商品簡介
Gender equality and women's development is a lasting theme of mankind's pursuit of equality and justice, a scale for measuring social progress and an important goal in realizing sustainable development in our world.
China has always upheld the constitutional principle of equality between men and women, which is also a basic state policy for promoting progress in the country and in society. Over the years China has progressively improved its laws and regulations, developed public policies, worked out develop-ment plans and pressed forward steadily with gender equality and women's development.
目次
Foreword
Ⅰ. The Institutional Foundation for Gender Equality and Women's Development
Ⅱ. Women and the Economy
Ⅲ. Women and Education
Ⅳ. Women and Health
Ⅴ. Women and Decision Making
Ⅵ. Women and the Environment
Ⅶ. Legal Guarantees for Gender Equality and Women's Development
Ⅷ. International Exchanges and Cooperation in Gender
Equality and Women's Development
Conclusion
書摘/試閱
The state has established a working mechanism featuring leadership by the government, multi-departmental cooperation and participation of the whole of society. The State Council and local governments at various levels hold working meetings on children and women on a regular basis to discuss and make plans. Every year, the State Council and local working com-mittees on children and women hold special meetings to hear reports from all their member units, analyze progress made in the implementation of the current program for women's devel-opment, and work out measures to address matters of pressing concern for the smooth implementation of the program. Guid-ance has been given to local governments in actively exploring the establishment of an assessment system oflaws and policies related to gender equality, so as to provide at the source a solid institutional guarantee for promoting gender equality and wom-en's development. The state supports the women's federation organizations in representing and safeguarding women's rights and promoting gender equality. As the organizational system of women's federations is better established, it has been playing an increasingly prominent role in conducting theoretical stud-ies and carrying out publicity, education and training programs in relation to gender e