Page 23 Ending Sex Discrimination in the Law EQUALITY NOW – BEIJING+25 JAPAN The Civil Code of Japan: Article 733. (1) A woman may not remarry unless 100 days have passed since the day of dissolution or rescission of her previous marriage. ( 2) In the case where a woman had conceived a child before the cancellation or dissolution of her previous marriage, the provision of the preceding paragraph shall not apply. Article 772. (1) A child conceived by a wife during marriage shall be presumed to be a child of her husband. Take Action – Japan Prime Minister Shinzō Abe Prime Minister’s Office 1-6-1 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 100-8968 JAPAN Email Portal: www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/ forms/comment_ssl.html Email: p-m-j@dn.mofa.go.jp (Mission to the UN in New York) Twitter: @AbeShinzo (2) A child born after 200 days from the formation of marriage or within 300 days of the day of the dissolution or rescission of marriage shall be presumed to have been conceived during marriage. Article 774. Under the circumstances described in Article 772, a husband may rebut the presumption of the child in wedlock. Note: Article 14(1) of the Constitution of Japan: All of the people are equal under the law and there shall be no discrimination in political, economic or social relations because of race, creed, sex, social status, or family origin. JORDAN Personal Status Law No. 36 of 2010: Article 61. (A) A wife, who works outside the home is entitled to Alimony (Nafaqa) under two conditions: 1. The work must be legitimate  2. The husband gives explicit or manifested consent to the work. (B) A husband may not revoke his consent to his wife’s work except for a legitimate reason and without causing harm to her. Take Action – Jordan Prime Minister Omar Razzaz Fourth Circle, Fas Street, Building No. 1 Amman, JORDAN Email: info@pm.gov.jo Twitter: @OmarRazzaz Facebook: facebook.com/Omar-Razzaz-123814794918902/ facebook.com/PMOJO/ Note: Article 6 of the Constitution of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: Jordanians shall be equal before the law. There shall be no discrimination between them as regards to their rights and duties on grounds of race, language or religion.