印度妇女组织联合代表团访华

Invited by the All-China Women＇s Federation （ACWF）, a six-member delegation of Indian women, headed by Mrs. Gomathi Nair, President of the All India Women＇s Conference, visited Beijing and Shanghai from July 25-31, 2010. It was the first time that the ACWF had invited a non- governmental women＇s delegation from India to visit. During the visit, Meng Xiaosi, Vice-President and Member of the Secretariat of the All-China Women＇s Federation, met members of the delegation. In Beijing, the delegation visited Wuzhou Women＇s Hospital and the grass-roots women＇s federation at Shijia Hutong, in Dongcheng District. In Shanghai, the delegation visited the Employment Promotion Center in Baoshan District. The guests also attended a work-experience- exchange meeting with Baoshan District Women＇s Federation, and they visited a pear orchard, the Shanghai Lilan Fashion Accessories Manufacturing Co., Ltd, and the Expo 2010 Shanghai China.     

女科学家高层论坛在昆明举行

The Women Scientists＇ High-level Forum, organized by the Women Scientific and Technological Workers Committee, under the China Association for Science and Technology （CAST）, the China Women Scientific and Technological Workers Association, and the Yunnan Women＇s Federation, was held on May 23, 2014, in Kunming, capital of Southwest China＇s Yunnan Province. The forum was part of CAST＇s 16th annual meeting.     

Anti-drug Activities Held

The China Meets Egypt activity, organized by Beijing Women＇s Federation and the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt, was held on October 25 in the Haidian Women and Children＇s Activity Center in Beijing. Ma Lanxia, President of Beijing Women＇s Federation （BWF）, Zhou Zhijun, BWF＇s Vice-President, Magdy Amer, Egypt＇s Ambassador to China, and Karima Nasser AI-Saadi, wife of Abdullah Saleh AI-Saadi, the Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to China, attended. Nearly 300 people, including students from Egypt and residents in Haidian District, participated.     

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Protecting Women＇s Legal Rights, Interests
The All-China Women＇s Federation （ACWF）, on January 3, 2014, held the symposium on Protecting Women＇s Legal Rights and Interests and Doing Practical Work to Benefit Women in Beijing. Shen Yueyue, Vice-Chairperson of the NPC （National People＇s Congress） Standing Committee and ACWF President, chaired the meeting. Song Xiuyan, Vice-President and First Member of the Secretariat of ACWF, several of ACWF＇s vice- presidents, and representatives of members of ACWF＇s standing committee and executive committee, attended.     

Speed Read

To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the All-China Women＇s Federation （ACWF）, in partnership with the UN Inter- Agency Task Force against Family Violence. hosted a special media event in Beijing on November 24. Experts-on the law, social sciences, psychology and public health-andreporters from 40 raedia outlets participated in the event. They discussed ways to highlight the fight against domestic violence in China,     

Campaign to Prevent Breast Cancer Launched in Beijing,Tianjin, Sichuan

To promote healthy living and to raise women＇s awareness of the importance of improving their health, the Women＇s Development Department of the All- China Women＇s Federation （ACWF） launched the long-distance-run campaign, entitled ＂running for health and beauty,＂ in late October. The event, which was held in Beijing, Tianjin Municipality （in North China） and Sichuan Province （in Southwest China）, was also intended to promote the implementation of the cancer-screening project. Thousands of women, who wore pink T-shirts, participated.     

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Officials of the Guizhou Provincial Women＇s Federation organized a meeting, in October, so they could hear experts＇ analyses of cases that involved the protection of women and children＇s rights and interests.     

重庆市妇联召开农村城市妇女工作座谈会

Ding Zhongping, President of Chongqing Women＇s Federation, conducted an inspection tour of Xiushan County, in Southwest China＇s Chongqing Municipality, and she held a meeting on urban and rural women＇s work on June 26.
During the meeting, Ding said the development of the weaving industry would help women find work and/or start a business, and that it would help develop the local economy and foster harmony within families.     

第五届中美妇女领导者交流对话会在美召开

On the sidelines of the fourth round of the China-US High-Level Consultation on People-to-People Exchange, the Fifth China-US Women＇s Leadership Exchange and Dialogue （WLEAD Dialogue） was held, in the US, on November 21. The event, with the theme ＂Women, Science and Education,＂ was co-chaired by the All-China Women＇s Federation （ACWF） and the US Secretary＇s Office of Global Women＇s Issues.     

妇女进步与我们的未来 全国妇联副主席孟晓驷在香港“北京＋15妇女地位论坛”上的演讲（摘要）

It is my pleasure to be here in Hong Kong at the Beijing ＋ 15 Forum of Status of Women amid the elegance and charm of China＇s Pearl of the Orient, and to have the opportunity to meet and discuss with the women of Hong Kong their good works. As this year marks the 15th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, it is an apt date indeed for the Hong Kong Federation of Women to hold this forum. One hundred years ago, the Second International Socialist Women＇s Conference designated March 8 International Women＇s Day. Since then, March 8 has been a festival for women around the world.