What is the Women’s Charter?
The Women’s Charter is a legislative act that was passed in Singapore's Parliament in 1961. Its purpose is to protect and advance the rights of female Singaporeans, specifically to bring together greater legal regulation of the relationship between husband and wife in monogamous marriages (except in the areas of Muslim marriages which are governed by the Administration of Muslim Law Act separately), and also the relationship between parents and their children, divorce and separation between husband and wife, as well as the division of matrimonial assets and subsequent maintenance. It also serves to provide for the protection of the family, and metes out penalties for offences committed against female Singaporeans.
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