"I only know that people call

me a feminist whenever I
express
sentiments
that
differentiate me from a
doormat or prostitute."
~Rebecca West

P E Special Edition News Letter

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

November 25 is the International

Day for the Elimination of Violence
against Women (IDEVAW)

Global Facts and Figures

Up to 70 per cent of women experience

violence in their lifetime.

Between 500,000 to 2 million people are

trafficked annually into situations including
prostitution, forced labour, slavery or
servitude, according to estimates. Women and
girls account for about 80 per cent of the
detected victims.

It is estimated that more than 130 million

girls and women alive today have undergone
FGM/C, mainly in Africa and some Middle
Eastern countries.

The cost of intimate partner violence in the

United States alone exceeds $5.8 billion per
year: $4.1 billion is for direct medical and
health care services, while productivity losses
account for nearly $1.8 billion.

Why this International Day?

(From: UN website)1

Violence against women is a human rights

violation.
Violence against women is a consequence of
discrimination against women, in law and also in
practice, and of persisting inequalities between
men and women.
Violence against women impacts on, and
impedes, progress in many areas, including
poverty eradication, combating HIV/AIDS, and
peace and security.
Violence against women and girls is not
inevitable. Prevention is possible and essential.
Violence against women continues to be a global
pandemic. Up to 70 per cent of women
experience violence in their lifetime.

UN Website2

National Consciousness Day

Republic Act No. 10398
In the Philippines, November 25 has been declared as the
National Consciousness Day for the Elimination of
Violence against Women and Children, by virtue of
Republic Act 10398, to institutionalize a comprehensive
and structured campaign for the eradication of genderbased violence. 3

Gender-Based Violence
Definition and Characteristics
Gender-based violence is defined by the
European Institute for Gender Equality as any
form of violence inflicted against a person on the
account of their gender.
It transcends national borders, and continues to
represent the inequality that persists in our
society. Most gender-based violence is inflicted
by men to women and girl children, and is, thus,
often used interchangeably with Violence against
Women (VAW).

Forms
PHYSICAL Violence

SEXUAL Violence

PSYCHOLOGICAL Violence

ECONOMIC Abuse

Emerging Form

eVAW
eVAW or electronic violence against women is a form of
violence against women that uses technology tools like
internet and cellphones. Acts under this include

cyberharassment,
cybertrafficking.

cyberpornography,

and

Republic Act No. 9262

The law punishes physical violence, sexual violence,
psychological violence, and economic abuse.
The wife or former wife of the offender; a woman
with whom the offender has or had a dating or sexual
relationship; the mother of the child of the offender;
and the child of the woman (whether legitimate or
illegitimate) are protected under the law.
The husband or former husband of the victim; any
person with whom the victim has or had a sexual or
dating relationship; any person with whom the
victim has a common child; and the father of the
child-victim are liable under the law.
RA 9262 provides for the issuance of protective
orders (barangay protection order, and temporary
and permanent protection order), which commands
the offender from further committing or threatening
to commit any form of violence to the victim.

Personal Advocacy against GenderBased Violence

A Personal Advocacy
Ending gender-based violence is a cause that is
close to my heart. It all started when I have learned
about violence against women and their children
(VAWC) as Plan Internationals youth peer educator
in 2005. Since then, I have been involved in various
campaigns that seek to eradicate gender-based
violence.
The most recent campaigns I have participated in
are:

iVOWtofightVAW

#SpeakUp

One Billion Rising

Break the Chain

For two years now, I have also been writing on this

issue to help disseminate information.
This year, I am sending this newsletter to people
like you, who I have interacted with in the past

November 25, 2014

regarding issues on gender equality and women

empowerment, so we could all highlight the need for
women and men to speak up and act to end genderbased violence.

IDEVAW 2014 Campaigns

Here are campaigns where we could all
participate in to move our cause forward:
United Nations Campaign: UNiTE
The 16 Days of Activism spearheaded by UN
will run from November 25 until December 10.

Things that YOU can DO

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is
that good [people] do nothing.

1. Know the issue by educating yourself

2. Participate in various campaigns against
gender-based violence (such as the ones
spearheaded by the United Nations and
the Philippine Commission on Women)
3. Partake
in
information
violence

disseminating
relevant
regarding
gender-based

Discuss gender-based violence with your

friends.
Tweet/post status updates about genderbased violence.
Share links on articles about genderbased violence.
Forward this newsletter to your friends!

Notes and References

Visit this link for more details.

Philippine Commission on Womens 18-Day
Campaign

1United

Nations Website: International Day for the

Elimination of Violence against Women. Retrieved from:
https://www.un.org/en/events/endviolenceday/.
2 Ibid.
3Read

more
about
R.A.
No.
10398
http://www.pcw.gov.ph/law/republic-act-10398.

at

Campaigns

With the theme End VAW Now! Its Our

Duty, the Philippine Commission on Women
will be observing an 18-Day Campaign which
will run from November 25 to December 12.
Visit this link for more details.

iVOWtofightVAW
http://www.ivowtofightvaw.com/

#SpeakUp
http://senatorpiacayetano.com/?p=1458

One
Billion
Rising
http://www.onebillionrising.org/about/campaig
n/

UNiTE
https://www.un.org/en/events/endviolenceday/

pdf/Brochure%20UNiTE%20A%20Promise%20i
s%20a%20Promise.pdf

18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against

Women
(VAW)
2014
http://www.pcw.gov.ph/event/18-day-campaign-endviolence-against-women-vaw-2014

Eiyas Thoughts on Gender-Based Violence:

Lessons Learned by a Youth Peer Educator and

A
Twist
in
Her
Story
http://princesaeiya.wordpress.com/2012/08/31
/lessons-learned-by-a-youth-peer-educator-anda-twist-in-her-story/

Enough, Speak Up: The International Day for

the Elimination of Violence Against Women http://princesaeiya.wordpress.com/2012/11/25/
enough-speak-up-the-international-day-for-theelimination-of-violence-against-women-i/

Time for Action: Break the Chain http://princesaeiya.wordpress.com/2013/03/08

/time-for-action-break-the-chain/

The Duty to End Gender-Based Violence http://princesaeiya.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/

the-duty-to-end-gender-based-violence/

Women: Education, Violence, and Power http://princesaeiya.wordpress.com/2014/04/08

/women-education-violence-and-power/

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