12 be accorded the same capacity as men to act and enter into contracts, including marriage. Women in the military shall be entitled to leave benefits such as maternity leave, as provided for by existing laws. They shall not be subjected to imposition of sanctions or dismissed on the grounds of pregnancy or maternity or marital status. The full integration of women in uniform shall be established within the next five (5) years with an incremental increase of twenty percent (20%) per year. SEC. 12. Non-discriminatory and Non-derogatory Portrayal of Women in Media and Film. – The State shall formulate policies and programs for the advancement of women in collaboration with media-related organizations from the private sector. It shall likewise endeavor to raise the consciousness of the general public in recognizing the dignity of a woman, and the role and contribution of women in the family, community and the society through the strategic use of mass media. For this purpose, the State shall ensure allocation of space/airtime and resources, strengthen programming, production and image-making that appropriately present women’s needs, issues and concerns in all forms of media, communication, information dissemination and advertising. The State, in cooperation with all schools of journalism, information and communication, as well as national media federations and associations, shall require all media organizations and corporations to: integrate into their human resource development components regular training on gender equality and gender-based discrimination; create and use gender equality guidelines in all aspects of management, training, production, information dissemination, communication and programming; and convene a gender equality committee that will promote gender mainstreaming as a framework and affirmative action as a strategy, monitor and evaluate the implementation of gender equality guidelines.