Pinay nun, RH lawmaker among NY group's ‘100 inspiring women’
Two women from the Philippines – a crusading nun and a pro-reproductive rights lawmaker – made the list of 100 most inspiring people in the service of girls and women, drawn up by a New York-based international women's advocacy group.
The group, called Women Deliver, cited Sr. Mary John Mananzan for integrating faith and feminist activism, and House Deputy Majority Leader Janette Lorento Garin for fighting for reproductive rights. "This list recognizes women and men, both prominent and lesser known, who have committed themselves to improving the lives of girls and women around the world," Women Deliver said on its website.
According to the group, recipients of the recognition come from the fields of health, human rights, politics, economics, education, journalism, and philanthropy, and represent diverse geographic and cultural backgrounds.
“The 100 honorees were selected from among hundreds of potentials and feature some of the most intrepid, committed, and results-driven people in the world," it added. Garin, a co-author of the Reproductive Health Care and Population Development (RH) bill, ranked 28th on the list, while Mananzan ranked 59th.
"In this deeply Catholic country, where opposition to family planning and sex education runs strong, and 11 women die each day of preventable causes related to pregnancy or childbirth, Garin’s RH bill would, for the first time, provide universal access to family planning methods as well as comprehensive sex education in schools," Women Deliver said.
"A champion of women’s human rights, Garin is fighting to bring both women and men the information and services they need to live long, healthy lives," it added. On the other hand, the group cited Mananzan for leading the way in integrating feminist activism into Catholic faith, as a pioneer in the field of women’s studies and founding a program for it at St. Scholastica’s College in Manila, one of the Philippines’ most prestigious and progressive colleges for women.
Mananzan, co-chair of the Association of Major Religious Superiors of the Philippines, is prioress at St. Scholastica’s Priory, and founder and executive director of the Institute of Women’s Studies at St. Scholastica’s College.
"She has been instrumental in developing a feminist and a third-world theology within the Catholic Church, criticizing the Church for being hierarchical and male-dominated. In her writing, she has highlighted the particular oppression of third world women through violence and gender discrimination," Women Deliver said.
“In her groundbreaking career, Mananzan has worked to empower women and to combat injustice and oppression wherever she finds it – whether within the political system, or at the hands of the church," it added.—JMA/JV, GMA News
The group, called Women Deliver, cited Sr. Mary John Mananzan for integrating faith and feminist activism, and House Deputy Majority Leader Janette Lorento Garin for fighting for reproductive rights. "This list recognizes women and men, both prominent and lesser known, who have committed themselves to improving the lives of girls and women around the world," Women Deliver said on its website.
According to the group, recipients of the recognition come from the fields of health, human rights, politics, economics, education, journalism, and philanthropy, and represent diverse geographic and cultural backgrounds.
“The 100 honorees were selected from among hundreds of potentials and feature some of the most intrepid, committed, and results-driven people in the world," it added. Garin, a co-author of the Reproductive Health Care and Population Development (RH) bill, ranked 28th on the list, while Mananzan ranked 59th.
"In this deeply Catholic country, where opposition to family planning and sex education runs strong, and 11 women die each day of preventable causes related to pregnancy or childbirth, Garin’s RH bill would, for the first time, provide universal access to family planning methods as well as comprehensive sex education in schools," Women Deliver said.
"A champion of women’s human rights, Garin is fighting to bring both women and men the information and services they need to live long, healthy lives," it added. On the other hand, the group cited Mananzan for leading the way in integrating feminist activism into Catholic faith, as a pioneer in the field of women’s studies and founding a program for it at St. Scholastica’s College in Manila, one of the Philippines’ most prestigious and progressive colleges for women.
Mananzan, co-chair of the Association of Major Religious Superiors of the Philippines, is prioress at St. Scholastica’s Priory, and founder and executive director of the Institute of Women’s Studies at St. Scholastica’s College.
"She has been instrumental in developing a feminist and a third-world theology within the Catholic Church, criticizing the Church for being hierarchical and male-dominated. In her writing, she has highlighted the particular oppression of third world women through violence and gender discrimination," Women Deliver said.
“In her groundbreaking career, Mananzan has worked to empower women and to combat injustice and oppression wherever she finds it – whether within the political system, or at the hands of the church," it added.—JMA/JV, GMA News
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