citizen-voter education for the women sector
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LawProtecting
Women
27lawspassed
concerningwomens
rights
Amongthesignicant
lawswere:
-RepublicAct7877
orAnti-Sexual
HarassmentAct(1995)
-RepublicAct8353orAnti-RapeLaw(1997)
-RepublicAct9208orAnti-TrafckingActinPersonsAct
(2003)
-RepublicAct9262orAnti-violenceagainstWomenand
ChildrenAct(2004)
Room 6 Mezzanine FloorManila Observatory
Ateneo de Manila University,Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines, 1168
Tel.: (632) 426-5921 loc 114
Tel/Fax: (632) 9293482Email: [email protected]
54-C, Mapagkawanggawa St., Teachers Village,Diliman, Quezon City, 1120 Postal Code
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Facts on Women
46.7million,whereareFilipinowomen,halfofthecountrys
estimated2010population
Laborforceparticipationrateofaround49%
Functionalliteracyof86%
Businessadministration:mostcommoneldofstudy
5.6%:proportionofwomenwhohavenotgonetoschool
Womencomprised23%ofelectivepostsin2008
FromJuly2001untilMarch2003,theSenate
andHouseofRepresentativespasseda
totalof174and167women-relatedbills,respectively
Womeninthenationalgovernment
numbered640,304in2008
968,000orabouthalfof2million
OFWsin2008werewomen
50%ofwomenworkingabroad
workasunskilledworkers
Casesofviolenceandabuse
againstwomenreportedtothe
policeroseto9,485in2009
from6,905in2008
Womencompriseroughlyhalfofthe
countrysregistered
voters
TheComelec
recordeda77%voter
turnoutamongwomenin
2001
Womenssuffrage
The1935Constitution
speciedthatsuffrage
wouldonlybegrantedto
womenif300,000votedin
itsfavorduringanational
plebiscite(Hega,2003)
Thenumberofwomen
whovotedyesduringthe
plebisciteexceededthe
numberrequired,reaching
447,725votes
Number ofwomen voters
CitingComelecgures,theNationalStatisticalCoordination
Board(NSCB)reportedthatin2001,therewere18.3million
womenagainst17.9millionmenvoters.
Voterturnoutwasaboutthesame:77%forwomenand76%
formen
Womens IssuesDuring Elections
Disenfranchisement(sometimesduetofamilyroleand
patriarchalsociety)
Useofwomenandchildrenbypoliticiansduringthecampaign
toconvincevoterstovoteforthem
Warringpoliticalparties(withwomenoftencaughtbetween
partiesbecausetheyareusedduringthecampaign)
Longqueuesinvotingcenters,andmensometimestaking
advantageofwomenstandinginlinebymakingunwanted
advances
Votebuyingandyingvoters
Electoralfraudandpoliticiansbrokenpromises