The State Council of the People’s Republic of China News Department releases the white book, China’s Gender Equality and Female Development on Sept. 22, 2015. Female’s health condition and life expectancy reflect continuous rise. As of 2010, China’s female life expectancy reaches 77.4, which demonstrates a 4.1 growth than year 2000.

Consisting approximately 11,000 characters and empirical statistics, the book entails China’s policies and measures upon gender equality issue, and reports their corresponding accomplishments explicitly. Specific sections are targeted to the lawful-safeguarding of women’s development, including women’s rights towards participation in the economy, education, health, environment, society’s decision management, and international affairs.

“By propelling women’s development to correspond to the pace of our economical society, China’s gender equality policies show its effects”, speaks ACWF vice-president and first secretariat Song, Xiuyan. For instance, women above 15 show an illiterate rate of 6.7% as of 2013, a 17.4% decrease than 1995.

It is reported that women’s participation in decision management demonstrates a steady increase. 10th National People’s Congress indicates a female representative ratio of 23.4%, a 2.4% improvement than 20 years prior; female member ratio of village councils 2013 reflects 22.7%, a 7% increase than that of 2000. Women’s percentage amongst all people in poverty declined as well, women’s ratio in the state-level poverty stricken counties decreased from 2005’s 20.3% to 2010's 9.8%.

“All these stats confirm a new coming stage upon the fight towards equal-share, gender equality, and female rights; which ensures women’s equal development and participation under lawful protection.” Says Song.