China’s top women’s affairs official vows to promote marriage and family to harness ‘the power of half the sky’
- Shen Yiqin, state councillor and president of the All-China Women’s Federation, says women must contribute to the ‘great cause of national rejuvenation’
- She writes in Qiushi she will guide young people’s values relating to dating and having a family to support Communist Party birth policies
China’s top official on women’s affairs has pledged to promote women’s role in the family and has offered guidance for younger generations on marriage and relationships.
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In the article, Shen wrote that the work of women and the federation should always follow the correct political path and the party’s lead.
“President Xi Jinping has pointed out that only by having a harmonious and virtuous family, can our children grow up and our society develop in a healthy way,” she wrote.
She vowed to guide young people’s values relating to dating and having a family to support the party’s birth policies.
To achieve that, Shen said all levels of the federation should support women at work, whether employed in technological innovation or starting their own enterprises.
She said there should be events that seek out exemplary “most beautiful families” to inspire others at the grass-roots level, as well as creating environments friendly to childbirth and children and relieving women of their burden of caring for their families.
