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    The Magna Carta of Women (Republic Act 9710) is a Philippine law signed in 2009 that seeks to eliminate discrimination against women and promote their rights, especially those in marginalized sectors of society. It guarantees women's human rights and fundamental freedoms in civil, social, political, economic, cultural and other fields. The law protects women from all forms of violence and prohibits discrimination in employment, media portrayals of women, and access to education.

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    The Magna Carta of Women (Republic Act 9710) is a Philippine law signed in 2009 that seeks to eliminate discrimination against women and promote their rights, especially those in marginalized sectors of society. It guarantees women's human rights and fundamental freedoms in civil, social, political, economic, cultural and other fields. The law protects women from all forms of violence and prohibits discrimination in employment, media portrayals of women, and access to education.

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    MAGNA CARTA OF

    WOMEN
    REPUBLIC ACT 9710

    A human rights law that seeks to eliminate DISCRIMINATION


    and PROMOTE THE RIGHTS of Filipino women especially those
    in marginalized sectors of the society

    THE LAW WAS SIGNED INTO LAW BY


    THEN PRESIDENT GLORIA
    MACAPAGAL ARROYO IN 2009.
    THE LAW GUARANTEES ALL THE
    HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND
    FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS IN THE
    CIVIL, SOCIAL, POLITICAL,
    ECONOMIC, CULTURAL, AND
    OTHER FIELDS

    THE LAW PROTECTS WOMEN FROM


    ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE
    THE LAW PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION IN
    EMPLOYING PEOPLE FOR THE
    GOVERNMENT, MILITARY, POLICE AND
    OTHERS

    THE LAW PROHIBITS DEROGATORY


    PORTRAYAL OF WOMEN IN MEDIA
    AND FILM
    THE LAW GRANTS TWO-MONTH
    LEAVE BENEFITS WITH FULL PAY FOR
    WOMEN EMPLOYEES WHO
    UNDERGO SURGERY FOR
    GYNECOLOGICAL DISORDERS

    THE LAW PROVIDES EQUAL ACCESS


    TO EDUCATION, SCHOLARSHIPS,
    AND TRAININGS
    The law prohibits the "expulsion, non-
    readmission, non-enrollment, and other
    related discrimination of women
    students and faculty due to pregnancy
    out of marriage

    Sources: Philippine Commission on Women, National


    Statistical Coordination Board, www.gov.ph

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