Philippines: a Role Model of Gender Sensitivity in the ASEAN
Bardoquillo, Rachel Mae L.
Graduate School of International Studies
Sogang University, Seoul, Korea agquinanola@gmail.com Abstract
Introduction
In this new millennium, the issue on gender sensitivity is gradually penetrating different regions of the world, challenging the patriarchal paradigm. Its extent ranges from series of movements by different independent groups and non-governmental organizations fighting for gender sensitivity, and governmental organizations pursuing gender sensitive programs and projects. This unprecedented development of gender sensitivity denotes its growing importance affecting activities and development of actors and entities in the international
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Gender Sensitivity could be a contributing factor in achieving Gender Equality and Gender Equity. Gender Equality goal is equality between men and women with the belief that all human beings have their freedom to enhance their individual abilities and to make decisions without the issues like stereotyping, the gender role, and bigotry. It also considers the different qualities, ambitions and needs of men and women. On the other hand, Gender Equity focuses on men and women’s individual needs’ fair treatment (Gender Equity and Equality, 2000). As abovementioned, there is a big difference between the three. Gender Sensitivity recognizes issues regarding how the way society sees and looks at gender. It looks at how women act, treatment towards women and how women identify their roles in the society. Gender sensitivity also covers the understanding of how different issues regarding gender role and discrimination hurt people …show more content…
The Philippines’ long history of colonialism has embedded a patriarchal culture among Filipinos. (Anonuevo, 2000) There have been patriarchal interpretations throughout the history in ages. The Philippines being a patriarchal society during 1800’s – 1900’s, it is the male that was considered as the first sex while female comes after as the second sex. A woman is passive because man is active; she is weak because man is strong; she is emotional because man is rational; she is a follower because man is a leader. By being made conscious of herself in this particular way, woman enables man to affirm his construct of himself as lord and master of women. This was a manifestation of gender biases. (Ramos,
-I will be concentrating on the different, even contradictory, ways people invoked the discourse of civilization to construct what it meant to be a man.” (p. 25) She argues that the specific aspects of discourse of civilizations are race, gender and power. The author uses different people to prove her thesis. She does this to illustrate different views of manhood in different times and also genders.
Serano contends that this belief system perpetuates the idea that men are entitled to women's bodies and attention, which is harmful to both men and women. Serano suggests that men need to consider their attitudes and actions toward women in the second half of her essay. She contends that men should acknowledge that women are unique beings with their own desires and agency. Instead of expecting sex or a relationship as payment for their positive deeds, Serano argues that men should focus on developing sincere connections with women. She also advises men to improve their communication skills and be receptive to female criticism.
We forget all men...” This journal entry shows that Equality has found the strength and courage to accept what he has discovered. It is human nature to be driven to succeed in life, and to prove ones worth. To Equality, this discovery does just that. This sense of need for self ( ) shows that it is okay for Equality to be motivated in this
Women have found themselves at the bottom of society’s hierarchal pyramid for eons. Even though females make contributions that prove vital to the world’s function, they are still regarded as the weaker link. The female plight of constantly facing debasement is a pawn used to ensure compliance. It is a common notion that if one is demeaned enough, he or she will conform to the suggested persona. Society tests this notion through its treatment of women.
Shannon Ross K. Miller ENG4UI - P4 20 January, 2023 Selecting The Villain: A Patriarchal Bias "You are a woman with a man inside watching a woman. You are your own voyeur. " - Margaret Atwood. This quote addresses the unconscious response of women to conform to the male gaze without their knowledge or consent. As a result, women monitor themselves constantly and treat others based on a patriarchal view they are often unaware they employ.
He continues with talking about how women feel inferior to men, but he argues that it may not be as big of an issue as some feminist groups make it out to be. Lastly, he brings to the reader’s attention that differences are
Women’s place and role in the society is something that has been discussed and changed over time. Should their rights be the same as men’s? Should they be superior? Inferior? The world faces a dilemma on weather they should be or not equal as men.
The man is in charge of the house, and he is to be followed at all the times. The women are assigned to more menial jobs like sewing, gardening, cooking, and shopping. Women were very limited with how they could spend their days. The Filipino families are dependent on the father to be the bread winner. The mother is usually expected to stay at home and take care of the children even at the expense of her career.
There were supposed to be modest, virtuous, sweet and should also be weak and be dominated by strong men. They were always looked down upon by society; there were moderated by their physical appearances, ability to bear children and to please their husband. Has society’s expectation for men become so lower that there are being judgmental towards women? These society’s boundless expectations towards women leads to the end of their individuality.
Jessica Hagedorn’s Dogeaters exposes lives of numerous characters living in the postcolonial Philippines. Hagedorn vividly paints the picture of a society freed from the foreign oppressor that still clings to the imported values and struggles to recreate itself. The postcolonial confusion and a sense of a lost national identity have allowed for a newly formed nationalism to spread. Yet, the influence of the former U.S rule lingers as society remains infatuated with Hollywood movies, soda drinks, and shopping. The Hagedorn's novel displays “the pressures that neocolonialism places on gender, as well as the pressures the gender places on neocolonialism” (Chang, 637).
Empowered men and women are in a better position for contributing towards productivity of the entire family, they also support in improving prospects specifically for the future generation. On the other hand, gender equality is fundamentally related to sus¬tainable development and globally accepted as a necessity for the promotion of human rights Furthermore, gender equality is achieved when women and men enjoy the same rights and opportunities across all sectors of
In our advanced 21st century, it is hard to imagine our society as anything short of perfect. After all, we have come a long way from our seafaring ancestors. However, the reality is that despite how we may sometimes avoid seeing it, our society is anything but perfect. A very prevalent issue today is that despite laws being set in place to enforce the equal treatment of men and women, women all over the world today still face poor treatment and discrimination. Because of how deep and long this problem has run, revising discriminatory laws may not abolish discrimination and legislating laws that endorse gender equality may not necessarily create equality.
This text is basically a study of gender role differences, how the society views them and what factors lead them to the growth of their gender within them. Additionally, an example of ethos in this text is that there is more than one author/contributor of this text, who are all professors of human development, social and family dynamics at different colleges, with the same perspective of gender differences, in which they clearly accomplished in explaining this to the audience. And it was important too for them to explain, as many people are still living in the world of differentiation. And to take those kinds of people of people we will have to explain them the way the way this text is written. Next, the time when this article was written, gender roles were almost the same as they are now.
Gender Inequality Gender inequality is a characteristic of social structure according to which different social groups (in this case men and women) have certain differences resulting in unequal opportunities. Gender inequality is associated with social construction of masculinity and femininity as oppositional categories with unequal social value (Ferree, 1999). One of the main problems in gender theory is the problem of dominance. Together with race and class gender is a hierarchical structure that could to provide both opportunities and oppression (Ferree, 1999). Gender inequality can exist in different forms, depending on culture, region, religion and other factors.
What can be done to overcome prejudice towards Gender Equality? Gender equality entails protecting human rights, an economic necessity that allows women’s financial autonomy and national progress, and a country’s outlook on international relations. It affects childbirth rates, the quality of life and longevity of those children, and the type of life of the mother. The struggle is so vital to global stability and success that the United Nations (UN) addresses it in their sustainable development goals.