A silent revolution: Weeding out vestiges of gender discrimination from the Revised Penal Code

• Main Authors: Avisado, Lei Megan B., Caperal, Nicole L.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2013
• Subjects: Equality before the law > Philippines; Equal rights amendments > Philippines; Sex discrimination against women—Law and legislation > Philippines; Criminal Law; Law
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/5450
• Institution: De La Salle University

Disparity of men and women in the society has always been a concern of the Philippines. This was the reason why the country implemented different laws to improve gender equality and rules for the protection and welfare of women. However, there are still existing laws, such as the revised Penal Code,...