Landmark Legislations

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Some landmark legislation for women’s rights and gender equality includes:

1. Republic Act 9710: Magna Carta of Women is the local translation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The MCW is a comprehensive women’s human rights law that seeks to eliminate discrimination by recognizing, protecting, fulfilling, and promoting Filipino women’s rights.

2. Addressing Violence Against Women and Gender-Based Violence

   1. Republic Act 8353: The Anti-Rape Law of 1997

   2. Republic Act 9262: Anti-Violence Against Women and their

   3. Children (VAWC)

   4. Republic Act 9208: Amended Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act Republic Act 11313: Safe Spaces Act

   5. Republic Act 11596: An Act Prohibiting the Practice of Child Marriage

   6. Republic Act 11648: Increasing the Age for Determining the Commission of Statutory Rape

   7. Republic Act 11861: Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act Republic Act 11862: Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act Republic Act 11930: Anti-Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children (OSAEC) Law

3. Women’s Health

   1. Republic Act 10354: The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health

   2. Republic Act 11210: The 105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law