Women's Month

 

Every March has been designated as National Women's Month. The festival, which is centered on the slogan "We Make Change Work for Women," strives to draw attention to the empowerment of women as active participants in and claimants of development. The commitment to "Malasakit at Pagbabago," or Genuine Compassion and Real Transformation, is a pillar of this quest of progress.

 

The 2023 commemoration introduces a new recurrent theme from this year to 2028: WE for gender equality and an inclusive society, signaling a turning point in the growth of women's rights. Since 1987, March has been designated as Women's History Month in the United States as a time to recognize the achievements that women have made to history, culture, and society. March 1 to March 31, 2023, will be recognized as Women's History Month.

 

Since then, the Women's Month Celebration in the Philippines has provided a forum for discussing ongoing and new women's empowerment and gender equality issues as well as women's accomplishments. The celebration concentrates on practical initiatives that are in line with laws and agreements at the national and international levels, such as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the Beijing Platform for Action, the Philippine Plan for Gender-Responsive Development (1995-2025), the Framework Plan for Women, and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Reference:

https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2011/03/03/national-womens-heart-month/

https://pcw.gov.ph/national-womens-month/?fbclid=IwAR3rqfPmHjHcQ6jvJnhHWAqKML14k9WnAmEz-F0Ssl_ke4Cp-KJMbVa9hTo

https://bmb.gov.ph/index.php/gender-and-development/79-gad/gad-news/78-march-is-women-s-month?fbclid=IwAR3PJy7O4QXJAtkUz-JIPYQ9icX6sGvCekGvyraDpajX2bRGCVAHA_rvHy0