Chapter III: Agencies

Article 7: 1. There are established as the principle agencies of the United Federation of Planets: a Supreme Assembly, a Federation Council, an economic and social council, a trusteeship council, an interplanetary supreme court of justice, a Starfleet combined peace-keeping force, and a Secretariat;
  2. Such subsidiary agencies as may be deemed necessary from time to time may be established in accordance with these articles of Federation;
Article 8: The United Federation shall place no restriction on the eligibility of male and female life-forms or any member planetary social system to participate in any capacity under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary agencies.