The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development covers 17 goals, the fifth of which is "gender equity", namely: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.  (Click here for details)

Under this major goal, there are nine targets, the ninth of which is "Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels".

● Current Situation

About the World

Specialized Agencies for Women 

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The United Nations defined Gender Mainstreaming as a global strategy to promote gender equality at the fourth World Women Conference in 1995. Since then, most countries and regions in the world have responded to the request of the United Nations and raised the promotion of Gender Mainstreaming to the national political will. They have explored from the levels of government agencies, legal protection and policies that constitute the national mechanism, and started from the top to promote gender equality and women's development. In response to the needs of gender equality and women's development, all countries in the world have set up specialized agencies and departments for women, which has laid the foundation of an increasingly well organized national mechanism for gender equality.  

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About China

Legal and Regulatory System Protecting Women's Rights

Since China established gender equality as the fundamental national policy, China has promulgated three Outline for Women Development in China and put forward the phased objectives, key areas and policy measures for women's development in different periods, and called on local governments to establish regional women's development plans according to local conditions and to mainstream gender awareness in decision-making. A national planning system has been formed to promote women's development.

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Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, new breakthroughs have been made in the legislation to protect women's rights and interests. In 2015, the anti domestic violence law was issued with the four system establishment of domestic violence warning, compulsory report, personal safety protection order and emergency asylum. After many years of continuous efforts, the cause of gender equality and women's development in China has been improved.

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●  Cases

About the World

Independent United Nations Agencies for Women

On 2 July 2010, the United Nations representatives voted unanimously to establish an independent United Nations agency committed to accelerating the realization of gender equality and the empowerment of women. It is the United Nations Agency for gender equality and the empowerment of women (UN women), which is a combination of four global agencies and offices: the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UN women), the Division for Advancement of Women, the Office of Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for Advancement of Women (INSTRAW).

Sustainable Development Goal 5, "achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls", is a separate goal for gender issues and is committed to addressing all gender inequalities. We need to go deep into the legal and legislative areas and make changes to protect women's rights around the world.

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About China

Political and Institutional Guarantee for Women's Development

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China has always attached great importance to promoting gender equality and development of women's cause, and improving the leadership of the Communist Party of China over women's work, establishing the mechanism of the National People's Congress to protect women's rights and interests through legislation and the CPPCC to promote the development of women's cause through consultation, to implement the basic national policy of gender equality, Strengthening the working mechanism of women's federations as a bridge between the party and the government and linking women with people, and establishing the Women's and Children's Committee of the State Council to provide a strong political and institutional guarantee for the development of women's cause.

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●  Background

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Initiated by the United Nations

On 1 January, 2016, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including 169 targets, of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development — adopted by world leaders in September 2015 at an historic UN Summit — officially came into force. Countries will mobilize efforts to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change, while ensuring that no one is left behind.