Women seek larger role
By He Dan and Cang Wei | China Daily | Updated: 2011-08-10 07:55
BEIJING - China is striving to improve the political influence of women by ensuring more positions for them in the country's government departments, Song Xiuyan, deputy head of China's top women's organization, said at a news conference on Tuesday for a new 10-year working plan for women.
Chinese women have played important roles in the country's economic and social development, said Song, vice-president of the All-China Women's Federation and deputy director of the National Working Committee on Children and Women.
The 2011-2020 Outline for Chinese Women's Development stipulates that all local governments above the county level should have more than one female leader by the end of 2020.
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