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China makes women's federation more inclusive

Xinhua, September 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Communist Party of China (CPC) plans to reform the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) to boost representation of ordinary women in the organization's leadership and among delegates to the National Women's Congress.

The general office of the CPC Central Committee on Wednesday published a plan for reform of the ACWF, noting that the share of "outstanding women from all ethnicities and all walks of life" should be markedly enlarged among ACWF leadership and delegates to the congress.

According to a later ACWF statement, by the 12th National Women's Congress in 2018, women from local organizations should represent 60 percent of all delegates.

Reform plans regarding selection and promotion of ACWF officials emphasize work experience, saying excellent personnel should be absorbed into the ACWF leadership from wherever they are found. Rigid qualification requirements such as age, academic degree and job titles should be eliminated.

Leadership positions will also be open to part-time candidates and personnel from other departments or organizations who wish to work with ACWF temporarily, but full-time cadres will remain the mainstay, the plan said.

The measure is to encourage more outstanding women to participate in ACWF work, according to the ACWF statement.

Leaders of the ACWF should maintain close ties with ordinary women and stay informed about the situation on the ground and the opinions of women's communities, the plan said.

The National Women's Congress is held every five years. Endi