Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Tagum holds gender and development awareness confab

By: Tagum City Information Office

The Tagum City Gender and Development (GAD) Council, has been taking concrete steps towards the integration of gender and development that is crucial in the development process of the city.

As such, a 3-day Seminar on Gender and Development was held at Big 8 Corporate Hotel last March 19-21, 2014 which aims to promote gender equality and empowering women, analyzing the women’s contribution within the context of work done in the household and outside their respective communities.

The participants coming from different sectors in the city headed by Chairperson GAD Council Hon. Allan L. Rellon, Co-Chairperson Hon. Geterito Gementiza, Vice Chairperson Atty. Eva Loraine Estabillo, head secretariat Ms. Anthonette J. Leones, the members from City Prosecutor’s Office, City Health Office, City Social Welfare and Development Office, Philippine National Police, WCPDO, City Legal Office, Women Organizations, Senior Citizens Group and Barangay Captains.

Different topics were discussed which include the difference of Gender and Sex, Sexual Basic Gender Concepts and Issues, Using Non-Sexist or Gender Fair Language, Manifestations of Gender bias, Reproductive and Sexual Rights-Violence Against Women and Children and HIV, STI, and AIDS and other issues related in the development.

The GAD Council also produced the Gender and Awareness Module, which will serve as a focal point in expanding knowledge of Tagumeños on GAD in the 23 barangays, following the goal of eradicating explicit and implicit potential gender bias. | Gleiza Delgado of CIO Tagum

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