Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, online violence against women increased, according to the Commission on Human Rights. Data also showed an increase in different social media and gaming platforms.
For more information regarding the Online Violence Against Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic, check out Kamalayan.ph infographic below!
Violence is not always physical.
Online violence and abuse women face negatively impact their mental health and silence women.
Achieving gender equality means eradicating all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls by removing barriers that prevent women from completing equal rights and social status as men.
In Kamala.yan, we aim not only to empower but also to educate.
Last 2019, the ‘Safe Spaces Act’ or the Republic Act №11313 was fully enforced into law to narrow the gaps on issues like equality, security, and safety of both men and women in public and private spaces.
Learn more about the Safe Spaces Act and how we can be proactive in protecting our rights online!
As we soar to empower to speak up and rise, they are the inspiration and foundation of women as they continue to give strength and guide.
Huwag matakot, juana! Hindi ka nag-iisa.
Kamala.yan gives you the three Filipinas who shaped Philippine feminism!
As we promote safe spaces for women on social media, we give you our KAMALA.YAN approved recommendations!
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We believe that if we encourage everyone to speak up, not just a person, but as a woman, it creates difference and promotes diversity to make social media safe and free for everyone.
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#TindigJuana: A campaign to advocate for safer cyberspace for women and girls
Kamala.yan presents TINDIG JUANA, a campaign to advocate for safer cyberspace for women and girls.
Promoting safe spaces for all, even in online, is paramount to bringing an end to increasing incidents of online violence against women, especially in today’s shift to a more virtual setting brought by the pandemic.
Thus, it is our mission to educate and be proactive to this ongoing violence and take the necessary steps to make a safer and harassment-free virtual space, especially for women.
In Kamala.yan, we aim to empower women and bring awareness to the ongoing online violence. We encourage everyone to put up a united front, and prevent all forms of violence against women and girls on every online platform.
By: Dunston Chi Esquivel
It is undeniable and common for us that we should value our privacy. From the way we build and border our living spaces, to password protecting our phones and social media accounts. Security and privacy hold hand in hand in delivering constant assurance that only we have access and knowledge to things that matter, that we hold dear and are very important to us. Thus, it also holds true that privacy is important and a right everyone should enjoy and uphold. But more often than not, our very own miseducation and negligence towards use of social…
By: Sophia Melanie Castillo
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Youth, Sonny Angara expressed his concern on the situation of out-of-school youth (OSY) as the numbers are growing due to the impact of COVID-19 in the education system of the country.
Angara noted that the increase in the number of OSY is a serious issue that could lead to bigger problems if it continues to be unchecked.
Based on the data from the Department of Education, almost 4 million students were not able to enroll for the current academic year.
As of August 2020, DepEd reported that 23 million students…
By: Sophia Melanie Castillo and Patricia Paulina Romarate
An ABS-CBN news team was aggressively chased by Chinese ships armed with heavy weapons in the West Philippine Sea on Thursday, April 8.
Reporter Chiara Zambrano, along with her news team, went to the disputed seas to check the latest movements of China.
Zambrano said that their supposed destination was the Ayungin Shoal knowing that the Armed Forces of the Philippines has a military detachment in that area and fishermen can fish freely because of the military presence.
A white Chinese Coast Guard ship approached the boat of the news team and…
By: Dunston Chi Esquivel
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, humanity has seen the devastating consequence of leaving issues regarding public health ignored or unattended. For starters, the lack of medical supply and equipment is already felt across the globe. With our limited number of health care workers and other front liners, fatigue starts to kick in. More so, hospitals run out of rooms as they can only admit as many patients. And the thing is, despite widespread social distancing measures being practiced everywhere, cases continue to rise. The truth is becoming clearer: that we are nowhere nearer to flattening…
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We believe it’s time for women to detach themselves from fear and anxiety, and rise above the harrasment that has been commonplace online.
