Gender Development lessons integrated in DepEd curriculum

IRMA C. SANTOS

The Department of Education (DepEd) came out with a set of core messages on Gender and Development (GAD) in accordance with Republic Act 7192 “Women in Development and Nation Building Act” and its implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR) in consonance with the mandates of the Constitution that, “The State recognizes the role of women in a nation-building, and shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men.”

The objectives of this program were: Integrate GAD concepts into the curriculum; Raise gender awareness among the participants enabling them to be more committed and responsive to gender equality; Facilitate the concept of mainstreaming the gender concerns in the Department in accordance with the provisions of R.A. 7192; Orient participants on the use of the GAD Lesson Examplars; Prepare an Action Plan and Training Matrix for the District Echo Training; and Develop Monitoring and Evaluation Scheme for GAD Programs.

The author is Teacher III at Lubao Elementary School