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BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- The Information Office of China's State
Council on Wednesday issued a white paper titled Gender Equality and Women's
Development in China. The following is the full text of the document:
Gender Equality and Women's Development in
China
Information
Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
August 2005, Beijing
Contents
Foreword
I. State Mechanism to Promote Gender Equality and Development of Women
II. Women and the Economy
III. Women and Poverty Elimination
IV. Women's Participation in Decision Making and Management
V. Women and Education
VI. Women and Health
VII. Women, Marriage and the Family
VIII. Women and the Environment
IX. Legal Guarantees of Women's Rights and Interests
Conclusion
First Edition 2005 China Internet Information
CenterHome Page:http://www.china.org.cnE-mail:infornew@public.bta.net.cn
ISBN 7-80148-827-X Published by New Star Publishers 24 Baiwanzhuang Road, Beijing 100037, China Distributed by China International Book Trading Corporation 35 Chegongzhuang Xilu, Beijing 100044, China P.O. Box 399, Beijing, China Printed in the People's
Republic of China
China is a developing country with the largest population in the world. Of
its total population of 1.3 billion, women account for about half. Therefore,
the promotion of gender equality and the overall development of women is not
only of great significance for China's development, it also has a special
influence on the efforts for the advancement of mankind.
It has always been a basic state policy of China to promote equality
between men and women. Since New China was founded in 1949, especially since the
adoption of the reform and opening-up policy in the late 1970s, and along with
the continuous growth of China's economy and the overall progress of its
society, women are being given more guarantees of enjoyment of equal rights and
opportunities with men and the development of women is being given unprecedented
opportunities.
In recent years, the Chinese government has made fairness and justice, with
gender equality included, an important part of efforts to build a harmonious
socialist society, and has utilized economic, legal, administrative, public
opinion and other measures to ensure that women enjoy equal rights with men in
terms of politics, economy, culture, and social and family life, and
continuously pushes forward women's development in an all-round way.
The Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action adopted at the Fourth UN World Conference on Women held in Beijing in 1995 have produced great influence in promoting the progress of gender equality and women's development around the world. To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the conference, this white paper has been prepared to introduce to the rest of the world China's progress in promoting gender equality and women's development over the past decade. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
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