On “Women’s Month” this March, Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo paid tribute to women justices and judges who exhibited “efficiency and resilience under uncertain circumstances and challenging conditions” during the Covid-19 pandemic.
“The Judiciary would do well to support and recognize your accomplishments for both women and men to emulate,” Gesmundo told the women magistrates during the convention of the Philippine Women Judges Association last March 21 in Pasay City..
The 66-member Court of Appeals as of March 23, 2023 is headed by Presiding Justice Remedios Salazar A. Fernando with 28 other lady magistrates. “Cognizant of the important role that mental health plays in our lives, whether at home, school, or workplace, the Supreme Court, as part of its reform agenda, the Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations 2022-2027 or SPJI, will institutionalize a health insurance system for officials and employees,” he said.
He then emphasized the need to address the systemic issues that contribute to mental health challenges for women judges, including “gender biases that still exist in the legal profession and ensuring that women have equal opportunities for advancement and leadership positions.” In her message during the opening ceremony, Justice Javier said: “We were not made invincible by the title we carry. Justices and judges, while great exemplars of society, are also human beings, who at times, themselves seek relief. Indeed, we are pillars of strength, but no pillar alone held the weight of an entire building.”
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