The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) conducted the UP Symposium on Gender Politics in Our Time on 7-8 December 2017 at the National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development (NISMED), UP Diliman. Asst. Prof. Rameses A. De Jesus of the Office of Gender Concerns, UP Open University (UPOU)
UPOU’s Assistant Professor Finaflor Taylan served as a Session Moderator, and Assistant Professor Rameses De Jesus was a participant in this event that gathered together representatives from each ASEAN nation who are gender advocates. Issues, policy crafting, and action plans relevant to the SEA region were discussed.
5th National Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (NCODeL 2017) 22-23 November 2017 at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Manila, Philippines SPECIAL SESSION on Gender Issues in Open and Distance e-Learning (November 23) Moderator: Asst. Prof. Queenie R. Ridulme Topic/ Presenters: Gender Sensitivity of “OER for Technology for Teaching and Learning – Maria
The University of the Philippines System institutionalized a new Anti-Sexual Harassment Code, made public in March 2017, for compliance of all constituents of the university. Some highlights are as follows: What is sexual harassment? Under the UP Anti-Sexual Harassment Code (UP ASH Code) sexual harassment is defined as: “Unwanted, unwelcome, uninvited behavior of sexual nature