The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) launched the latest issues of its journal, the Review of Women’s Studies Volume XXXV, Number 1 and the Review of Women’s Studies Volume XXXV, Number 2 (Special Issue on Gender, Media, and Development), on 16 July 2026 at the UPCWGS Conference Room.
The featured works are:
Review of Women’s Studies Volume XXXV, Number 1
1. The Face of Menopause: Analyzing Self-Portraits of Menopausal Filipino Women Using Social Semiotics by Liza Aleria-Cabrera and Brenda G. Caballero
2. “Ani Man G’yud Ko”: Pag-Transition Bilang Pagbawi sa Katawan at Iba Pang Kuwento ng Pagiging Trans sa Lungsod ng Davao (This Is the Way I Am: Transitioning as Reclaiming of the Body and Other Stories of Being Trans in Davao City) by Malaya Lapiña
3. Beautifully Illuminated Neighborhoods: The Reinforcing Relationship of Women’s Participation in Design and the Promotion of Women’s Rights in Urban Spaces by Richelle Rhea R. Baria
4. Intersecting Vulnerabilities: Policy Challenges in Gender-Responsive Climate Security in the SPMS Box, Maguindanao del Sur by Nassef Manabilang Adiong, Mc Erschad D. Pabillan, Anisah U. Lingga, and Abdul-Jalil S. Umngan
5. Rethinking Surrogacy Through Global Care Chains: A Feminist Analysis of Gendered Discourses in Transnational Commercial Surrogacy by Akira-Zen R. Meneses
Review of Women’s Studies Volume XXXV, Number 2 (Special Issue on Gender, Media, and Development)
1. A Fear Femininomenon: Transgressive Feminine Potentials in Filipino Horror and After Rolando Tolentino by Desiree Tizon Bañares
2. “You Should Always Be Safe Here”: Applying Feminist Care in Reimagining Communication Against Gender-Based Violence in Higher Education by Maritess D. Cruz and Irish Joy G. Deocampo
3. Si Maganda ay Si Malakas by Geraldine Grace G. Hoggang
4. Gendered Rhetoric and the Disputed Public Image of Sara Duterte by Karen D. De Castro
5. Stigma to Sensation: TikTok as Space for Negotiating Childfree Identities by Melody B. Teodoro
The Review of Women’s Studies (RWS) is a refereed journal published twice a year by the UPCWGS. The journal serves as a forum where ideas on issues and concerns affecting the lives of women, seen from the analytical perspectives of different disciplines, may be exchanged. Works that critically explore the myriad experiences of Filipino women and problematize gender relations in Philippine society are welcome. The RWS encourages and seeks to publish: (a) research papers that employ feminist methodologies and that adhere to the principles of feminist research, bearing in mind the intersectionality of gender, class, religion, age, and education; (b) reviews of current scholarship (local or foreign); and (c) creative works (poems, short fiction, essays, and artworks) that provide insights into women’s consciousness and give life to their hopes and dreams. The RWS follows the double-blind peer review process.