The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Diploma in Women and Development (DWD) Program under the Faculty of Management and Development Studies in partnership with the Office of Gender Concerns held a Let’s Talk It Over Lecture Series entitled “Situating Women in Today’s Economy and Environment” on 27 March 2018 at the AudioVisual Room,
The seminar aimed to provide a venue for UPOU constituents to access practical information on reproductive health concerns and sexually transmitted infections (STI’s), and their varying impact on women and men. This is part of our celebration of the National Women’s Month, and we were fortunate to have our very own Senior Lecturer (FEd), Dr.
Asst. Prof. Rameses A. De Jesus, Director of the UPOU Office of Gender Concerns, served as one of the resource persons during the UP Diliman (UPD) Gender Office’s “A Forum on Gender Mental Health” on 20 March 2018, held at the College of Engineering, UPD, Quezon City.
Over 30 UPOU participants joined the annual Walk for a Cause, a fundraising event in support of effort toward the prevention of cancer in women, organized by the local municipality of Los Banos, on 8 March 2018. Ninety percent of the proceeds go to the diagnostics of possible cancer patients, while 10% go to the