14/03/2022
Equality in law is crucial for gender equality. Laws and policies shape the realities of women and girls in all aspects of life and in all parts of society. Just laws can be instruments to protect, promote and fulfill the rights of women and girls, contributing to just and inclusive societies, where no woman or girl is left behind. However, laws can also deny rights to women and girls and hinder the realization of a just and equal society.
International Development Law Organization - IDLO and UN Women, in partnership with the Philippine Commission on Women, conducted an assessment of Philippine laws to facilitate the elimination or reform of laws that discriminate against women and girls, in support of the โEquality in Law for Women and Girls By 2030: A Multi-Stakeholder Strategy for Accelerated Actionโ.
This assessment, ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐: ๐๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, examines legislation and case law that may have direct or indirect, as well as intersecting or multiple, discriminatory provisions against women and girls in the Philippines. It makes recommendations for repeal, reform, or amendment of laws that concern different spheres of their lives โ education, health, employment, marriage and family, and representation in political and public life among others.
You may access the publication here: https://www.idlo.int/publications/strengthening-gender-equality-law-analysis-philippine-legislation
