114 4- Women and Political Participation Women's position was further affirmed in basic legislation (the Declaration on the Power of the People, the Great Green Human Rights Charter in the Era of the Masses and the Freedom Promotion Act) as well as Law no (1) for 2007 on Modus Operandi of the People's Congresses and the People's Committees, citing in Article (1) that: "Sovereignty and power in the Great Jamhirya shall be for the people. Power shall be directly exercised through basic people's congresses where all Libyans, men and women, shall be enrolled on reaching the age of 18". Through all that, women are entitled on reaching the age of 18 upwards to participate in basic people's congresses and express their opinion freely on all issues at stake at this level, be they day-to-day activity or public life issues or issues of higher State interest. Women also have the right to take part in elaborating the people's congress agenda and to upgrade to take up leading posts in these congresses' or in people's committees' secretariats, and to become members of regulatory and executive committees or drafting committees overseeing preparations for and steering of congress sessions. Women have taken part in political, diplomatic and consular work through functioning at the level of the People's General Committees on External Communication and International Cooperation. Women also have been upgraded in terms of job hierarchy to become Secretary of the Overseas Popular Office and to participate as representative of the Great Jamhirya in many regional and world conferences and forums.