UPV Gender and Development Program

UPV Gender and Development Program Center for gender and development studies for a gender responsive university and gender fair society.

We started in 1989 as core of women from the three UPV campuses (Iloilo, Tacloban, Cebu) who were interested in promoting the welfare of other women. The UPV Womenโ€™s Desk in 1990 was then established as an organization of women and men from the various sectors and colleges of UPV who were interested in womenโ€™s studies and womenโ€™s welfare. The UPV Gender and Development Program (GDP) became institutionalized upon the approval of the Board of Regents on April 17, 1997.

02/06/2026
02/06/2026

๐Ÿ“ข NOW OPEN

The MOOC, "๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐“๐จ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐‘๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง" officially begins today! ๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿ’›

Catch this course until 4 July 2026, and explain the systems that recognize and assess child rights practices of local governments, as well as identify the good points of the mechanisms and ways in which these can further protect and advocate child rights.

Take note that this MOOC is ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ and available for everyone, PLUS you'll learn at your own pace.
โœ… Existing MODeL users can self-enroll today!
โœ… New to MODeL? Here's how to join:
1. Go to http://model.upou.edu.ph/
2. Click โ€œLOG INโ€ to create a new account.
3. Fill out the form with your details. (๐˜—๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.)
4. Check your email account to see your confirmation link. (๐˜‹๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ 3 ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด.)
5. Confirm and log in.
6. Browse through our website homepage, and select the course you want to enroll in. (๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง-๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ.)
โ€ผ๏ธWe highly recommend using a ๐‘ฎ๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’๐’†-๐’‚๐’‡๐’‡๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐’†๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Š๐’ ๐’‚๐’…๐’…๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’” (๐˜จ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ญ.๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ) when creating your account to ensure reliable delivery of messages.
โš ๏ธ Note: This course is ๐Ÿ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ in the MODeL Homepage for easier enrollment. Other courses may ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐ž๐ญ ๐›๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง for self-enrollment. Please stay tuned for announcements.

Need help? Chat with "Openg" on model.upou.edu.ph.

Donโ€™t miss this opportunity to learn anytime, anywhereโ€”enroll today and be part of the future of education!

02/06/2026

Beyond the rainbow colors, Pride asks a fundamental question: What could people become if they did not have to fight daily for acceptance? As Pride Month begins, we honor those choosing authenticity, celebrate every step toward structural protection, and envision a future where no one's humanity is up for debate.

Aligning with this vision, the Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP) LGBT Psychology Special Interest Group affirms SOGIESC diversity as a normal variation of human identity (https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18pe5wZnUA/?mibextid=wwXIfr). Grounded in position statements spanning 2011 to 2024, the PAP establishes that q***r identities are not mental disorders, but valid expressions requiring affirming spaces for psychological well-being. Read the full statements here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OP8YJK9JoFHgj1gbyKNkvgXT0_FhRqr4?usp=sharing

To further deepen the understanding of LGBTQIA+ Filipino realities, join the PAP LGBT Psychology Special Interest Group and the Ateneo Gender Hub at the Q***r Mental Health Conference on June 13, 2026, at Ateneo de Manila University.

This CPD-accredited event offers 6 units for RPsy/RPm and 5.5 units for RGC. Secure a slot at tinyurl.com/Q***rMentalHealthConference. For a personalized invitation letter, complete this form: https://forms.gle/SPh7WiSqrtLzQNZr7




๐ŸŒˆ This June, the UPV Gender and Development Program and the Ugsad Regional Gender Resource Network join the global commu...
01/06/2026

๐ŸŒˆ This June, the UPV Gender and Development Program and the Ugsad Regional Gender Resource Network join the global community in celebrating International Pride Month.

Pride Month is more than a celebrationโ€”it is a powerful movement that champions diversity, inclusion, and greater awareness of the lived experiences and challenges faced by the LGBTQIA+ community.

As we celebrate Pride, we also honor the courage, stories, and meaningful contributions of LGBTQIA+ individuals whose voices and actions continue to shape a more just, equitable, and inclusive society.

Together, let us build communities that embrace diversity, uphold human dignity, and promote equal rights for all.

Happy Pride Month! ๐ŸŒˆโœจ




30/05/2026
IN PHOTOS: The West Visayas State University College of Medicine, in collaboration with the UPV Gender and Development P...
28/05/2026

IN PHOTOS: The West Visayas State University College of Medicine, in collaboration with the UPV Gender and Development Program and the Ugsad Regional Gender Resource Network, conducted the culminating activity for the project, โ€œNo Excuse for Abuse: Capacity Building of Stakeholders in Dealing with Gender-Based Violence in the Communityโ€ on 26 May 2026 at the Little Theater, UPV Iloilo City campus.

The activity was participated in by Violence Against Women (VAW) Desk Officers, Barangay Health Workers (BHWs), and barangay officials from selected barangays in Molo, Iloilo City.

Launched in 2024, the project has implemented a series of training activities designed to equip service providers with the knowledge and skills needed to deliver gender-responsive and trauma-informed services. These initiatives aim to strengthen support mechanisms for survivors of gender-based violence and enhance the functionality of VAW desks in barangays.

IN PHOTOS: The UPV Gender and Development Program conducted the capacity enhancement activity titled โ€œStrengthening Gend...
28/05/2026

IN PHOTOS: The UPV Gender and Development Program conducted the capacity enhancement activity titled โ€œStrengthening Gender-Responsive Practices in Early Childhood Care: A Capacity Building Workshop for BBCMC Teachers and GDP Personnelโ€ on May 18โ€“19, 2026, at the GDP Conference Room, UPV Iloilo City campus.

This initiative seeks to enhance participantsโ€™ competencies in delivering inclusive, gender-responsive, and developmentally appropriate early childhood care services for the children and wards of UPV employees, alumni, and working parents from the surrounding community.

Ms. Bulak Bugna Lapastora, Department Head of the Kindergarten Department of Gamot Cogon Waldorf School, served as resource person during the capacity enhancement activity.

28/05/2026

What makes a city truly inclusive?

An inclusive city is one where everyone โ€” regardless of income, gender, age, disability, ethnicity, or migration status โ€” has equal access to opportunities, services, and decision-making.

Itโ€™s simply a city designed not for all residents, not a privileged few.

This means:

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Affordable and adequate housing
๐ŸšŒ Accessible public transport
๐ŸŒณ Safe and welcoming public spaces
๐Ÿ’ง Equal access to water, sanitation, healthcare, and energy
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Community participation in planning and governance
๐ŸŒ Climate resilience that protects vulnerable communities

As climate change, rapid urbanization, and inequality continue to reshape our cities, inclusion is essential for sustainable urban development.

Inclusive cities are more resilient, healthier, safer, and economically stronger because they leave no one behind.

From participatory planning to upgrading informal settlements and creating gender-sensitive public spaces, cities have the power to drive both social justice and climate action together

28/05/2026

Across South-East Asia, countries are exploring how efforts to prevent violence against women and girls may be leading to measurable progress at the national level.

Join UN Women & the The Equality Institute for a regional webinar on Making Progress in Prevention Possible, focused on national-level monitoring of violence prevention.

๐Ÿ“… 9 June 2026
โฐ 10:00โ€“11:45 AM (Bangkok time)
๐Ÿ“ Online
๐Ÿ”— Register: http://unwo.men/j08c50Z44jz

The webinar will strengthen expertise and capacity to monitor national efforts to prevent violence against women and girls, drawing on regional experience.

The event is organized by UN Women, in collaboration with the The Equality Institute, under auspices of the UN Joint Programme (UNJP) on GBV Prevention in Southeast Asia, implemented jointly with UNFPA and funded by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

26/05/2026

๐Ÿ“ข 2 WEEKS TO GO!

Be among the first to join our newest 2026 MOOC, "๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ-๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ-๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐•๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž."

The course will officially begin in two weeks, 8 June until 5 July 2026, but ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ-๐ž๐ง๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ is now open!

The MOOC aims to provide learners with a better understanding of School-Related Gender-Based Violence (SRGBV) so they can help create safe and supportive learning environments, end violence against children, and achieve gender equality.

Take note that this MOOC is ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ and available for everyone, PLUS you'll learn at your own pace.
โœ… Existing MODeL users can self-enroll today!
โœ… New to MODeL? Here's how to join:
1. Go to http://model.upou.edu.ph/
2. Click โ€œLOG INโ€ to create a new account.
3. Fill out the form with your details. (๐˜—๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.)
4. Check your email account to see your confirmation link. (๐˜‹๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ 3 ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด.)
5. Confirm and log in.
6. Browse through our website homepage, and select the course you want to enroll in. (๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง-๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ.)
โ€ผ๏ธWe highly recommend using a ๐‘ฎ๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’๐’†-๐’‚๐’‡๐’‡๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐’†๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Š๐’ ๐’‚๐’…๐’…๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’” (๐˜จ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ญ.๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ) when creating your account to ensure reliable delivery of messages.
โš ๏ธ Note: This course is ๐Ÿ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ in the MODeL Homepage for easier enrollment. Other courses may ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐ž๐ญ ๐›๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง for self-enrollment. Please stay tuned for announcements.

Need help? Chat with "Openg" on model.upou.edu.ph.
Donโ€™t miss this opportunity to learn anytime, anywhereโ€”enroll today and be part of the future of education!

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