Since the beginning of Philippine democracy, few legislators have had as much impact on the women’s rights movement as Senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani. After earning literature degrees from Wellesley College, Columbia University, and the University of Paris, Senator Shahani joined the Division of Human Rights at the United Nations. She became Read more
On February 14, 2013 the One Billion Rising campaign was launched globally as a global day of action, and dancing, to protest against violence against women. It was a call for one billion women and all the men who love them to walk out of their offices, homes, and schools, Read more
Since 1991, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence has been held every year from November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of violence against women, to December 10, Human Rights day. In the Philippines, the campaign runs until December 12. Proclamation No. 1172 declares November 25 Read more
Bridging the Digital Divide: Empowering Women Through Digital Literacy Digital literacy is more than knowing how to operate a computer or smartphone. It encompasses the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to meaningfully participate in today’s increasingly digital society – from accessing information and government services to pursuing employment, communicating with others, Read more
Pasay City – The Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) was invited by the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality as one of the resource persons during the second public hearing on Gender-based Electronic Violence (SBN 1251) and the E-VAW Law of 2016. The Public Hearing was presided Read more
“The internet is a very dangerous world that we all fall into. With the rising innovation in technology, we had all fallen into the culture of social media and had made ourselves vulnerable by the way we use them, may it be FB, Instagram, Twitter, etc. We post every move Read more
The Safe Cities Metro Manila Programme is part of a global initiative of UN Women, joined by over 24 cities around the world that aim to improve women’s safety as they move about in the highly urbanized cities. Here in the Philippines, Quezon City is the first in the country Read more
On February 23, 2016 the mobile application AksyonVAW made its debut in Google Playstore. But what is AksyonVAW all about? Aksyon is the Filipino word for action, and VAW stands for violence against women. The app AksyonVAW is a project of the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), a non-government organisation based in Quezon City Read more