issues facing women & lgbtq community

periodicals, qtr 3

inspire inclusion

international women’s day 2024 campaign theme

if not why not

question we must ask when women aren’t present

arrival of the spaniards

• sent the cross and sword strategy to elicit obedience & eventually invade the country

• falsely spread news that the babaylan are defilers who do not conform to the religion & that they would end up in hell

patriarchy

social system wherein males are considered the predominant sex

• special privileges in all aspects of society

• views & opinions were dominant in the society

• women are considered inferior

bullying

gender discrimination

• kind of condemnation from a person directed toward others

• perpetrator tends to intimidate another by exercising power such as physical strength over their victim

• women — when they show qualities not expected of them

• lgbtq — not accepted as legitimate based on their sex preference and orientation

anti-bullying act of 2013

republic act no. 10627

• requiring all elementary & secondary schools to adopt policies to prevent and address the acts of bullying in their institutions

discrimination at home

gender discrimination

• women are not expected to perform heavy tasks given society’s perception of their fraility

workplace discrimination

gender discrimination

• when a person is adversely treated by reason of their age/race/skin color/gender/sexual orientation and the like

• no equal treatment in opportunities: when a person is deprived of their right to key appointments and highly regarded positions

• women — refused employment due to her pregnancy

• lgbtq — being turned down upon knowledge of their sexual orientation

gender pay gap

men get higher pay just because they are men even if the job assigned to them is the same as the job performed by women & the lgbtq

discrimination in politics

gender discrimination

• enjoyed mostly by men

• believed that only men have the audacity to engage in it

in the philippines

• only 2 women presidents

• only 1 transgender who became a member of the congress

unequal rights

gender discrimination

• not all civil rights accorded to filipino citizens are granted to women & members of the lgbtq

• prohibition for both women/men to get married on the ground that they do not conform to the definition of a “couple” as dictated by society

family code

• art. 1 — marriage is a special contract of a permanent union between a man & a women entered in accordance with the law for the establishment of conjugal & family life

• “man” — born male

• “woman” — born female

sexual harassment

violence against women & lgbtq

• touching — touching any part of the body w/ lewdness

• offensive glances — the person subject of this would feel uncomfortable

• using expletives — when expletives/obscene language is being thrown at a person w/ offends their feeling & causes discomfort

cases of incest

becoming rampant where in the victims are young girls & young members of the lgbtq

• perpetrator is related to victim by blood

• some cases of harassment are not reported to authorities or even to the relatives of the victims for fear that further sexual assult will be committed

• victims sometimes choose to keep the experience to themselves in fear that they will not be accorded the justice they deserve

rape

violence against women & lgbtq

• not only a case of sexual abuse but a form of abuse of power & authority

• lesbians also fall victim to this gruesome phenomenon wherein they are sexually assaulted in the belief that it would tame them

• such a horrendous crime that is tramples on one’s dignity and human rights

prostitution

violence against women & lgbtq

• considered a violation against the dignity of women & lgbtq

• not directly experience physical abuse in the 1st place but violence is inflicted upon them because some engage themselves in this illegal activity against their will

• faced w/ humiliation & atsp, sexual assault causing physical & emotional suffering

• in most cases, people who engage in this come from the poor sector of our society

assault

violence against women & lgbtq

• encountering this kind of violence is oftentimes groundless or baseless

• women — often experience this in their own homes; a wife earns the ire of her husband because the latter is simply annoyed/drunk/not getting what he wants

• lgbtq — experience this due to detestation or hate

hate crime

violence against women & lgbtq

• when the perpetrator commits it by reasons of the victims identity

• religion

• race

• language

• physical appearance

• sex

• sexual orientation