Creating Good Family Traditions, Promoting Social HarmonySeptember 18, 2015Amid a period of great social reform, women must strengthen learning of public and professional ethics and family virtues, and they must play well their unique roles in both family and the community. Women should advocate healthy lifestyles and scientific child-raising methods, and they should create good family traditions, to promote social harmony.— Chen Zhili, Vice-Chairperson of the 11th NPC Standing Committee and then-ACWF President, made the above comments during the conference to mark the 99th anniversary of International Women's Day, on February 26, 2009. |
Families: Backbone of SocietySeptember 18, 2015Building harmonious families is the foundation of ensuring social stability and harmony. We must use women's federations' advantages in family related work, and we must conduct campaigns to foster civilized families, such as learning-centered families, environmentally friendly families and drug-free families. Family security and harmony will promote social stability and harmony, and it will contribute to the country's reform and development.— Gu Xiulian, Vice-Chairperson of the 10th NPC Standing Committee and then-ACWF President, made the above comments during the president's work conference of ACWF's ninth executive committee, on March 7, 2006. |
Discrimination and Violence against Women Still Exist WorldwideSeptember 18, 2015Discrimination and violence against women still exist worldwide, and obstacles to raising women's status are nowhere near to being eradicated. As peace and development have become themes of this era, women in all countries have realized they must seek equal rights and opportunities with men, and they must participate in State affairs and social life, if they are going to improve their status.— Chen Muhua, Vice-Chairperson of the Eighth NPC (National People's Congress) Standing Committee, then-Chinese Vice-Premier and then-President of the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) |
Enormous Progress Has Been Made with Regards to the Legislation of Anti-domestic Violence LawNovember 26, 2014Women's organizations nationwide need to take an active role in the process of promoting legislation work on eliminating domestic violence, such as making domestic violence known to the public, giving advice on Chinese family services and the elimination of domestic violence.-- Song Xiuyan, vice-president and first member of the Secretariat of the All-China Women's Federation |
Domestic Violence Is a Prominent Social Issue and a Violation of Citizens' Basic Human RightsDecember 9, 2014Domestic violence is a prominent social issue and a violation of citizens' basic human rights. It takes a heavy toll on individuals, families and on society in general.-- Shen Yueyue, vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and president of the All-China Women's Federation |