Not just a Woman
March of every year is declared as Nati onal Women’s Month. The 2023-2028 theme for the national women’s month is entitled “We for gender equality and inclusive society.” In which the “WE” stands for “WOMEN and Everyone” emphasizing the role of women themselves and everyone in the pursuit of gender equality. In the Philippines, the Women’s Month Celebration has since served as a venue to highlight women’s achievements and discuss continuing and emerging women’s empowerment and gender equality issues and concerns, challenges, and commitments. This is a call not only for a gender-responsive society but an inclusive one. A society that overrides differences in SOGIE, class, ability, generation, status, and culture; a society where every individual, each with rights and responsibilities, has an active role to play. This celebration focuses on empowering women. It gives every women the right on everything. It is to give women the equal rights and equal treatments lik...