#GADVOCACY Alvin Cloyd H. Dakis, MHSS, RN Alvin Dakis is a nurse by profession, a social scientist, and a certified gender specialist and practitioner. He is an independent consultant of various government institutions on Gender and Development, health, and governance. In my last article I talked about the gender issues Read more…
The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) is designated as the leading gender equality and women empowerment body for every Filipina. H&L sits down with Executive Director Emmeline Verzosa to discuss the Commission’s efforts in addressing gender gaps and inequalities, and advocating for women’s rights for all FIlipina By Gelyka Ruth Read more…
By Excel V. Dyquiangco Chef and Menu Creator Maria Sonia Guevara Astudillo never really considered her role to be solely for a man or solely for a woman. For her, when she decided to start her business alone, she took on a boss role that perhaps back in the old Read more…
By Henrylito D. Tacio “Women hold up half the sky,” so goes a Chinese proverb. So much so that in development, gender equality plays a crucial role. And this term “gender” does not allude simply to women or men but to the relationship between two sexes and the way it Read more…
By Patricia D. Maningat, MD, MSC, FPCP, DPSEM Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common hormonal disorder in reproductive-age women affecting between 4-12 percent in this age group. The name of this disorder is quite misleading because not all women with multiple cysts in the ovaries have PCOS. What Read more…
By Juan Dionisio Foronda, MD Are women from Venus and men from Mars? Are females somewhat different from males even in heart disease? The answer is yes! Why are women with diabetes at risk for heart disease? Diabetes alone already imparts twice the risk for heart disease as someone who Read more…
By Christine Angela R. Ilagan The women today are now reaping the seeds sown by courageous females long ago. But it was not an easy walk in the park. It took long dreadful decades before women gained their rights and somehow, got to enjoy equality in the way they were Read more…
By Gelyka Ruth R. Dumaraos A woman’s engagement in activities enhancing the economy creates a ripple effect for everyone’s gain, expanding the overall participation for the nation’s progress. The goal of advocating for women’s economic empowerment is to realize their rights while advocating for gender equality. It aims to empower Read more…
By Christine Angela R. Ilagan It takes a woman to address a woman’s concern. In the platforms of modern womenleaders of politics and international policy-making of today, advocating for women’s rights will be among their priorities. There’s United States’ former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Read more…
By Ma. Himaya A. Tamayo Sexual harassment is gender based-violence. It pertains to “any unwanted or uninvited sexual attention that creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment in the school or workplace.” (Civil Service Commission, Resolution No. 01-0940, May 21, 2001). In the workplace, it may manifest in both physical Read more…
