Global Impact: How FWN is Transforming the World - the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)As a network, FWN’s vision aligns to SDG 5 - Gender Equality. While the Philippines, the US, and other countries where Filipina women are present have achieved progress towards gender equality and women’s empowerment under the Millennium Development Goals (including equal access to primary education between girls and boys), women and girls all over the world continue to suffer discrimination and violence.
Consistent with the UN SDG 5 agenda, FWN recognizes that “Gender Equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world” and that “providing women and girls with equal access to education, health care, decent work, and representation in political and economic decision-making processes will fuel sustainable economies and benefit societies and humanity at large.”
This speaker panel will highlight how FWN members and their organizations have contributed to one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), including SDG 5 - Gender Equality and its targets. The panel discussion will start with an introduction of the SDGs. Then each panelist will have 5 minutes to provide an overview of the global problem and how her organization is contributing to a specific SDG and its targets.
The SDG 5 agenda targets, as per the UN website, (
http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/) are:
- End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
- Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation
- Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
- Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate
- Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
- Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Program of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences
- Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws
- Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women
- Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels
MODERATOR:Maria Beebe, Ph.D., President, Global Networks, Hawaii,
UNITED STATES (US FWN100 '11 and Global FWN100™ '13)
SPEAKER PANEL: - Agnes Pasaporte Miranda, Executive Vice Chairman, World Financial Group, Concord, CANADA [Quaternary Economic Sector: Services: Financial Planning]
- Alexandra Noelle Cuerdo, Director, Producer and Writer -- ULAM: Main Dish, Kidlat Entertainment, New York, UNITED STATES [Tertiary Economic Sector: Entertainment]
- Christine Amour-Levar, Co-Founder, Chief Marketing Officer, Women On A Mission, iRaceMedia, Temasek, SINGAPORE [Tertiary Economic Sector: Nonprofit; Quaternary Economic Sector = knowledge-based and production of information: Consulting Services]
- Conchita Labao Manabat, PhD Independent Director, The Philippine Dealing System Group of Companies, Makati City, PHILIPPINES [Tertiary Economic Sector: Finance]
- Crystal Dias LLB, Partner, Dias Solicitors, Kent, UNITED KINGDOM [Tertiary Economic Sector: Legal]
- Georgitta Pimentel Puyat, Chairman, Philippine Orchard Corporation, Makati City, PHILIPPINES [Primary Economic Sector: includes industries that produce or extract raw materials: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Farming, Hunting, Mining, Extraction]
- Janice Crisostomo Villanueva, Founder and CEO, Mommy Mundo Inc., Pasig City, Metro Manila PHILIPPINES [Quaternary Economic Sector: knowledge-based and production of information]
- Joanne Michelle Fernandez Ocampo, Advisor, The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, NORWAY [Quaternary Economic Sector: knowledge-based and production of information].
- Jorhie Liabres Alban, Director and Head of Communications for Gulf Countries, Sanofi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES [Tertiary Economic Sector: Healthcare]
- Maria Lydia "Marily" Ysip Orosa, President and CEO, Studio 5 Designs, NCR, PHILIPPINES [Tertiary Economic Sector: Communication Services (marketing, public relations, branding]
- Maria Trinidad Manalo Maramba, Manual Data Entry Keyer, Royal Mail Group of Companies, Devon, UNITED KINGDOM [Tertiary Economic Sector: Non-profit/non-governmental].
- Maria Victoria M. Acosta, Senior Vice President – International Marketing, Megaworld Corporation, PHILIPPINES [Secondary Economic Sector: Construction, Real Estate].
- Mildred Christine Flores Piad Ph.D, Former President & Chairman of the Board; now Consultant, F. F. Flores Enterprises, Inc., NCR, PHILIPPINES [Secondary Economic Sector: Construction, Real Estate].
- Rosavilla Cumba Langeveld, Board member of the Sisterhood City Organization, Noord-Holland, NETHERLANDS [Tertiary Economic Sector: Healthcare].
AUDIENCE ACTION: Discuss with various attendees issues raised by the speakers. In the feedback form, identify and explain one key take-away from these discussions. Give a brief response as to what action could be taken by your organizations in partnership with FWN to contribute to gender equality and any of the targets for any of the SDGs.
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