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PHL-1992-L-28877
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Women in Development and Nation Building Act (Republic Act No. 7192).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Philippines
Subjects (Classification)
Equality of opportunity and treatment
Adopted on (Date of text)
1992-02-12
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The intent of the Act is to promote the integration of women as full and equal partners with men in development and nation building. The National Economic and Development Authority is given primary responsibility for carrying out the purposes of the Act. The Act grants women, regardless of their marital status, full legal capacity to act and to enter into contracts. It grants them equal access to membership in all social, civic and recreational clubs as well as the right of admission into military schools. Full-time homemakers shall have the right to participate in government-sponsored social security schemes.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1992-03-23
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Electronic region
Electronic source title
http://www.bwyw.dole.gov.ph
Author
Bureau of Women and Young Workers
Publisher
Department of Labor and Employment
Country
Philippines
URL
http://www.bwyw.dole.gov.
Electronic source title
English translation
Author
Chan Robles Virtual Law Library
Country
Philippines
URL
http://www.chanrobles.com/republicactno7192.htm
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette
Date
1992-03-23
Volume
Vol. 88
Number
No. 12
Page range
pp. 1560-1563