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Women in Development and Nation Building Act (Republic Act No. 7192).

Main Region

First Region

Philippines
Equality of opportunity and treatment
1992-02-12
National
Law, Act

Second Region

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

Serial region

    Serial title
    Official Gazette
    Date
    1992-03-23
    Volume
    Vol. 88
    Number
    No. 12
    Page range
    pp. 1560-1563