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The Office of Gender Concerns successfully celebrated Pride Month with a webinar titled "Landscape of SOGIESC Advocacy in the Philippines." The event, was held  at the UP Open University Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna, in hybrid mode. Aligned with UPOU's chosen theme for Pride Month, "ODeL4GEDSI: Connecting Identities, Creating Allies," the webinars aimed to explore the diverse landscape of SOGIESC (sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression) advocacy in the Philippines. The goal was to delve into Open and Distance eLearning's (ODeL) empowering role in fostering a fair, diverse, and inclusive society. The host, Assistant Professor Lloyd Lyndel Simporios of UPOU, began by [...]

On November 25, 2022, the University of the Philippines Open University Office of Gender Concerns (UPOU-OGC) held a special session on gender considerations in online learning for this year’s 7th National Conference on Open and Distance e-Learning (NCODeL). The theme of the conference was “NCODeL 2022: Reimagining Education Futures.” Entitled “Gender Dimensions in Public Education and Healing Through Distance Learning and Interventions,” the special session was held via online conferencing and was chaired by Dr. Finaflor Taylan, Director of the OGC. The hour-long event, which also kicked off the UPOU-OGC’s line-up of activities for its 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against [...]

As part of the 18-Day Campaign to End VAW, the UP Open University (UPOU) Office of Gender Concerns (OGC) conducted the first part of the two part session webinar entitled “You and Me against Violence: Role of the Community in Stopping Gender-Based Violence” held last December 01, 2022.  Dr. Finaflor F. Taylan, OGC director  and Program Chair of the Diploma/Master of Social Work and the Diploma in Women and Development programs, formally began the webinar and welcomed all attendees. Dr. Taylan explained the title of the forum and the whole campaign which underscores the shared duty of everyone in ensuring safety [...]

  The Online Orange Exhibit: A Journey Towards a VAW-Free Philippines is launched by the University of the Philippines Open University Office of Gender Concerns to celebrate the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women. It was launched on November 25, 2022, and will continue until December 12, 2022, the last day of the campaign. It tackles critical social movements, personalities, and groundbreaking legislation that helped Filipinas gain protection against gender-related violence. The exhibit aims to make more people aware of the history of the fight to end VAW, especially the rights of women enshrined under Philippine laws. Violence against women [...]

Dr. Finaflor F. Taylan, Director of the Office of Gender Concerns, was invited to serve as the subject matter expert for Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) in the 2022 Civil Service Commission (CSC) Public Sector Human Resources Symposium held last September 14-16 via virtual platforms.  Plenary and concurrent session speakers for the 2022 CS Public HR Symposium. Photo courtesy of Philippine Civil Service Commission The symposium started with Dr. Taylan introducing the attendees to the concepts of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion. She mentioned how despite many years and attempts to educate people on these concepts, it [...]