(TRANSFORMATION)

Imagine that you woke up in the

morning and when you entered the
bathroom you found out that for some
mysterious reason you have been
transformed from a girl into a boy or
vice versa. You don’t know how much
this transformation will last.
 Questions:
1. Would you want to try something
you couldn’t do while you were a
girl/boy?
2. What does this transformation
allow you to do differently?
3. What do you like about your current
situation?
 Gender Equality
(The change I want to see in the world)
The role of women in the Philippines (Filipino: Kababaihan sa Pilipinas) is explained based on the
context of Filipino culture, standards, and mindsets. The Philippines is described to be a nation of
strong women, who directly and indirectly run the family unit, businesses, government agencies and
haciendas.
Although they generally define themselves in the milieu of a male-dominated post-colonial
society, Filipino women live in a culture that is focused on the community, with the family as the main unit
of society, but not always as this is a stereotype. It is in this framework of Philippine hierarchical structure,
class differences, religious justifications, and living in a globally developing nation wherein Filipino women
are respected well by men. Compared to other parts of Southeast Asia, women in Philippine society have
always enjoyed a greater share of equality.
 What is gender equality?
Gender equality is achieved when
women and men enjoy the same
rights and opportunities across all
sectors of society, including
economic participation and decision-
making, and when the different
behaviors, aspirations and needs of
women and men are equally valued
and favored.
Gender equality also known as
sexual equality, it does not mean
that women and men have to
become the same, but that their
rights, responsibilities and
opportunities will not depend on
whether they are born male or
female.
The Philippines remains as one of the most
gender equal countries worldwide with equal
opportunities on political and economic
leadership for men and women, a World
Economic Forum (WEF) report showed.
Why Is Gender Equality Important?
Worldwide, most countries recognize that equal
rights should exist between men and women.
Many have produced regulations intended to fight
discrimination and programs granting women
access to health, education, and economic rights
such as land ownership. However, the fact remains
that women have fewer opportunities than men to
benefit from economic development, with lower
participation in the labor force.
 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9710
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MAGNA CARTA OF
WOMEN
CHAPTER I
General Provisions
SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as
“The Magna Carta of Women”.
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. — Recognizing
that the economic, political, and sociocultural realities affect
women’s current condition, the State affirms the role of
women in nation building and ensures the substantive
equality of women and men.
 The Magna Carta of Women
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 that perpetuate
discrimination and inequality.
To realize this, the State shall
endeavor to develop plans,
policies, programs, measures, and
mechanisms to address
discrimination and inequality in
the economic, political, social,
and cultural life of women and
men.
 Activity:
Differentiated Group Activity:
Group1: Graphic Organizer about their
understanding on gender equality. (ex. Concept
Map)
Group 2: Analysis of the opportunities of men,
women, gay and lesbian. Present the finding in the
class.
Group 3: Synthesizer, observe and record
performances of the group guided by the rubrics.
Group 4: Analyze the contribution, importance,
aspiration of a community having equal treatment
Process questions
1. How and where do we learn our
perception of male and female roles?
2. Do these roles and descriptions
limit or enhance us in life choices?
3. Have you or someone you know
ever acted differently from how your
gender is "supposed" to act?
 Abstraction:
1. What is gender equality?
2. How will a member of a
community helps improve
community participation for
development on the basis of
gender issues.
 Application
Journal Writing:
What made you
appreciated the value of
social and gender
 Assessment:
Write a short essay on the
importance
of youth participation in
community
projects promoting gender
equality.
 Assignment:
Create a collage
about the theme;
“The Power of Gender
Equality”.