National Women's Month 2024

2024 National Women’s Month Celebration
Whole Month of March
Grounded on the objective of transforming culture toward a more equal and inclusive future, the 2024 NWMC bears the sub-theme, “Lipunang Patas sa Bagong Pilipinas; Kakayahan ng Kababaihan, patutunayan!” It echoes the target outcomes of Chapter 15 in the Updated Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Plan 2019-2025 towards transforming gender norms and culture.
With “Lipunang Patas sa Bagong Pilipinas,” the 2024 sub-theme calls for a Bagong Pilipinas where women are given equitable opportunities and not hindered by gender biases and discriminatory stereotypes. “Kakayahan ng Kababaihan, patutunayan!,” aims to showcase and harness the full potentials of women and girls in actively engaging in and reaping the benefits of national growth and development. However, achieving this requires an enabling environment free from discriminatory values, stereotypes, beliefs, treatment, and portrayal of women and girls across family, religion, education, sports, media, and other relevant institutions. The vision extends to government agencies and institutions incorporating gender mainstreaming in the bureaucracy, men joining the cause for equality, and establishing a legal framework that supports the protection of marginalized groups of women, including the girl child, persons with disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, Muslims, and those with diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression (SOGIE).
Objectives
The National Women’s Month Celebration 2024 aims to:
• Inform and engage women and everyone in pushing for the transformation of gender norms and culture towards an inclusive society;
• Highlight the collaborative efforts of government agencies and the private sector in addressing poverty and strengthening financial institutions to bridge gender gaps, advocating for social protection systems, and enhancing access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for women and girls;
• Provide platforms to share good practices and address gaps, challenges, and commitments in pursuing gender and development (GAD), further strengthening the implementation of the Magna Carta of Women toward its milestone 15th year this 2024;

• Inspire women and girls to empower themselves and take on leadership roles, opportunities, and benefits toward maximizing their full potential and enabling them to reap the fruits of gender equality;
• Promote a society that ensures inclusion, protection of fundamental freedoms, diversity, and social justice, in which every individual, each with rights and responsibilities, is capacitated and encouraged to take an active role in playing.

Ref: 2024 National Women's Month Celebration - Philippine Commission on Women (pcw.gov.ph)

PAGASA Women’s Month Activities
• Hanging of 2024 NWMC Tarpaulin

• Participation to the #PurpleFridays campaign - wear color purple every Friday throughout March to symbolize solidarity with women’s empowerment and gender equality

• Announcement of WMC on flag ceremony / flag retreat

• All Women’s National Anthem during flag ceremony/retreats

• Women and Girls in Astronomy – March 8, 2024, in collaboration with RDTD

• Posting of IECs – PAGASA website, facebook accounts, GAD corners, etc.

• Attendance to invitational activities: NAST Webinar, March 7, 2024

---