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ensures the substantive equality of women and men. It shall promote empowerment of women and pursue equal opportunities for women and men and ensure equal access to resources and to development results and outcome. Further, the State realizes that equality of men and women entails the abolition of the unequal structures and practices
19 Αυγ 2009 · It provides that the Philippines government must “ensure the substantive equality of men and women” and mandates the State to take steps to review, amend or repeal existing laws that are discriminatory towards women.
The Magna Carta of Women (MCW) is a comprehensive women’s human rights law that seeks to eliminate discrimination through the recognition, protection, fulfillment, and promotion of the rights of Filipino women, especially those belonging to the marginalized sectors of society.
restrict women’s participation in social, economic, political, and cultural development of the Philippines. This is in line with the provision of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that all human beings are free and equal in dignity and rights. [R.A. 9710, Sec. 3] What is the State’s policy in relation to the Magna Carta for Women?
This assessment, Strengthening Gender Equality in Law: An Analysis of Philippine Legislation, examines legislation and case law that may have direct or indirect, as well as intersecting or multiple, discriminatory provisions against women and girls in the Philippines. It makes recommendations for repeal, reform, or amendment of laws that ...
21 Ιουλ 2022 · Republic Act 9710, or the Magna Carta of Women (MCW), is considered the Philippine version or national law translation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
Magna Carta for Women Republic Act No. 9710, Section 8 All rights in the Constitution and those rights recognized under international instruments duly signed and ratified by the Philippines, in consonance with Philippine law, shall be rights of women under this Act to be enjoyed without discrimination.
