Vision of a Gender-Fair Society

Orientation on Gender and Development for

Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation

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A gender-fair society is…

• A society where women and men share

equally in benefits, responsibilities,
power, authority and decision making.

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Manifestations of a Gender-Fair Society

Among Women:
•Appreciation of one’s self-worth, dignity and
capacity to improve oneself and one’s situation;
•Active participation in collective action to help
other women, their families and communities
•Sufficient support mechanism, such as gender-
sensitive child care supports systems, to free
women for personal pursuits and enable men to
share in parenting duties;
•Programs to enhance women’s capacity to
develop their potentials to the full
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Among Families
• Sharing of responsibilities in the home, from
parenting to being breadwinners to domestic
work;
• Non-sexist child-rearing,
• Institutional support and facilities, such as
counseling, to strengthen the family or see it
through crisis and resolve problems;
• Measures and programs to address VAWC in the
family;
• A culture that empowers women, in particular the
recognition of and supportive attitude toward
women’s quest for full development
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 Manifestations of Gender-Fair Society in the …
Socio-cultural Nonsexist education and training
spheres Health program foe women that address all
stages of their life cycle, including services on
nutrition, reproductive health and family planning
More positive and realistic portrayal of women
and men in media and advertising
Addressing gender discrimination
Economic Equal pay for work of equal value
Spheres Mechanisms to ensure equal opportunities for
education, on-the-job training and training in non-
traditional skills;
Affirmative actions to change the pattern of
gender discrimination in hiring and promotion
Women friendly technologies and infrastructure
Women’s participation in decision making with
regard to consumer concerns, including
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determining the2011
prices of commodities
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Political Empowered women who participate fully in political
Spheres processes and structures, formulation of laws and policies
that address non-traditional concerns of women,
Critical mass of gender-sensitive women and men in
decision making positions
Affirmative action programs to increase the number of
women representatives in the three branches of
government , particularly in decision-making positions
Legal Concrete legal basis for standards that would ensure
Sphere equal rights for women and men, particularly in the area
of property rights, citizenship rights, safety standards and
equal opportunities
A gender sensitive judicial system, including gender
sensitive lawyers, police officers and other professionals
in the judiciary
Legal literacy for both women and men

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 Manifestations of Vision of Gender
Gender Bias Fair Society

MARGINALIZATION EQUAL PAY FOR WORK OF

EQUAL VALUE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

SUBORDINATION QUALITY PARTICIPATION IN DECISION MAKING

RECOGNITION OF CAPABILITIES

MULTIPLE BURDEN SHARED PARENTING SHARED HOUSEWORK

LIBERATION FROM STEREOTYPED IMAGES

GENDER
NON-SEXIST CHILDREARING
STEREOTYPING NON-SEXIST LANGUAGE

VIOLENCE AGAINST FREEDOM FROM VIOLENCE

FREEDOM FROM HARASSMENT
WOMEN

PERSONAL PERSONHOOD DEVELOPMENT

CONTROL OVER ONE’S BODY