Female representatives and committee members discuss the draft outline of the 15th Five Year Plan, with top-level design outlining a blueprint for women's comprehensive development
2026-03-09
The draft outline of the 15th Five Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development (hereinafter referred to as the draft outline) clearly establishes a section on "promoting gender equality and comprehensive development of women". The relevant content on promoting women's comprehensive development and safeguarding women's rights and interests in the draft outline has left a deep impression on female representatives and committee members. They stated that the draft outline has made special arrangements for women's development, fully reflecting the high attention of the Party and the state to women's cause, which helps to improve women's comprehensive quality, safeguard women's legitimate rights and interests, and provide top-level design and institutional guarantees for the high-quality development of women's cause in the new era. Actively participating in democratic practices, China has always attached great importance to improving women's participation in the management of national, economic, cultural, and social affairs throughout the entire process of promoting people's democracy. Women enjoy equal political rights, actively participate in democratic practices, and contribute to the strength of women. Liu Yanying, a National People's Congress representative from Longen Village, Wenhua Town, Anyue County, Ziyang City, Sichuan Province, is the Secretary of the Longen Village Party Branch and the Director of the Village Committee. During her tenure, Liu Yanying insisted on visiting at least 20 households per week, face-to-face listening to the demands of the masses, collecting opinions and suggestions, and timely organizing and helping the masses solve problems through various channels and methods. In this process, she formed many good representative suggestions and promoted the solution to the urgent needs and concerns of the masses, such as difficulties in accessing roads, electricity, and water. Deng Langni, a National People's Congress representative and Vice President of Guangxi University of Science and Technology, always focuses on the two themes of "science and technology" and "education" in her duties, and often goes deep into the grassroots to listen to the voices of the masses. In response to the problems identified during the research, Deng Langni proposed suggestions such as promoting educational informatization, strengthening the cultivation of high-level talents in the western region, and improving the education evaluation system. Since being elected as a National People's Congress representative, scientist Ai Chang, who is engaged in cardiovascular disease research, has put forward suggestions on topics such as technological innovation and the growth of young scientific research talents every year. In the view of Ai Gan, Vice President of Tianjin Medical University, having more status means greater responsibility. "In future work, we must strive to cultivate more high-quality talents for the country, consciously shoulder the mission of promoting the spirit of scientists, and within the scope of our responsibilities, we must achieve the goal of giving voice to the people and responding to them. In the view of Li Yingxin, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Vice President of the Fourth Intermediate People's Court of Beijing, the inclusion of a special section on "promoting gender equality and women's comprehensive development" in the top-level design of national governance has profound significance. This is not only an ethical requirement for social equity, but also a concrete manifestation of the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity. The construction of long-term mechanisms in key areas such as health, education, economic participation, and legal protection reflects the country's respect for women's subjectivity and deep concern for the right to development. ”Li Yingxin said. Li Yingxin sighed and said that as a female judge, she is both a guardian of women's rights and a beneficiary of the process of equality. In judicial practice, she deeply experienced the weight of the word "equality". Equality is not simply about "treating everyone equally", but about filling the "power gap" caused by historical or physiological differences through the corrective function of the law. In family trials, we often encounter women who have interrupted their careers due to taking on the responsibility of raising children, and are at a disadvantage when it comes to dividing property in divorce; The phenomenon of implicit discrimination still exists in labor disputes. In every specific case, we must uphold the rigor of the law while also recognizing the structural inequalities that may exist behind the case, and through fair judgments, ensure that women's personal dignity and property rights are truly respected. ”Li Yingxin stated that we need to refine the macro blueprint of the draft outline into fairness and justice that can be felt and touched by individuals at the micro level with more professional trials and warmer care, and let the sunshine of the rule of law illuminate the path of comprehensive development for every woman. The draft outline for strengthening the protection of special rights and interests places the basic national policy of gender equality and the comprehensive development of women in a prominent position, providing top-level design and institutional guarantees for the high-quality development of women's undertakings in the new era. ”Fang Yan, a National People's Congress representative and director of Beijing Jincheng Tongda (Xi'an) Law Firm, said. During her research, Fang Yan learned that female workers in new forms of employment face a dual dilemma: on the one hand, algorithmic management does not take into account physiological characteristics such as menstruation, pregnancy, and lactation, resulting in implicit discrimination; On the other hand, maternity insurance has not yet fully covered the flexible employment group, and in some areas, female new industry workers lack institutional support for medical expenses and living subsidies during childbirth. Fang Yan suggested strengthening special protection for female workers, adding gender equality clauses for algorithms, and prohibiting platforms from using algorithms to discriminate against female workers during menstruation, pregnancy, and lactation by reducing their weight or lowering their compensation. (New Society)
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