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On September 22, the information Office of the State Council held the China gender equality and women’s development of the white paper release. This is the third white paper published by the Government in regard to women’s development, full text of about 11,000 words, content from the guarantee of gender equality and women’s development, women and education, women and decision-making, gender equality and women’s development of the legal guarantee of, introduces Chinese to promote gender equality and women’s development policy measures and achievements.
ACWF song xiuyan, Vice-President at the press conference about the contents of the white paper. In employment and education, in 2013, 45% of female employment in total employment, women 55% Internet entrepreneurs. Literacy gap between men and women narrowed considerably in 2014, net primary school enrolment rates for boys and girls are 99.8%, ahead of the United Nations Millennium development goals, colleges and college graduate students and the percentage of girls in 52.1% and 51.6%, respectively, in 2013, illiteracy rates among women aged 15 and over is 6.7%, 17.4% points lower than in 1995.
In terms of health, women’s average life expectancy has extended 2010 reached 77.4 years, higher than in 2000, 4.1, 5 years than men; the maternal mortality rate from 88.8/100,000 in 1990 in 2014, down 21.7 per 100,000, ahead of the United Nations Millennium development goals.
In addition, the gap in maternal mortality between urban and rural areas and regions further narrowed, urban-rural gap in maternal mortality in 2000 to 2. 1 of 4 times down to 2014. 08 times; 2000, the maternal mortality rate in the Western region is the East 5. 4 times times 2014 narrowed to 2. 6 times. China’s maternal and child health and high performance by the World Health Organization as one of the 10 countries.
Gradually increase the proportion of participation in decision-making and management. The 12th session of the national people’s Congress representative for 23.4%, than it was 20 years ago and 2.4% 2013 22.7% of women in village Committee members, than in 2000 and 7% ratio of women in his neighborhood Committee members had reached 48.4%.
The latest issue of Chinese women’s social status survey, a trend for couples to make joint decisions Family Affairs, 70% per cent of women in the family of major decisions. More and more women to equitable sharing of family resources, concept of sharing household chores between men and women to get more recognition, housework time gap between women from 10 years ago, 150 minutes and 74 minutes.
White paper also said the 2014 national 3,737 total legal aid institutions, access to legal aid for women da 352,000 people, compared with 2000, legal aid institutions 97.7%, increased number of women access to legal aid of 310,000 people. China is perfecting of laws and regulations to protect women’s rights. 20, has enacted and amended marriage law, the population and family planning law, the employment promotion law, organic law, social insurance and protection of women’s rights law, more than more than 20 laws and regulations on special regulations concerning the labor protection of female staff and 31 provinces (regions and municipalities) amend the implementation measures for the law on the protection of women’s rights. China has its first frozen but 50 years after
On August 29 this year, the 12th session of the 16th meeting of the NPC vote, the amendment to the criminal law (nine), and abolished the crime of whoring, stronger punishment of rape, criminal acts of trafficking in women and children. Also on the domestic violence Act (draft) for initial consideration.
Song xiuyan in answer to reporters ‘ questions, introduced bills that follow established domestic violence prevention, the principle of combining education with punishment, and provides for a mandatory reporting system, warning system, as well as the physical protection system.
Song xiuyan, said: “in order to detect and combat domestic violence, the Bill provides that domestic violence victims and their legal representatives or near relatives can be reported to the police. Also provides primary and secondary schools, kindergartens, hospitals and their staff on non-civil capacity person with limited civil capacity and suffering or suspected to be victims of domestic violence should also be reported in a timely manner. ”
This is China’s basic national policy of gender equality the 20 anniversary of the UN Fourth World Conference on women held in Beijing 20 years ago. A couple of days, the Chinese Government and the United Nations ISDEMU global women’s Summit organized in cooperation, the Chinese President will preside over the Summit. Scio host Hu Kaihong says white paper published at this time, is important.
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