SEC. 12. Equal Treatment Before the Law. The State shall take steps to review and, when necessary, amend and/or - repeal existing laws that three (3) years from the SEC. 13. Discrimination discriminatory to effectivity of this Act. are Equal Access and women within Elimination of Education, Schoolarships, and Training. -(a) shall ensure that gender stereotypes and images in The State educational in materials and curricula are adequately and appropriately revised. Gender-sensitive language shall be used at all times. Capacity-building on gender and development (GAD), peace and human rights, education for teachers, and all those involved in the education sector shall be pursued toward this end. Partnerships between and among players of the education sector, including the private sector, churches, and faith groups shall be encouraged. (b) Enrollment of women in nontraditional skills training in vocational and tertiary levels shall be encouraged. (c) Expulsion and non-readmission of women faculty due to pregnancy outside of marriage shall be outlawed. No school shall turn out or refuse admission to a female student solely on the account of her having contracted pregnancy outside of marriage during term in school. SEC. 14. Women in Sports. The State shall develop, establish, and strengthen programs for the participating ot women and girl-children in competitive and noncompetitive sports as a means to achieve excellence, promote physical and social well-being, eliminate gender-role stereotyping, and provide equal access to the full benefits of development for all persons regardless of factors. sex, gender identity, and other similar for this purpose, all sports-related organizations shall create as guidelines that will establish and integrate affirmative action a strategy and gender equality as a framework in planning and 15