One is not born, but rather becomes a

woman
-Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex

Gender Politics
Ms. Jana Felice Paler Gonzalez
 Male is
Hatred
strong,
or
female is
dislike of
weak
women

Worship
of the
phallus
Famous Philosophers:

Aristotle:
A woman is regarded as a deformed man.
Michel Foucault:
Body and sexuality are cultural constructs
rather than natural phenomena.
Herstory of Womens Role in
Philippine Society
Herstory of Womens Role in
Philippine Society
Herstory of Womens Role in
Philippine Society
Women who became heads of
Government
Women who became Heads of
Government

Benazir Golda Mier

Violeta Indira Gandhi
Bhutto, Israel
Chamorro India
Pakistan
Nicaragua

Margare
t Gro Harlem Mary
Tatcher Bruntland Robinson
Britain Norway Ireland
Geraldine Roman
First Transgender
Congresswoman,
Bataan Province
The personal is political
Poverty has a womans face.
Seven out of 10 of the worlds hungry are
women and girls (UNWFP, 2015)
This is because women often have unequal
access to resources, education and income,
and because they participate less in
decision-making.
When a crisis hits, women are generally the
first to sacrifice their food consumption, in
order to protect the food consumption of
their families.
Multiple-burden
Women are also the key to combat
hunger and poverty.
Women make up the bulk of agricultural
labourers and are the backbone of food
production systems.
Roles of women: growing, harvesting
crops, preparing and storing and
processing food, managing livestock,
gathering fuel and water supply
Free women from Multiple-burden
GAD Budget Policy
RA 7192 First official GAD Budget initiative
IRR says: at least five percent of the foreign aid
and grants received by the Philippines should be
allocated to programs and projects designed to
address gender issues
1995 General Appropriations Act (GAA)- required
all gov agencies to allocate 5%of their
appropriations to GAD-related activities.
DILG issued a memorandum mandating LGU for
to integrate GAD in their budget
RA 9710 requires monitoring and evaluation of
GAD programs through annual audit by COA.
 Reproductive Rights

Western and Liberal

feminists:
right of control over
their bodies
personal choice

Third World feminists:

political, cultural,
economic and social
position of women
influence their choices.
Food for Thought:

Point out a gender-related problem that

you have personally noticed and propose a
possible solution to that problem.
Sources:
American Psychological Association. 2011. Definition of
Terms: Sex, Gender, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation.
Retrieved from
https://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/sexuality-
definitions.pdf
Dela Cruz, N. and Peracullo, J. (eds.) 2011. Feminista:
Gender, Race and Class in the Philippines.
Senate Economic Planning Office. March 2010.
Engendering a gender-responsive budget: A look at the
GAD Budget Policy
UNWFP. 2015. Women and Hunger: 10 Facts. Retrieved
from
https://www.wfp.org/our-work/preventing-hunger/focus
-women/women-hunger-facts