UP Center for Women's and Gender Studies

UPCWGS Conducts Lecture on CSE

The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) conducted Championing Rights: Why Comprehensive Sexuality Education Is a Must on 8 April 2025 at the UPCWGS Conference Room. This event is the 12th session of the “Site of Convergence: Weaving Tapestries of Knowledge” lecture series. Speakers were Sabrina Laya S. Gacad of […]

UPCWGS Hosts Forum on CSE and Menstrual Health

The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) hosted the Forum on Comprehensive Sexual Education and Menstrual Health on 28 March 2025 at the UPCWGS Conference Room. The event brought together advocates, educators, students, and policymakers for an insightful discussion on the vital role of menstrual health in comprehensive sexuality education […]

UPCWGS Welcomes Visitors from Japanese Universities

Fourteen Japanese students from Nihon Fukushi University and Kwansei Gakuin University specializing in social work visited the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) on 25 March 2025 to learn more about its services, programs, and advocacy work. Organized by the non-governmental organization The O Home, a collective of artists, researchers, […]

Comprehensive Sexuality Education Series

Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is an essential aspect of ensuring that individuals, especially the youth, are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to make informed and responsible decisions about their sexual and reproductive health. The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) will hold a series of events on this […]

KDCC Holds Footbulilit

As part of its Women’s Month celebration, the Kalinga Day Care Center (KDCC) of the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS), in collaboration with the UP Office of Athletics and and Sports Development (OASD), held the Footbulilit – a football clinic for the KDCC kids with the UP Women’s Football […]

UPCWGS Organizes Community Bazaar

As part of its Women’s Month celebration, the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) organized a community bazaar on 10-14 March 2025 at the UPCWGS front yard. Participating concessionaires were Handcraftedbyshe, Crafts And Cranks, Magic Hand Enterprise, Malabon Craft and Non-Craft, Nova Sushi Manila, Slowburnmnl, Resonate.Coffee, Carmen’s Best Ice Cream, […]

Site of Convergence: Weaving Tapestries of Knowledge

Championing Rights: Why Comprehensive Sexuality Education Is a Must The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) invites everyone to Championing Rights: Why Comprehensive Sexuality Education Is a Must on 8 April 2025 (Tuesday), 2:00-4:00 PM at the UPCWGS Conference Room. This event is the 12th session of the “Site of […]

UPCWGS Launches Review of Women’s Studies Volume XXXIV, Number 1

To open its Women’s Month celebration, the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) launched the latest issue of its journal, the Review of Women’s Studies Volume XXXIV, Number 1, on 10 March 2025 at the UPCWGS Conference Room.  The featured works for this issue of the journal are: Research Papers […]

Review of Women’s Studies Volume XXXIV, Number 1

Research Papers Clandestine Casualties: Examining the Right to Abortion Under International Law in the Philippine Context by Marianne Crielle G. Vitug Microaggression Toward Filipino Women With Mobility Disabilities: From Microstories to Macrostruggles by Christelle Juin R. Ancha and Jan Erron R. Celebrado Nipping the Stereotypes: Development of a Sexual Health Literacy Program for Teens and […]

UPCWGS Women’s Month 2025 Activities

The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) celebrates this year’s Women’s Month with the theme, “Accelerate Action: Driving Gender Equality Across All Domains,” by hosting a series of activities that highlight the importance of gender equality, community service, and empowerment for all: Women’s Month Community BazaarMarch 10-14 (Monday-Friday), 9:00 AM […]