ENGENDERING THE PHILIPPINE JUDICIARY
By:
Rowena V. Guanzon, LLB, MPA
Aurora Javate- de Dios, MA
Theresa Balayaon, BSE
Damcelle Torres, LLB
In 2004, the U.P. Center for Women’s Studies, the U.P. Women’s Studies Foundation, Inc. and the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women, with the support of the United Nations Development Fund for Women-Bangkok, launched The 1st Gender Justice […]

Aurora Javate de Dios, an expert on the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women or the CEDAW, writes a chapter in our forthcoming book, Engendering the Philippine Judiciary. De Dios focuses on CEDAW and judicial practice, and points out the gaps in our judiciary.
We will post her article here […]

The 1st Gender Justice Awards recognizes judges who rendered gender sensitive decisions.

Friends,
You can view the pictures of the 1st Gender Justice Awards in an album here in my blog. Featuring the Judge Nimfa Penaco Sitaca and other awardees, Chief Justice Hilario G. Davide, Jr, Che Che Lazaro, Sheila Coronel, Milabel Amar, Vicky Tambunting, Ana Cristal, Miyen Versoza,Sheila Bazar, Sally Magat, Edith Santos, Oyie de Dios et […]

Rowena Villena Guanzon is a practicing lawyer and writer. She graduated from the University of the Philippines College of Law (Class ‘84) and the U.P. School of Economics ‘79). She has a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government in Harvard University (Class ‘95 Marshal) where she was […]