Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Gender and Development Corner

What is Gender and Development (GAD)

Gender and Development (GAD) Program as defined by the Magna Carta of Women (Republic Act No. 9710), is a development perspective and process that is participatory and empowering, equitable, sustainable, free from violence, respectful of human rights, and supportive of self-determination and actualization of human potentials. It seeks to achieve gender equality as a fundamental value that should be reflected in development choices and contends that women are active agents of development, not just passive recipients of development.

The BSP 6-year GAD Agenda

Gender mainstreaming is a strategy for making women's as well as men's concerns and experiences an integral dimension of the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of policies and programs in all social, political, civil, and economic spheres so that women and men benefit equally and inequality is not perpetuated. (Magna Carta of Women, p. 7)

GAD Agenda is a six-year strategic framework and long-term strategic plan on gender mainstreaming to achieve women’s empowerment and gender equality. It serves as a basis in identifying programs, activities, and projects (PAPs) to be undertaken to achieve the GAD goals and outcomes.

GAD Goal: That both men and women equally benefit from the policies, programs and initiatives of the BSP.

Client-focused

FOR THE BANKING PUBLIC

1. Strong Engagement
Partnerships with LGUs and other government agencies
2. Financial Inclusion
Equal access to financial products and loan facilities

Organization-focused

FOR OUR TALENTS

3. Capacity Development
Increase the awareness on GAD and gender-related concerns
4. Internal Expertise
Increase the number of GAD experts in the BSP
5. Gender Sensitivity
Inclusion of gender sensitivity as a competency
6. GAD Section
Develop and regularly update a GAD section on the BSP website
7. GFPS Functionality
Achieve a score of "fully functional" in the GAD Focal Point System assessment
8. Gender-responsive Facilities
Make available gender-responsive facilities in all BSP facilities
9. GAD Accountability
Inclusion on the individual performance scorecards of GAD-related metrics
10. Knowledge Management
Establish functional systems for generating and transferring knowledge on GAD

The BSP GAD Focal Point System

The BSP’s GFPS is composed of the Executive Committee (Sector Heads), Technical Working Group, and Secretariat (members from various divisions and units). The Committee ensures the effective and efficient implementation of the agency’s GAD programs, activities and projects, implements gender mainstreaming efforts and gender-responsive governance, as well as the compliance of all reportorial requirements of oversight agencies.

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Our Story

Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr.

Welcome to the Gender and Development (GAD) page of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

At the BSP, inclusion is not only about expanding access to the financial system. Within our operations, we strive to create an institution that empowers our people, regardless of gender.

To that end, in 2016, we introduced the BSP GAD Focal Point System, a committee composed of leaders and employees who ensure we have gender-responsive programs and facilities for the BSP community. We took a step further in 2024 and launched the BSP’s 6-year GAD Agenda, a strategic framework that helps us identify priority gender reforms and address gender-related issues our employees and the banking public face.

We ensure all employees have equal opportunities for learning and development, and provide gender sensitivity training. We pursue many of these policies in partnership with the Philippine Commission on Women.

Looking ahead, we will sustain and expand these initiatives to cultivate a workplace that enables our people to grow and guarantees a safe space for our staff and the banking public. Financial inclusion begins with the BSP community.

Vision

The BSP supports digital, innovative, and sustainable policies and gender-responsive programs in order to promote a strong economy and high quality of life for all Filipinos.

Mission

True to its mandate, the BSP commits to fortify gender responsiveness and inclusivity as it provides equal access to banking services for all Filipinos.