Major Implementing Programs and Projects, PPGD1995-2025 (DPWH Concern)
| Program/Project Title | Description/Objectives |
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WOMEN-RELATED LAWS
The following are Philippine women-related laws:
RA 6949: Declaring March 8 as National Women's Day
GENDER MAINSTREAMING
Gender Mainstreaming
Acknowledgement at the Fourth World Conference on Women (Bijing Conference) 1995 as a method of entrenching the GAD approach.
Goal of gender mainstreaming is to achieve gender equality in all fields of society.
GENDER ISSUES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
Projects in the ifrastructure sector have to contend with a number of gender issues,
including the following:
Different Groups of users may have a divergent requirements bases on seasonality
and location of their activities. Projects that are designed without considering the
variations may have a great impact on women's workload and access to resources.
Gender Needs
Strategic Gender Needs (SGN)
Are concerned with changing the subordinate (disadvantage) position of women in society.
Measures to address tese needs are long-term in nature.
Practical Gender Needs (PGN)
Gender
What is Gender?
Gender is the distinction between women & women by socio-cultural factors. On the other hand,
the distinction between women and men by biological features is defined as Sex.
"Gender" or "Sex"?
Millenium Development Goals
RO-6 Holds on Environmental Impact Assessment and Social Safeguard
Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Office VI (DPWH RO-6) conducted a 4-day training session on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Social Safeguards program from September 13-16.
Attended by several employees from the Regional Office and (10) District Engineering Offices (DEO), the event commenced with the welcome remarks of OIC-Regional Director Jose Al. V. Fruto.
GAD Banner Image
Department of Public Works and Highways joins the Philippine Commission on Women, Human Woman’s Symbol Formation, March 8, 2014 at the Quirino Grandstand
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