Magna Carta of Women
Magna Carta of Women
Magna Carta of Women
• What are the rights of women guaranteed under the Magna Carta of
Women?
• How can Filipino women living abroad benefit from this law?
• Definitions
What is Magna Carta of Women?
Republic Act No 9710
The Magna Carta of Women is comprehensive women’s human rights law
that seeks to eliminate discrimination against women by recognizing,
protecting, fulfilling and promoting the rights of Filipino women, especially
those in marginalized sector.
The MCW establishes the Philippine government’s pledge of commitment to
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Participation and
Representation
• Equal treatment before the law, including the
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5. Acquire, change, or retain their nationality. It also Equal rights in all matters relating
states that the betrothal and marriage of a child shall to marriage and family relations
have no legal effect.
The Magna Carta of Women also guarantees the civil, political and
economic rights of women in the marginalized sectors, particularly
their right to:
• Skills training, scholarships, especially in research and development • Services and interventions for women in especially
aimed towards women friendly farm technology; difficult circumstances or WEDC;
• Representation and participation in policy-making or • Protection of girl-children against all forms of discrimination
decisionmaking bodies in the regional, national, and international in education, health and nutrition, and skills development; and
levels;
• Social protection;
Benefits of MCW to Filipino
Women Living Abroad
Magna Carta of Women
• Statistics show that more and more Filipino women are migrating
• protect women against discrimination and from violation of their rights by private corporations, entities, and
individuals;
• promote and fulfill the rights of women in all spheres, including their rights to substantive equality and non-
discrimination.
The Government shall fulfill these duties through the development and implementation of laws,
policies,regulatory instruments, administrative guidelines, and other appropriate measures, including
temporary special measures. It shall also establish mechanisms to promote the coherent and integrated
implementation of the Magna Carta of Women and other related laws and policies to effectively stop
discrimination against Filipino women.
Specific Responsibilities of Government
Under the Magna Carta of Women?
Republic Act No 9710
• The Magna Carta of Women mandates all government offices, including government-
owned and controlled corporations and local government units to adopt gender
mainstreaming as a strategy for implementing the law and attaining its objectives.
• It also mandates
(b) the creation and/or strengthening of gender and development focal points, and
• The Commission on Audit shall conduct an annual audit on the government offices' use of their
gender and development budgets for the purpose of determining its judicious use and the
efficiency, and effectiveness of interventions in addressing gender issues.
• Local government units are also encouraged to develop and pass a gender and development code
to address the issues and concerns of women in their respective localities based on consultation
with their women constituents
Penalties of Violators
Magna Carta of Women
• If the violation is committed by a government agency or any
= the person directly responsible for the violation, as well as the head of the
agency or local chief executive shall be held liable under the Magna Carta of
Women.
• The sanctions under administrative law, civil service or other appropriate
laws shall be recommended by the Commission on Human Rights to the
Civil Service Commission and the Department of the Interior and Local
Government.
• Further, in cases where violence has been proven to be perpetrated
by agents of the State, such shall be considered aggravating offenses
with corresponding penalties depending on the severity of the offenses.
• If the violation is committed by a private entity or individual, the
person directly responsible for the violation shall be liable to pay
damages.
• Further, the offended party can also pursue other remedies available
under the law and can invoke any of the other provisions of existing
laws, especially those that protect the rights of women.
Funds for the Implementation of
MCW
Republic Act 9710
• The Magna Carta of Women provides that the State agencies should utilize their gender and
development budgets for programs and activities to implement its provisions. Funds necessary for
the implementation of the Magna Carta of Women shall be charged against the current
appropriations of the concerned agencies, and shall be included in their annual budgets for the
succeeding years.
• The Magna Carta of Women also mandates the State to prioritize allocation of all available
resources to effectively fulfill its obligations under the said law.
Definitions
Magna Carta of Women
Gender Equality
refers to the principle asserting the equality of men and women and their
right to enjoy equal conditions realizing their full human potentials to
contribute to and benefit from the results of development, and with the
State recognizing that all human beings are free and equal in dignity and
rights.
Gender and Development (GAD)
• refers to the development perspective and process that are participatory and empowering,
equitable, sustainable, free from violence, respectful of human rights, supportive of self-
determination and actualization of human potentials.
• It seeks to achieve gender equality as a fundamental value that should be reflected in development
choices; seeks to transform society’s social, economic, and political structures and questions they
validity of the gender roles they ascribed to women and men; contends that women are active
agents of development and not just passive recipients of development assistance; and stresses the
need of women to organize themselves and participate in political processes to strengthen their
legal rights
• References
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