The Philippine Embassy in Berlin presented a lecture on “Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women” with Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) Executive Director Emmeline Verzosa as resource person. The talk on 7 July 2016 at the Philippine Embassy drew in about 50 attendees from the Filipino community organizations and Filipino-German students.
Ms. Verzosa gave an overview of the operations of PCW, the current state of Filipino women and the Foreign Service Post´s responsibility in handling gender concerns of female migrant workers. During the Q&A, better cooperation between the Embassy and the Filipino community with regard to helping Filipino women migrant workers and spouses was discussed.
The lecture is part of the Philippine Embassy´s UPLIFT (Understanding the Philippines through Lectures and Interviews with Filipinos in Town) Series. END