Gender Justice

Oxfam Pilipinas and members of the Persons with Disabilities Advocacy Group (PWD-AG) welcomed the approval of the Committee Report on the amended version of the proposed Bangsamoro Magna Carta of Persons with Disabilities, by the Committee on Women, Youth, Children and Persons with Disabilities of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority on 15 July 2026, calling it a significant step toward a more inclusive, prosperous, and peaceful Bangsamoro.

Did you know that social enterprises already have gender- and care-responsive practices that could be good practices for #GenderEquality in the private sector?

EmpowerHer Campaign baseline study stats on how social enterprises see care work 1

Did you know that social enterprises are eager to champion gender- and care-responsive practices?

Empower Her grantees by ISEA and Oxfam Pilipinas with support from Investing in Women

We are excited to share the six social enterprises selected for the Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE) Connect Microgrant under the #EmpowerHer project.

Sa pagdiriwang ng ika-128 na Araw ng Kalayaan ng Pilipinas, ating pagnilayan – tunay ba ang kalayaan, kung walang pagkakapantay-pantay? #PatasNaBukas #ArawngKalayaan

Photo of a woman carrying an infant, doing care work while working at the market as part of the informal sector. For more info, visit oxfam.org.ph

As the energy crisis deepens existing inequalities and care workers remain unprotected, Oxfam Pilipinas calls for urgent actions to realize the Philippines’ gender and climate commitments.

“The work of civil society and particularly of women's rights organizations and feminist organizations cannot be overstated in a field like SRHR, bringing the conversation from one of control to one of autonomy and choice.” Oxfam Pilipinas Executive Director, Lot Felizco, stressed the need to invigorate the fight for women’s rights and autonomy in the face of growing counter-narratives and injustice not only in the Philippines but also across the world at the panel on “Holding the Line: Coalition Leadership for the Future of SRHR,” on 28 April 2026 at Women Deliver 2026. She highlighted the power of women and girls for leadership and self-determination, while called on leaders and partners to safeguard the spaces that enable this power to flourish.

Oxfam Pilipinas Executive Director, Lot Felizco, stressed the need to invigorate the fight for women’s rights and autonomy in the face of growing counter-narratives and injustice not only in the Philippines but also across the world at the panel on “Holding the Line: Coalition Leadership for the Future of SRHR,” on 28 April 2026 at Women Deliver 2026.

Get to know more about GlowCorp, a social enterprise under Oxfam Pilipinas' EmpowerHer project that champions gender- and care-responsive practices.

Website banner with QR code of UN ESCAP and Oxfam's Caring Entrepreneurs in ASEAN grant program. The grant will be open to small businesses and local partners supporting communities directly in running their small businesses. Please note that this grant cannot cover any subcontracting activities. The grant will be open to initiatives in ASEAN countries. The grant would give a particular preference to 1. Care enterprises and paid care models: Small and medium care enterprises or community-based initiatives that involve paid care work, across a variety of models and services, such as care for children, older persons or persons with disabilities, and including digital-enabled care enterprises, on-demand, in-person or centre-based services for families or corporations. 2. Care-responsive business practices: Initiatives where small and/or medium enterprises test approaches to address the care responsibilities of workers and entrepreneurs, such as workplace care solutions, flexible arrangements, or partnerships with care providers Applicants must be legally registered entities in their country of operation and able to comply with basic due diligence requirements if selected. Women led, women owned, and community based enterprises are strongly encouraged to apply. For more info, visit oxfam.org.ph.

Are you a small or medium-sized business, social enterprise, or community-based initiative invested in addressing unpaid care and domestic work through entrepreneurship? If yes, this grant may be for you.

Poster of Oxfam Pilipinas’ statement on the issuance of fatwa or religious edict against forcing women to marry their rapist or perpetrator: We applaud the Bangsamoro Darul-Ifta for issuing a fatwa that declares forcing women to marry their perpetrator as haram or forbidden under the Shariah or Islamic law. The fatwa affirms the fundamental rights of women and girls and emphasizes that sexual violence must be met with justice: victim-survivors should not be trapped in a cycle of violence and perpetrators should not evade persecution. For more info on gender justice in the Philippines, feminist organization in the Philippines, and gender justice in islam, visit https://oxfam.org.ph/what-we-do/preventing-gender-based-violence/

We applaud the Bangsamoro Darul-Ifta for issuing a fatwa that declares forcing women to marry their perpetrator as haram or forbidden under the Shariah or Islamic law.

Oxfam Pilipinas, advocacy groups welcome milestone for Magna Carta of PWDs

Did you know that social enterprises already have gender- and care-responsive practices?

Did you know that social enterprises are eager to champion gender- and care-responsive practices?

#EmpowerHer Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Connect grantees

Ika-128 na Araw ng Kalayaan ng Pilipinas

Energy crisis bares rising burden, cost of women’s care work

From the Philippines to the global feminist frontlines: Oxfam Pilipinas joins Women Deliver in Narmm (Melbourne), Australia

Social enterprise spotlight: Care champion GlowCorp

Call for Expressions of Interest: Caring Entrepreneurs in ASEAN

Forcing a woman to marry her perpetrator now forbidden under Shari’ah law