Women

Empowerment
INTRODUCTION

Women's empowerment is the

process in which women elaborate and
recreate what it is that they can be, do,
and accomplish in a circumstance that
they previously were denied. Women's
empowerment is all about equipping and
allowing women to make life-
determining decisions through the
different problems in society.
DESCRIPTION

People are empowered

when they are able to access
the opportunities available
to them without limitations
and restrictions such as in
education, profession and
lifestyle.
STEPS AND ACTIONS THAT WE SHOULD TAKE TO
EMPOWER WOMEN AND TO ELIMINATE INEQUALITIES
BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE:

• Enabling women to articulate their

concerns and needs
• Promoting education, skill development,
and employment
• Eliminating all practices that discriminate
against women
• Eliminating violence against women
• Assisting women to establish and realize
their rights.
 Based on the preliminary findings of
the 2018 National Demographic and Health
Survey (NDHS), one in four (26%) ever-
married women aged 15-49 has ever
experienced physical, sexual or emotional
violence by their husband or partner. One in
five (20%) women has ever experienced
emotional violence, 14 percent has ever
experienced physical violence, and 5
percent has ever experienced sexual violence
by their current or most recent husband or
partner.
EMPOWERED
PINAYS WHO
PROVE THAT
SUCCESS
KNOWS NO
GENDER
Lea Salonga
• Seasoned singer and actress Lea
Salonga is one of the
outstanding women in the
entertainment industry both
here and abroad.

• The multi-awarded broadway

star is world-famous for her
iconic performances in musicals
like “Les Misérables” and “Miss
Saigon,” as well as being the
singing voice of Disney
characters Princess Jasmine and
Mulan.
Catriona Gray
• In a pageant-obsessed country
like the Philippines, Catriona
Gray’s Miss Universe 2018 win
has brought so much joy and
pride to Filipinos.

• The reigning queen actively

advocates for access to education
and HIV awareness. Since her
early 20s, she has already been
volunteering for Young Focus in
Tondo, Manila and has helped the
non-profit organization raise
funds to build an educational
center for its young beneficiaries.
Whang-Od Oggay
• Apo Whang-Od Oggay is the oldest
tattoo artist in the world. She’s
among the most popular and
prolific, too. Visitors flock to her
village in Kalinga just to get inked
with her signature designs.

• For preserving the traditional

practice of tattooing, the National
Commission for Culture and the
Arts recognized Whang-Od’s
contribution to the Philippine
culture and arts through the
Dangal ng Haraya Award.
CYRUS AVELLANO JOHN JERALD CUCHAPIN TRISHA BALBUENA

Thank You!
KRISTHAN GENAERA GAGELONIA NOVELYN LOCQUIAO