Dr. Praksis A. Miranda, Prof. Excelsa C. Tongson, Veronica Gregorio, Jesusa C. Francisco, and Dr. Rowena A. Laguilles-Timog at the journal launch on December 13
This year’s UPCWGS anniversary theme is “#KabogAt30: Trailblazing in Equity and Equality.”
As part of its 30th anniversary celebration, the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) held an Anniversary Night on 12 December 2018 at the Balay Kalinaw, UP Diliman. This year’s anniversary theme is “#KabogAt30: Trailblazing in Equity and Equality.”
The UPCWGS officials and staff at the Anniversary Night on December 12 at Balay Kalinaw, UP Diliman
As part of its 30th anniversary celebration, the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS), in partnership with the UP Center for Women’s Studies Foundation, Inc. (UPCWSFI), conferred the Dakila Awards on 12 December 2018 at the Balay Kalinaw, UP Diliman. The Dakila Awards are given to the most deserving individuals in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the advancement of gender equality and women’s empowerment. The recipients of the Dakila Awards for 2018 are Dr. Rhodora M. Bucoy, Dr. Junice Lirza D. Melgar, and Emmeline L. Verzosa for Feminist Activism in Public Service; Dr. Sylvia E. Claudio, and Dr. Grace J. Alfonso for Feminist Activism in the Academe; and Loretta Ann P. Rosales and Aida F. Santos-Maranan for Advocacy and Feminist Activism.
The recipients of the 2018 Dakila Awards: Aida F. Santos-Maranan (seated), (from left to right) Dr. Rhodora M. Bucoy, Dr. Sylvia E. Claudio, Loretta Ann P. Rosales, Dr. Grace J. Alfonso, Emmeline L. Verzosa, and Dr. Junice Lirza D. Melgar on December 12 at Balay Kalinaw, UP Diliman
This year’s UPCWGS anniversary theme is “#KabogAt30: Trailblazing in Equity and Equality.”
As part of its 30th anniversary celebration, the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) organized a Participatory Video Showcase on 11 December 2018 at the UPCWGS Computer Lab. The videos shown during the event were created by the participants of the Center’s Participatory Video Training held last August 6-10, namely the members and staff of the Samahan ng mga Manininda sa UP Campus, Inc. (SMUPCI) (“Tindahan: Kasaysayan at Buhay ng UP Manininda”), the Barangay UP Campus Family and Community Healing Center (FCHC) (“Family and Community Healing Center, Barangay UP Campus”), the Women with Disability taking Action on REproductive and Sexual Health (W-DARE) (“Ang Pangarap ni Michelle”), and GALANG Philippines (“Loud and Proud”).
Prof. Excelsa C. Tongson (seated, second from right), Dr. Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran (seated, third from right), and Laniza R. Lacsamana (seated, first from right) of the UPCWGS with the attendees of the Participatory Video Showcase on December 11
This year’s UPCWGS anniversary theme is “#KabogAt30: Trailblazing in Equity and Equality.”
To jumpstart its 30th anniversary week celebration, the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) organized Zumbabae: Patuloy na Pakikipaglaban para sa Karapatang Pantao on 10 December 2018 at the UPCWGS Parking Lot. The event coincided with Human Rights Day and the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly.
This year’s UPCWGS anniversary theme is “#KabogAt30: Trailblazing in Equity and Equality.”
The UPCWGS officials and staff with the participants of Zumbabae: Patuloy na Pakikipaglaban para sa Karapatang Pantao on December 10
