Section 3 - Educating and Partnering for CEDAW

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The Ladies’ Choice supplement featuring “CEDAW 101” in Philippine Star in March 2006 and the full page ad on CEDAW by Modess in the Bulletin in March 2007 were results of WFS partnership with advertising agencies, the latter in cooperation with CEDAW Watch. From March to November 2006, WFS media events were covered by columnists and reporters from Philippine Daily Inquirer, Business World, Philippine Star, Sorsogon Guardian, The Bicol Regional Weekly Digest, Mindanao Times and MOD Magazine. This generated 15 stories from all over the country. CEDAW reports garnered front page status in Mindanao Times (on the CEDAW Knowledge Fair and Exhibit) and Baguio community papers. CEDAW in the Internet In the months of July and August 2006, WFS decided to take CEDAW to the message boards, introducing topics like “Gender Equality and Discrimination” and “Multiple Perspectives on Sex Education”. The more popular boards, like PinoyExchange, GIRLTalk, Tsinoy.com, Teentalk (via Candymag.com) and Men’s Health were scoped as ideal sites for conducting forums. Message boards are like high-traffic portals to youth-oriented communities keen on discussing either a specific or varied range of topics. There’s something there for everyone, and the mix of responses garnered from the aforementioned WFS forums have been pretty disparate, but in a good way. People who frequent message boards aren’t just students. They represent a part of a workforce eager to discuss issues of interest to them. Some are Filipinos based abroad who make it a point to know what’s going on in the motherland and at the same time, have the desire to engage in the discussion. Forum #1: Gender equality and discrimination Given the success of women in various fields, does this mean that women have finally achieved a certain degree of equality with men To what extent are women reaping the benefits Also, how would you define discrimination based on gender Where in current Filipino society do you think discrimination exists Forum took place in July 2006 in the following message boards: 1. FemaleNetwork.com: GirlTalk:: The Political Arena – 0 responses 2. Candymag.com: TeenTalk:: What’s Happening – 2 responses 3. Tsinoy.com: Revolution Café – 1 response 4. PinoyExchange.com: Local & Foreign Issues – 15 responses Forum #2: Multiple perspectives on sex education Noting the recent sex education controversy involving the Catholic Church’s insistence on discontinuing the implementation of Department of Education’s Lesson Guides on Adolescent Reproductive Health in the High School Curriculum: 138
To have or not to have sex education has a bearing on our population. Both our economic development and reproductive health as a nation hang in the balance on what the youth know or do not know about sex and their bodies. To the youth: 1. Do you need sex education If so, what would you want to know/learn about 2. Would you want your parents to talk to you about sex, or would you prefer to learn about it in school Why so 3. Do you think sex is dirty Do you consider certain parts of the body dirty To parents: 1. Do you think you can educate your child/children about sex If so, how would you go about it 2. Do you need to train yourself to talk to your kid/s about sex How so 3. Do you think sex is dirty Do you consider certain parts of the body dirty To representatives of the Church: 1. Do you think sex is dirty Do you consider certain parts of the body dirty 2. Why deprive one’s right to sex education at the cost of your fear of the nation’s youth having pre-marital sex Is harsh consequence necessarily greater than knowledge Forum took place August to October 11, 2006 in the following message boards: Youth forum: 1. FemaleNetwork.com: GirlTalk:: The Political Arena – forum removed by GirlTalk moderator due to low post count 2. Candymag.com: TeenTalk:: What’s happening – 17 responses 3. Men’s Health Forum: The Men’s Health Man: Sex and Relationships – 4 responses 4. PinoyExchange.com: Local and Foreign Issues – forum consolidated by PEx moderator into a similar topic that had been started by another message board regular; no new responses generated Forum addressed to parents: 1. FemaleNetwork.com: GirlTalk: Smart Parenting and Home Life - forum removed by GirlTalk moderator due to low post count 2. PinoyExchange.com: Parenting 101 - forum consolidated by PEx moderator into a similar topic that had been started by another message board regular; no new responses generated Forum addressed to representatives of the church: 1. FemaleNetwork.com: GirlTalk: Body and Spirit: Faith and Aspirations – 5 responses 2. PinoyExchange: Realm of Thought – 13 responses 139
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