 Violence

against women
exist on a global
scale and affects
million of women
on a daily basis.
 Globally one in
 Culture specific
violence such as
bride burning ,
child brides or
female genital
mutilation is still
practised despite
 Women make
up to 80% of the
victim of human
trafficking
showing that
women are quite
prone to
 Armed conflict
is seen as a
critical area of
concern in terms
of women’s
participation in
peace panels and
peacekeeping as
Women and girls are
proportionately affected by crises.
They are exposed to increased risk
of violence, more likely to die than
men in natural disasters and have
less access to resources. Girls in
conflict settings for example are
2.5 times more likely to be out of
school than those in the countries
at peace. Furthermore women are
Women in communities
occupied by armed forces are
prone to harassment or are
made to enter domestic
servitude. Many cases remain
unreported because of the
stigma that comes with sexual
violence and because of the
Women’s mobility is also
affected and their access to
employment is hampered
due to displacement. Others
who hope to find work
outside of their camps
become victims of forced
“ All women shall be
protected from all form of
violence as provided from
existing law.”
The number of women
in parliament worldwide
has doubled in the years
since the
implementation of the
BPFA. However women
compose only 22% of
the parliament today.
Election Percentage Percentage Percentage Percentage
Year of Male of Female of Male of Female
Candidates Candidates Candidates Candidates
Elected Elected

2001 84.59 15.40 82.84 17.16

2004 85.14 14.86 83.37 16.63

2007 83.93 16.07 82.61 17.38

2010 83.04 16,60 81.44 18.56

2013 81.89 17.82 79.75 19.92

 Magna Carta of Women
is a groundbreaking law
that serves as the
comprehensive bill of
rights for Filipino women
ensuring that gender
equality is met in various
 Women’s Empowerment
Development and Gender
Equality
Is a framework plan for
gender mainstreaming
developed by the
Philippine Commission on
Gender equality and the
advancement of women
in the Philippines are
accomplished under
three tracks;
1. issuance of
administrative
2. issuance of guidelines to
enhance the capacity of
agencies in gender planning;
3. legislative review to amend
discriminatory provisions of
existing law and advocate for
the passage of new ones to
address festering and
Girl Child
 as an important sector that
faces numerous forms of
injustice.
 who is most vulnerable to
harmful cultural practices.
Child Marriage
 being illegal in most
countries there is
prevalence of forced
marriages that involve
marrying young girls to
older man.
Female Circumcision is a
harmful traditional practice
that targets young girls.
Teenage pregnancy is also on
the rise due to the low use of
contraception and lack of
access to sexual and
reproductive health and
Convention on the Rights of
the Child is a summary of
rights that seek to protect the
basic human rights of
children and ensure their
holistic development.