GAD

RSO No. 2019-268
dtd. September 12, 2019

Chairperson

Gilbert C. Gonzales
Regional Executive Director

Vice-Chairperson

Nelson V. Gorospe
ARD for Management Services

Executive Committee:

• Mabel C. Grasparil
Chief, Finance Division
• Dolores R. Borja
Chief, Administrative Division
• Mailene M. Gecolea-Laviña
OIC, Planning and Management Division
• Olivia Bejo
Chief, Licenses Patents and Deeds Division

Committee:

1. Plans, Programs and Budget
2. Monitoring and Evaluation
3. Training
4. Information Education Campaign and Special Events

PENRO GAD Focal Persons

Batangas
Cavite
Laguna
Quezon
Rizal

CENRO GAD Focal Persons

CENRO Calaca
CENRO Lipa City
CENRO Sta. Cruz
CENRO Calauag
CENRO Catanauan
CENRO Tayabas
CENRO Real

Gender and Development (GAD)

GAD is a development perspective that recognizes the unequal status and situations of women and men in society.

Background

Women in Development (WID) - 1970

Women were excluded from the development process, they should be integrated into on going development initiative, and they need to change to benefit from development.

Projects were aimed to increase women's income and productivity,
Women were trained in skills that served to extend their work at home:

- peanut butter making - soap making

- candle making - etc.

- food processing

Projects involved only women participants

Women and Development (WAD) - early half of 1970s

End of the decade saw the launching of militant women's group,
Women were marginalized,
Perspective on development that advocated the changing of class structure to achieve gender equality. That meant a parallel women's world of culture, education and commerce, that would value and promote women's perspective and interests,
Strategies tended to concentrate on income generating projects for women

Gender and Development(GAD) - emerged in the 1980's

Unequal power relations between women and men prevent equitable relations and the full participation of women in development,
Focuses on social, economic, political and cultural forces that determine how men and women can equally participate in, benefit from and control project resources along women's empowerment framework,
Identities and addresses practical and strategic gender interests.

Development Process Seen from a Gender Perspective

The concept of development also includes an element of Equality that material benefits from the development process should be fairly distributed, especially to benefit those most in need, the disadvantaged and most vulnerable.

Equality of Opportunity means that everybody has an equal chance, especially for equal access, there is no structural discrimination standing in the way of any individual or social group.

Gender sensitivity- is the ability to recognize gender issues, and especially the ability to recognize women's different perceptions and interests arising from their different social location and different gender roles.

Empowerment is an important element of development, being the process by which people take control and action in order to overcome obstacles.

Equality of opportunity for women would mean ending all gender discrimination.

Legal Mandates for GAD

1987 Philippine Constitution- Article II, Sec. 14 provides that the State recognizes the role of women in nation-building, and shall ensure that fundamental equality before the law of women and men.
Republic Act 7192. Women in Development and Nation-Building Institutionalizing gender concerns in national development efforts adopting the GAD approach in policies and programs.
R.A 7192, directs all government agencies to institute measure that would eliminate gender bias in government policies, programs and project, to ensure that women are given the means to paeticipate fully in development and nation building.

Other National Laws on Women

Anti-Discrimination Law (RA 6725)
Migrant Workers and Overseas
Filipino Act (RA 8972)
Solo Parents'Welfare Act of 2000
(RA 8972)
Anti-Mail Order Bride Law (RA 6955)
Anti-Sexual Harassment Law (RA 7877)
Anti-Rape Law (RA 8353)

Other National Laws on Women

Anti-Voilence Against Women
and their Children Act (RA 9262)
Special Protection of Children
Against Child Abuse, Exploitation
and discrimination Act (RA 7610)
Sexuality Education (LOI,47, 1972)
Magna Carta of Women (RA 9710)
Others

SOURCE: Handouts Distributed during the Gender Mainstreaming Lecture by DENR-Central office GADFPS

Recent Activities

November 19-21, 2019

Gender activities on Harmonized GAD Guidelines (HGDG), Gender Mainstreaming Evaluation Framework (GMEF), Logframe and Training of Technical Advisers on Gender Analysis (TOTAGA)

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