UPCWGS and UPCWSFI Attend ICWPS
Dr. Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran, director of the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS); Dr. Carolyn I. Sobritchea, director of the UP Center for Women’s Studies Foundation, Inc. (UPCWSFI); and UPCWGS staff were part of the 691 delegates at the opening of the three-day first ministerial-level International Conference on Women, […]
Advocating for Care, Pleasure, Equity, and Justice in Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights: The SHE Project Team
The Sexual Health and Empowerment (SHE) Research Project, led by the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) and the UP Center for Women’s Studies Foundation, Inc. (UPCWSFI) in partnership with Oxfam Pilipinas, is a transformative initiative committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in the Philippines. Over […]
UPCWGS Meets Philippine Navy
The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) met with LCDR Rufino Kho Jr., PN and his team from the Philippine Navy last week. The guests were given a set of select UPCWGS publications.
UPCWGS Conducts UP System GAD Coordinating Committee Meeting
The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS), with the support of the UP Office of the President, conducted the UP System GAD Coordinating Committee Meeting on 29-30 August 2024 at the UPCWGS Conference Room. The event was attended by the heads and staff of the gender and development (GAD) offices […]
UPCWGS Conducts Research Dissemination Forum
The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) conducted the UPCWGS Research Dissemination Forum on 13 August 2024 at the UPCWGS Conference Room. This event is the 10th session of the “Site of Convergence: Weaving Tapestries of Knowledge” lecture series. The studies presented, which received the 2023 UPCWGS Research Grant, were […]
UPCWGS Director Attends 1st APWiL In-Person Summit 2024
The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) director, Dr. Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran, participated in the 1st Asia Pacific Women in Leadership (APWiL) In-Person Summit 2024 on June 22-23 at the University of Auckland, New Zealand as a core group member. She was joined by APWiL mentees from UP Diliman, […]
UP Honors UPCWGS Agency-Hired Staff
Three agency-hired staff of the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) were recognized for their exemplary service during the Pagkilala sa mga Natatanging Paglilingkod ng mga Agency-Hired na Kawani on 11 June 2024 at the School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SoLAIR) Auditorium in UP Diliman. The awardees and awards […]
UPCWGS Hosts Book Talk on Little Drops: Cherished Children of Singapore’s Past by Dr. Theresa W. Devasahayam
The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) hosted the book talk on Historical Biographies of Cross-Cultural Adoptees featuring “Little Drops: Cherished Children of Singapore’s Past” by Dr. Theresa W. Devasahayam on 23 May 2024 at the UPCWGS Conference Room. Dr. Devasahayam, a family and gender anthropologist, is the author of […]
UPCWGS Meets PCW
The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) met with the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) on 15 March 2024 at the PCW to discuss good practices and effective strategies to ensure PCW endorsement of Gender and Development (GAD) Budget and Plans as well as GAD Accomplishment Reports. In the same […]
PFIP 2024 LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion Report Launch
The Philippine Financial & Inter-Industry Pride (PFIP), in collaboration with the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) and the generous support from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Philippines and S&P Global Foundation, launched the PFIP 2024 LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion Report on 30 April 2024 at […]