LEGAL BASES OF GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT #13
Ched Memorandum Order 1 Series of 2015 - correct answer "Establishing the Policies
and Guidelines on Gender and Development in the Commission on Higher Education
and Higher Education Institutions (HEIS)"
CEDAW - correct answer "any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of
sex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment
or exercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on the basis of equality of
men and women, of human right and fundamental freedom in the political, economic,
social, cultural, civil or any other field." (CEDAW, Part 1, Article 1
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women - correct
answer CEDAW
Magna Carta of Women (RA No. 9710) - correct answer Section 8.- "All rights in the
Constitution and those rights recognized under international instruments duly signed
and ratified by the Philippines, in consonance with Philippine law, shall be rights of
women under this Act to be enjoyed without discrimination."
- Protection from all forms of violence
- Participation and Representation
- Equal treatment before the law
- Equal access in education, scholarship, and training - correct answer Divisions of the
Magna Carta of Women
RA 9710 - correct answer - Equal participation in sports, military, police, and other
services
- Equal rights in all matters relating to marriage and family relations
- Comprehensive health care services, health information and education
- Non-discriminatory in Media and Film
Department if Health - correct answer - Promotes the right to health of women.
- is instructed to implement programs for women on reproductive health care, services,
products and programs; and to prioritize full access of poor and marginalized women to
health care.
Women Development and Nation Building - correct answer RA 7192
Ched Memorandum Order 1 Series of 2015 - correct answer "Establishing the Policies
and Guidelines on Gender and Development in the Commission on Higher Education
and Higher Education Institutions (HEIS)"
CEDAW - correct answer "any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of
sex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment
or exercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on the basis of equality of
men and women, of human right and fundamental freedom in the political, economic,
social, cultural, civil or any other field." (CEDAW, Part 1, Article 1
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women - correct
answer CEDAW
Magna Carta of Women (RA No. 9710) - correct answer Section 8.- "All rights in the
Constitution and those rights recognized under international instruments duly signed
and ratified by the Philippines, in consonance with Philippine law, shall be rights of
women under this Act to be enjoyed without discrimination."
- Protection from all forms of violence
- Participation and Representation
- Equal treatment before the law
- Equal access in education, scholarship, and training - correct answer Divisions of the
Magna Carta of Women
RA 9710 - correct answer - Equal participation in sports, military, police, and other
services
- Equal rights in all matters relating to marriage and family relations
- Comprehensive health care services, health information and education
- Non-discriminatory in Media and Film
Department if Health - correct answer - Promotes the right to health of women.
- is instructed to implement programs for women on reproductive health care, services,
products and programs; and to prioritize full access of poor and marginalized women to
health care.
Women Development and Nation Building - correct answer RA 7192
