Xi says women fighting COVID-19 at front line deserve admiration
BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that in the ongoing fight against COVID-19, female medical and epidemic control workers, researchers, community workers and volunteers over the world deserve people's admiration.
Xi made the remarks at a high-level meeting on the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women.
There are some highlights of his speech
- In the ongoing fight against COVID-19, female medical and epidemic control workers, researchers, community workers and volunteers over the world deserve people's admiration.
- "We still have a long way to go and need to work really hard to build a world in which women are free from discrimination as well as a society of inclusive development," Xi said.
- Two-thirds of over 40,000 health workers sent from across China to the hardest-hit Hubei Province at the height of the battle against COVID-19 were women.
- China has put in place a legal system comprising over 100 laws and regulations for fully protecting women's rights and interests.
-More than half of China's Internet start-up businesses were set up by women.
- President Xi proposed to place the protection of women's and girls' rights and interests high on the agenda of both public health and economic reopening.
- President Xi called for efforts to minimize the impact of COVID-19 on women at a high-level meeting on the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women.
- President Xi said that in both containing COVID-19 and promoting post-COVID economic and social recovery, it is particularly important to address the special needs of women.
- President Xi stressed the need to pay special attention to the health, social and psychological needs and working environment of frontline women medical workers. "As we pursue post-COVID recovery, we may create new opportunities for women to participate in decision-making and be more involved in national, economic, cultural and social governance".
- President Xi proposed to create new opportunities for women to participate in decision-making and be more involved in national, economic, cultural and social governance.
- Protection of women's rights and interests must become the commitment at the national level, Chinese President Xi Jinping said.
- President Xi underlined ensuring that women advance at forefront of the times.
- President Xi suggested the UN Women expand its toolkit for promoting gender equality and improve the global roadmap for women's development.
- Xi stresses building Xinjiang featuring socialism with Chinese characteristics in new era
- Xi's pledges boost global poverty fight
- Xi: China committed to peaceful, open, cooperative, common development
- Xi's speech at symposium with representatives from education, culture, health, sports sectors published