Taking up the challenge

 CMB ◦ Promoting voter registration and cleaning up list ◦ Support for women candidates from the CPP  Timor – previously women had no right to political participation; role was to be wife and mother  Philippines ◦ Women have rights (in Declaration of Principles) ◦ “Mother fighting for her children” ◦ Representing marginalized groups ◦ Encourage of international instruments and WIN Act, Party list Act

 CMB ◦ Women do not participate ◦ Other pp interfere in campaigns ◦ Need for family support  Timor ◦ Need for support from other political parties

 East Timor ◦ Use of CEDAW to leverage and give women the opportunity to participate politically ◦ Link with appropriate government organizations  Cambodia ◦ Need budget for poor people ◦ Learning  Philippines ◦ Laws form public stan’dards on how to treat women in society ◦ Empowerment of women

◦ PHI Platform for societal change with gender perspective (women’s agenda) linked to mass movement and empowerment oriented  Food, decent work/jobs, good governance  Social services  Protection against high prices  Saving the environment  Good governance  Defend national sovereignty and patrimony e.g. US and Japan  Just and genuine peace process