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PH kicks off Women's Month with 'Purple march'
CHR, women’s groups and women’s rights advocates join 9th Purple Action Day march in Quezon City to mark start of Women’s Month. Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
CHR, women’s groups and women’s rights advocates join 9th Purple Action Day march in Quezon City to mark start of Women’s Month. Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
MANILA — The Philippines kicked off women’s month Friday morning with a Purple Action Day March to “raise awareness for the need to increase investments in women” and “bolster their economic and political participation at different levels.
MANILA — The Philippines kicked off women’s month Friday morning with a Purple Action Day March to “raise awareness for the need to increase investments in women” and “bolster their economic and political participation at different levels.
The march, which started from Philcoa to Liwasang Pepe Diokno at the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Quezon City, was participated in by several groups, including women’s groups and women’s rights advocates such as SARILAYA, Lunas Collective, and Gabriela.
The march, which started from Philcoa to Liwasang Pepe Diokno at the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Quezon City, was participated in by several groups, including women’s groups and women’s rights advocates such as SARILAYA, Lunas Collective, and Gabriela.
According to SARILAYA, the march symbolizes the united front for women's rights and political empowerment with participants wearing purple, the color associated with the fight for women’s rights and gender equality.
A Purple Action Program followed at the CHR for a panel discussion on strategies and actions "to effect genuine change in women's daily lives and political roles with the aim of inspiring and mobilizing the community for women empowerment."
CHR Commissioner and retired Justice Monina Arevalo Zenarosa agreed that investing in women’s rights means addressing poverty and ensuring adequate resources and gender responsive financing for gender equality.
According to SARILAYA, the march symbolizes the united front for women's rights and political empowerment with participants wearing purple, the color associated with the fight for women’s rights and gender equality.
A Purple Action Program followed at the CHR for a panel discussion on strategies and actions "to effect genuine change in women's daily lives and political roles with the aim of inspiring and mobilizing the community for women empowerment."
CHR Commissioner and retired Justice Monina Arevalo Zenarosa agreed that investing in women’s rights means addressing poverty and ensuring adequate resources and gender responsive financing for gender equality.
A Purple Action Program followed at the CHR for a panel discussion on strategies and actions "to effect genuine change in women's daily lives and political roles with the aim of inspiring and mobilizing the community for women empowerment."
CHR Commissioner and retired Justice Monina Arevalo Zenarosa agreed that investing in women’s rights means addressing poverty and ensuring adequate resources and gender responsive financing for gender equality.
It also includes recognizing and addressing the "historical and structural impacts of poverty," violence against women, and the limited political participation, among others.
“Lastly, investing in women also means supporting women’s and feminist organizations. It means recognizing your role, all of you here in leading efforts to tackle women’s poverty and inequality,” Zenarosa said.
In a video message, CHR Focal Commissioner for gender Faydah Maniri Dumarpa spoke of the importance of addressing women’s needs not only in women’s month but consistently.
It also includes recognizing and addressing the "historical and structural impacts of poverty," violence against women, and the limited political participation, among others.
“Lastly, investing in women also means supporting women’s and feminist organizations. It means recognizing your role, all of you here in leading efforts to tackle women’s poverty and inequality,” Zenarosa said.
In a video message, CHR Focal Commissioner for gender Faydah Maniri Dumarpa spoke of the importance of addressing women’s needs not only in women’s month but consistently.
“Lastly, investing in women also means supporting women’s and feminist organizations. It means recognizing your role, all of you here in leading efforts to tackle women’s poverty and inequality,” Zenarosa said.
In a video message, CHR Focal Commissioner for gender Faydah Maniri Dumarpa spoke of the importance of addressing women’s needs not only in women’s month but consistently.
These include recognizing unpaid care work; formation of gender responsive social protection programs; protection against violence at homes, school, workplace and communities; promotion of decent and safe work, and addressing multiple crises that women face including the impact of climate change, development aggression and armed conflict.
“Ang pamumuhunan sa kababaihan at batang babae ay pag-unlad ng bayan,” Dumarpa said.
These include recognizing unpaid care work; formation of gender responsive social protection programs; protection against violence at homes, school, workplace and communities; promotion of decent and safe work, and addressing multiple crises that women face including the impact of climate change, development aggression and armed conflict.
“Ang pamumuhunan sa kababaihan at batang babae ay pag-unlad ng bayan,” Dumarpa said.
“Ang pamumuhunan sa kababaihan at batang babae ay pag-unlad ng bayan,” Dumarpa said.
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