Creation of the Loyola Schools Gender Hub & the Provision of Support & Assistance for Cases of Sexual Harassment, Misconduct, & Violence

Established in August 2019, the Loyola Schools Gender Hub serves as the diversity and equality office of the Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Schools. It was created with the goal of building a gender-inclusive, gender-responsive, and gender-safe community. It provides a safe space for members of the LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersexed, allies) community to process issues in relation to sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression (SOGIE). With this, the strategic thrusts of the Gender Hub are as follows:

Developing and coordinating gender-responsive procedures and standards;

Designing and implementing gender sensitivity training programs and support services for cases of sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, and sexual and gender-based violence; and,

providing and organizing positive spaces, including physical safe spaces, social spaces, and online spaces.

With the establishment of the Gender Hub under the leadership of Dr. Mira Alexis P. Ofreneo, the Gender Hub will provide holistic care and support for complainants during the handling of cases of sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, sexual and gender-based violence, and other forms of sexual and gender-based offenses.

For more information on their programs, kindly visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/lsgenderhub