SM Advocates for Women's Rights and Creates Safe Spaces for Women
SM Supermalls, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) and the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) recently held the very first
Nationwide Orientation on the Safe Spaces Act last Tuesday, October
3, at the SM Mall of
Asia Arena Annex (MAAX) Building, with other attendees joining via online platforms.
Gender-based sexual harassment in public, private, and even online
areas is illegal under the Safe Spaces Act, also known as the Bawal Bastos Law.
SM organized the nationwide seminar as a continuation of the MOA that
was signed with the PCW last
August during the GADTimpala Awards, with the goal of educating its
Mall Managers, Mall Operations and Customer Relations Services teams and
janitorial and security personnel on how to create safe spaces for women both
within and outside SM malls.
“SM has a long-standing commitment to ensuring that women feel supported, safe, and empowered, not just within SM premises but in every other aspect of their lives,” said SM Supermalls Senior Vice President Engr. Bien C. Mateo. “We are hoping that this orientation will encourage cultivating an environment where women are free and safe to be themselves.”
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7,614 attendees from SM malls nationwide participated in learning more about making sure SM malls are a safe and inclusive space |
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