ACWF Pledges to Turn out More Female Cadres

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ACWF Pledges to Turn out More Female Cadres

All-China Women's Federation (ACWF), the largest women's organization in the country, has pledged to promote the recruitment of more female cadres according to its newly-amended constitution.

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All-China Women's Federation (ACWF), the largest women's organization in the country, has pledged to promote the recruitment of more female cadres according to its newly-amended constitution.

The Ninth National Women's Congress, held from Aug. 22-26, passed the amendment to the ACWF's constitution, saying that the federation at all levels should always recommend and supply femalecadres to participate in government and political affairs.

"In the next five years, the ACWF will try its best to turn outmore women cadres for the Party committees, People's Congress and government departments at different levels," said Ma Yanjun, head of liaison office in ACWF.

The ACWF will also help its own 80,000 women cadres to improve their skills via study in Party schools, practice at grassroots levels and overseas training, said Ma.

Over the past five years, many women cadres were sent to work in local governments. For example, Wang Meixiang, the former president of ACWF in eastern China's Fujian province, has become the vice-governor in the province.

And Wei Xiaoqin, the president of the women's federation in eastern China's Jiangxi Province, has become the general secretary in the provincial government.

At the same time, the former vice-president of ACWF, Hua Fuzhou, is expected to be promoted to vice-minister of Labor from September.

According to the statistics from the ACWF, seven women currently hold posts in the leadership of the state and the Communist Party of China (CPC) and 48 take their places in Party Central Committee and ministries and commissions under the State Council.

However, there is an obvious shortfall in the target of 30 percent of women participating in government and political affairs, set by the United Nations.

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