GAD Training With A Healthy Twist
Philpost 6 Division Directors, Postal District Managers and other key officials attended a two-day training on Gender Sensitivity on July 22-23, 2009 at Villa Sagrado, Iloilo City, in line with Philpost’s continuous advocacy on Gender and Development (GAD). The training was conducted by Ms. Rose Tubal, Chief, Employees Welfare Division and DOTC-Gender and Development (GAD) accredited trainer, Ms. Emily Baylon, also of the Employees Welfare Division and herself a DOTC-GAD accredited trainer, and Ms. Venus Frias, Training Officer of Postal Region 7.
The participants were made to take a journey towards a gender fair society, a journey which proved to be both fun and enlightening. Indeed, for many of the participants, it was an eye-opener to the role of women in the home, in the workplace, and in the community.
Some had the wrong notion that the seminar was designed to establish the supremacy of one sex over the other, or as a form of women empowerment. Actually, the seminar only aimed to emphasize the fact that each individual is part and parcel of a bigger picture. Each individual, man or woman, young or old, rich or poor, deserves a place in the universe, and each individual has the power to touch lives and to make a difference.
Interestingly, this particular GAD Training program had a healthy twist to it, with Ma’am Rose Tubal interjecting wellness tips much to the delight of the participants.
The two-day seminar ended with a poignant ceremony with candles and long-stemmed red roses, and with each participant’s statement of commitment to continue on with the journey towards a gender fair society.
