Women and Children

Legal Protection for Women, Kids to Improve: Improvements to the Law on the Protection of Rights and Interests of Women (commonly known as the Women's Law) and the Law on the Protection of Minors have been included in the legislative plan of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.

Criminal Penalties Mulled for Gender-based Abortions: Members of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) called on Saturday for a new criminal law prohibiting gender-based abortion and fetal gender identification for non-medical purposes.

Rewards Give Impetus to One-child Policy: Zhang Jianli and Wang Shulian, an old couple in a village of Chengde in north China's Hebei Province, recently received 1,200 yuan (US$144) in rewards from the local government for sticking to the government's one-child policy.

Gender equality hits mainstream: China has made formidable efforts to move women into the mainstream of society, relieve poverty among them, and protect their human rights and increase educational opportunities for girls, experts say.