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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.