简介:TheChinesegovernmentissuedtheProgramofWomen’sDevelopment(2001-2010)andtheProgramofChildren’sDevelopment(2001-2010)inMay2001.Thewomen’sdevelopmentprogrammakesequalitybetweenmenandwomenabasicstatepolicyforpromotingsocialdevelopmentandidentifiessixpriorityareas,namely,womenandeconomy,women’sparticipationinpolicydecisionmaking
简介:NobodywouldexpectaruralwomanwithlimitedschoolingtobecomeaHillaryClintoninamatterofaweek.Butafterattendinga7-daytrainingprogram,the40womenfromvillagesofMancheng,aruralcountyinHebeiProvince150kilometerssouthwestofBeijing,foundthemselvesreadytomakeanimpactintheirrespectivecommunities’politics."I’mrunningagainstmyownfatherforthepositionofvillagehead,"saidthe19-year-oldLiYinghui,atamockcampaignattheendofthetraininginearlyApril."Ihavemoreeducationthanhedoes,andIunderstandthedifficultiesconfrontingusruralwomenbetter."
简介:Humanrightsofwomenareaninalienable,integralandindivisiblepartofuniversalhumanrights,aswellasamajorreflectionofsocialcivilizationandsocialharmony.Humansocietyisawholeconsistingofmenandwomen.Theworldwillinevitablybeadisharmoniousoneifwomen,whomakeuphalfofthetotalpopulation,cannotenjoyequalhumanrights.Therefore,genderequalityisanessentialpartofaharmonioussociety.Strengtheningprotectionofhumanrightsofwomenisabsolutelynecessaryforbuildingaharmoniousworldandthedevelopmentofhumanrightsofwomenwillinevitablypromotethebuildingofaharmoniousworld.
简介:1.TheInternationalProtectionofWomen'sHumanRights:EmergenceofCEDAWForalongtime,women'srightshavebeenexcludedfromtraditionaldiscourseonhumanright.Thetraditionaldiscourseonhumanrightshasdevelopedwithoutconsideringitsimpactuponwomen.Transformingthisdiscoursetoaperspectivethatwillconsidertheneedsandvindicationsofwomenisabsolutelyessential.
简介:Womenaredifferentfrommenphysiologicallyaswellaspsychologically.Thisdifferentiation,however,wasoftenignoredinthepast.Oncerecognized,ithasledtobetterprosecutionworkinhandlingcriminalcasesinvolvingwomen.Basedonthisunderstanding,thePeople’sProcuratorateofChaoyangDistrictinBeijinghassetupall-womenprosecutorsquadstohandlecriminalcasesinvolvingwomen.Thesquadsaremadeupofwomenprosecutorswithatleasttenyearsofexperienceinhandlingcriminalcases.Women-to-womencontacthasinevitably
简介:AnacademicforumwasheldonMarch22,2005onwomen’slaborrightsandinterests.Participatingweresome30expertsfromChinaSocietyforHumanRightsStudies,All-ChinaWomen’sFederation,All-ChinaFederationofTradeUnions,aswellasRenminUniversityofChinaandotherprestigiousinstitutionsofhigherlearning.JointlysponsoredbytheLaborandSocialSecurityBranchofBeijingLawSociety(BLS)andChineseWomen’sCollege(CWC),theforumreviewedthe
简介:Therightsandinterestsofwomenworkersintheinfor-malsectorbecamethefocusofdiscussionatanApril6forumofexpertsandscholars.Theinformalsectorisanewemploy-mentpattern,mainlyrecruitinglaid-offworkersandotherjoblesspeople.Thissec-torincludescommunityservice,sanitationimprovement,providingtemporaryor
简介:<正>AsIraisedthecamera,YangJiaxiuwaswalkingalonganarrow,muddymountainpathinavirginfirforest,carryingabout50litresofwater.Insteadofrunningaway,shestoodtoattention,armsakimbo,andgivingmeaserioussmile.Thegiantwoodenbasketonherbackalmostmadeherfallasshetriedtostraightenherbody.Whenshefinallyarrivedatherhouseshetwistedher
简介:Societalinstitutionsandstructuresshapeparticularexperiencesofsocio-economicdisadvantageforwomen.Itisnotenoughtosimplyextendafixedbundleofsocio-economicrightstowomenandmenalike,buttoinfusesuchrightswithsubstantiveequality.Basedondiscussingthelinkbetweentherighttodevelopmentandsocio-economicrights,Idiscusshowgenderinequalityshapesparticularexperiencesofsocio-economicdisadvantageforwomen,whichimpedetheexerciseoftheirrighttodevelopment.Iexamineapotentialapproachforengenderingtherighttodevelopmentwhichsynthesisessocio-economicrightsandsubstantiveequalitytocapabilities.Finally,IevaluatetheextenttowhichCEDAWrepresentsthisoptimalsynthesis,albeitwithsomeimportantlimitations.
简介:TheShanghaiWomen’sPrisonwasbuiltinOctober1996.Walkingintotheconfinement,wefeltthatitisaspecialkingdomofwomen.Theprisonwardenisamiddle-agedwoman,lookingveryagileandcapable.Guardscomingwithherwereallyounggirls,elegantandbeautiful.Ifnotfortheirpoliceuniforms,theyshouldhavebeentakenascollegestudents.Assoonaswesatdown,wewereshownafilmstripthatrecordedthemovingscenesofwomeninmatesandguardsspendingthe2001SpringFestivaltogether.Onescenepresentedrepresentativesofwomen’sfederationofthePutuoDistrictofShanghai,whovisitedthe
简介:Thelegalconfirmationprocessofwomen’shumanrightshasbeenundergoinggreatdifficultiesbothintheUnitedNationsandamongnations.TheFourthWorldConferenceonWomenplaysaroleinpromotingthelegalprotectionofwomen’shumanrights.Currently,theprotectionofwomen’shumanrightshasundoubtedlybecometheconsensusofbothinternationalanddomesticlaw.Internationalconventionsonhumanrightshavebecomeanimportantlaunchingareaforpromotinginternationallawonwomen’shumanrights,owingtoitslegalbindingforceandsupervisingmechanismestablishedunderit.Domesticlawhasalsobecomethefirstlineofdefenseforprotectingwomen’shumanrights.However,itneedstobepointedoutthat,forinternationalconventionsonhumanrightsanddomesticlegislation,thecognitionandacceptanceofsocialgenderconceptionhasnotonlypromotedchangesonforms,but,moreimportantly,onrevolutionatsubstantiallevel.
简介:ChenYifan,whoisresolvedtobesingleforlife,hasneverexpectedthatat45,shecanrealizeherdreamofproducingababyforherselfwithouthavingtogetmarried—andlegally.ThewomanisquitesuccessfulinhercareerasmanagerofaprivatecompanyinChangchunCity,JilinProvince,northeastChina.Herpersonallife,however,isnot.Shefellinlovewithaclassmatebackintheearly1980s,andwasheart-brokenwhentheyoungmanlefther.Sincethen,thewomanhasfoundthatnomaninthisworldisgoodenoughtobeherhusband.Thoughsingle,shewantstohaveachildofherown.'I’llbeburningwithenvywheneverIseea