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(d) Institute a mechanism to monitor the impact of temporary special
measures taken, track trends over time and take necessary corrective measures,
including introducing sanctions for non-compliance, and provide in the next
report detailed information and an assessment of results achieved.
Stereotypes and harmful practices
23. The Committee welcomes the efforts made by the State party to remove
discriminatory gender stereotypes from teaching materials used in schools. It is
nevertheless concerned about persisting stereotypes regarding the roles and
responsibilities of women and men in the family and in society, as well as
derogatory statements and behaviour by high-level political figures with regard to
women and public acquiescence to such statements and behaviour.
24.
The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a) Put in place a comprehensive strategy with proactive and sustained
measures aimed at both women and men at all levels of society, including
political, traditional and religious leaders, to eliminate discriminatory
stereotypes about the roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family
and in society;
(b) Encourage the media to portray positive images of women and the
equal status of women and men in public and private life and to avoid gender
stereotypes in media coverage of gender-based violence against women;
(c) Fully implement the recommendations of the Commission on Human
Rights in its resolution on case No. 2016-078.
Gender-based violence against women
25. The Committee notes the legislation in place in the State party and the
comprehensive policy framework and inter-agency mechanisms to combat genderbased violence against women, but is concerned about:
(a) The high prevalence of gender-based violence against women and girls
and the low reporting of incidents of violence, in particular domestic violence and
sexual violence, due to stigmatization of and discrimination against victims;
(b) The limited scope of the Anti-Violence against Women and Their
Children Act of 2004 (Republic Act No. 9262), which is focused mainly on
domestic violence by intimate partners;
(c) The fact that statutory rape under the Anti-Rape Law of 1997 is limited
to cases in which the victim is under 12 years of age;
(d) The increasing incidence of online sexual exploitation and abuse of
children;
(e) Intensified gender-based violence against women, including by members
of the armed forces, such as killings and sexual violence and abuse in conflictaffected areas and in areas of large-scale development projects;
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