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Based on the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines and Republic Act No. 7610, pornography is defined as doctrines, publications, and shows that are immoral, obscene, and indecent. Philippine legislations penalize involvement in these activities, including the abuse, exploitation, prostitution, and discrimination of children. [2]
Violence against women in the Philippines includes different forms of gender-based violence. The term " violence against women " is "the word or concept (that) has been used in a broad, inclusive manner to encompass verbal abuse , intimidation, physical harassment, homicide , sexual assault , and rape ."
According to the Philippines's 2013 Census of Population and Housing, the literacy rate of the nation was recorded at 96.5%. [15] It was also found that the literacy rate for females was 97% and males was 96.10%. [16] Tertiary education participation rates in the Philippines are among the highest in the world.
In multiple countries rape is defined with penetrative sex, which means that by law, men who are forced to penetrate another person, but are not forcibly penetrated, are not considered to be rape victims. This includes England and Wales, [45] the Philippines, [46] and, till the 2020s, Switzerland. [47]
Sexism is prejudice or discrimination based on one's sex or gender. Sexism can affect anyone, but primarily affects women and girls . [ 1 ] It has been linked to gender roles and stereotypes , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and may include the belief that one sex or gender is intrinsically superior to another. [ 4 ]
The current Constitution of the Philippines, ratified in 1987, grants equality for both men and women, and guarantees the rights to suffrage, public service, political expression, and the right to information. [12] The Philippines is also a signatory of the United Nations Convention on the Political Rights of Women (CEDAW). [12]
The Babae Ako movement (transl. I'm a Woman movement; stylized as #BabaeAko) is a women's rights movement in the Philippines. It was launched on May 20, 2018 as a social media campaign when twelve women of various political persuasions got together to launch a public campaign calling out what they perceived as anti-women remarks made by President Rodrigo Duterte.
There is a vibrant gay scene in the Philippines with several bars, clubs and saunas in Manila as well as various gay rights organizations. UP Babaylan, [160] founded in 1992, remains the oldest and largest LGBT student organization in the Philippines. Progay-Philippines, founded in 1993, which led the first Gay March in Asia in 1994. [161]