2017 National Women's Month Celebration

2017 National Women's Month Celebration

Theme: We Make Change Work For Women

From the PCW website, 2017 celebration aims to:

1. inform and engage women as stakeholders of government programs and services to promote citizen-centric governance and make “change” a conscious effort to know, understand, and provide what ALL citizens need;

2. create and facilitate platforms to discuss good practices, gaps, challenges, and commitments in pursuing gender and development (GAD) – to strengthen implementation of the Magna Carta of Women; and

3. inspire and empower women and girls to be agents of change – to contribute in promoting gender equality and the empowerment of all women.

All agencies, local government units (LGUs) and other instrumentalities of the government shall organize their own activities and other initiatives that contribute in the attainment of these objectives.

March is National Women's Month

from PCW website

Theme: "Kapakanan ni Juana,
           Isama sa Agenda!"

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 to Thursday, March 31, 2016

The theme resonates the call for gender-balance in leadership and decision making positions both in public and private sector; inclusion of women’s concerns in leadership platforms and the government’s development agenda; and capacitating and preparing women and girls to reach their ambitions.

2016 Theme in Local Languages

Bikol	Karahayan ni Juana, Iibá sa Pag-uurulayan!
Chavacano	Bien estar di Juana, pone na Adyenda
Hiligaynon	Kaayohan ni Juana, Iupod sa Adyenda!
Ibanag	Pappakapianan ni Juana, Ivulun ta Adyenda!
Ifontok	Enkhawisan Juana, Itapi Taku iska Adyenda!/Itapi taku iska adyenda nan enkhawisan Juana
Ilokano	Pagsayaatan ni Juana, Ikuyog iti Pagsaritaan
Kankanaey	Pan-gawisan Juana, Itapi Taku isan Adyenda!/Itapi  taku isan adyenda san pan-gawisan Juana
Kapampangan	Ing Kapakanan nang Juana, Iyabe ya king Adyenda!
Masbateño	Kaayuhan ni Juana, Iintra sa Adyenda!
Mёranaw	Kamapiyaan ni Juana, Irakёs sa Bitiyara
Pangasinan	Pangkamaungan nёn Juana, Ipila ёd Adyenda/Ipilad Adyenda
Sebwano	Kaayuhan ni Juana, I-apil sa Adyenda
Surigaonon	An Karajawan ni Juana, I-apil sa Adyenda!
Waray	Katungdanan ni Juana, Ig-upod ha Adyenda

Proclamation No. 227 s. 1988, the annual conduct of the National Women’s Month Celebration (NWMC) aims to give due recognition to the contributions of Filipino women in our society. 

Specifically, this year’s celebration aims to: 

1. create an avenue for women and women advocates to celebrate the gains of the current administration with regards to closing gender gap, as well as to call on the next administration to continue supporting the advocacy and prioritize women’s issues in various agenda;

2. present the achievements of the Aquino administration in promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment, through the Report on the State of the Filipino Women;

3. gather public perception on what women’s issues should be prioritized by the next administration through crowdsourcing of “agenda ni Juana”; and

4. strengthen public advocacy on National Women’s Month, with emphasis on women’s issues that still need to be addressed.

Please visit the website of the Philippine Commission on Women for more information about the month-long celebration.

2015 Women's Month Photo Contest

Click HERE to view / download the photo contest mechanics details.

2015 National Women's Month Celebration

2015 National Women's Month Celebration

Theme: "Juana, Desisyon Mo ay Mahalaga sa Kinabukasan ng Bawat Isa, Ikaw Na!”

The objectives of this year’s celebration are as follows:

1. To recognize and highlight women’s key roles and accomplishments in leadership, power and decision-making.

2. To increase awareness on engaging women to participate at all levels of policy and decision-making.

3. To share strategies and best practices women have employed to become successful women leaders.

Click HERE to visit the website of the Philippine Commission on Women for more info about the month-long celebration.

2013 Women's Month Celebration

2013 Women's Month Celebration 

Theme: “Kababaihan: Gabay sa Pagtahak 

sa Tuwid na Daan”

The Women’s Month/Day Celebration is pursuant to:

Proclamation No. 224 s. 1988 declaring the first week of March each year as Women’s Week and March 8 as Women’s Rights and International Peace Day; 

Proclamation No. 227 s. 1988 providing for the observance of the Month of March as Women’s Role in History Month; and 

Republic Act (RA) 6949 s. 1990 declaring March 8 of every year as National Women’s Day.

The objectives of this year’s celebration are as follows: 

To highlight women’s leadership roles, participation in-decision making, and participation in the political arena, peace-building and conflict resolution; 

To build upon the gains achieved under existing mechanisms and institutions that support women and gender-responsive governance; and

To strengthen partnership with media in promoting women’s rights and in advocating to address gender issues.