Magna Carta

MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN

Signed Into Law on August 14, 2009

What is the Magna Carta of Women?

* Comprehensive women’s human right law

* Seeks to eliminate discrimination against women

* Recognizing, protecting, fulfilling and promoting the right of Filipino women, especially those in the marginalized sectors

6 Chapters and 17 Sections of Magna Carta of Women (MCW)

* General Provisions

* Definition of Terms

* Duties Related to the Human Rights of Women

* Right and Empowerment

* Rights and Empowerment of Marginalized

* Sectors

* Institutional Mechanism

What is embedded in the MCW?

* Affirms the role of Women in Nation

* Ensures substantive equality among men and women’s right as Human Rights

* Affirms women’s right as human rights condemns discrimination against women:

* CEDAW

* Other international instrumentalities consistent with Philippine Laws

DECLARATION OF POLICY

* Provides for intensification of efforts to fulfill its duties under international and domestic laws to:

* Recognize

* Respect

* Protect

* Fulfill and

* Promote women’s rights and freedom (i.e. marginalized women in all field)

* Reaffirms the right of women to participate in:

* Policy formation

* Planning

* Organization

* Implementation

* Management monitoring and

* Evaluation of all policies, and services that affect them

HUMAN RIGHTS’ PRINCIPLE OF WOMEN:

* Universal and inalienable

* Indivisible

* Interdependent and interrelated

* All individuals are equal as Human beings

* Rights Based Approach

Chapter IV: Rights and Empowerment. Right to Protection from Violence (Sec. 9)

* Mandatory human rights and gender – sensitivity training for all government, personnel involved in the protection and defense of women against gender – based violence.

* Outlawing the expulsion and non – readmission of women faculty due to pregnancy outside of marriage.

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