Focus on the newly revised Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests
2022-10-31
The 37th Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress voted to adopt the newly revised Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests on January 30, 2023, which will come into force as of January 1, 2023. The newly revised Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests has made a positive response to the current problems of infringing on women's legitimate rights and interests in the fields of school entry and employment, property distribution, personal rights and so on. The newly revised Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests to improve the top-level design for promoting equality between men and women clearly stipulates that the State shall take necessary measures to promote equality between men and women, eliminate all forms of discrimination against women, and prohibit exclusion and restriction of women's enjoyment and exercise of their rights and interests according to law. People's governments at all levels should attach importance to and strengthen the protection of women's rights and interests. To this end, this Law has formulated a variety of measures to ensure that the basic national policy of gender equality is included in the national education system; Establish and improve the statistical investigation system of women's development status, and improve the gender statistical monitoring indicator system; It was clarified that the State Council should formulate and organize the implementation of the Program for the Development of Chinese Women and incorporate it into the national economic and social development plan. Guo Linmao, director of the Social Law Office of the Law Working Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, introduced that the newly revised Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests fully implemented the basic state policy of equality between men and women. It not only clearly stipulated in the general provisions that the state should take necessary measures to promote gender equality, but also constantly enriched and improved the specific system and regulations for the protection of women's rights and interests in each chapter to ensure that women's political, economic, cultural All aspects of social and family life enjoy equal rights with men, so as to ensure that women participate in social life on an equal footing, have equal access to development opportunities and equally enjoy the fruits of development. Jiang Yue, a professor at the Law School of Xiamen University, said that these provisions contain two kinds of goals and tasks: promoting the concept of gender equality and eliminating the actual gender discrimination. In particular, they clarify the basic criteria for judging gender discrimination, which will enhance the operability of the law. The newly revised Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests to Create a Fair Employment and Entrepreneurship Environment for Women has made prohibitive provisions on gender discrimination in employment, and made it clear that in terms of promotion, promotion, evaluation and employment of professional and technical titles and positions, training, etc., the principle of equality between men and women should be upheld, and women should not be discriminated against. This Law specifies that people's governments at all levels and relevant departments shall improve employment security policies and measures, prevent and correct gender discrimination in employment, and create a fair environment for women to work and start businesses. Gender discrimination in recruitment, admission, promotion, dismissal and other processes shall be included in the scope of labor security supervision. Guo Linmao introduced that the newly revised law focuses on solving the pain points and difficulties in women's rights and interests protection areas such as gender discrimination in employment, actively responds to the challenges brought by the adjustment of fertility policies, and provides support for women to better balance fertility and career. Jiang Yue suggested that law enforcement efforts such as labor supervision should be strengthened, complaint channels should be unblocked, and the cost of employers' illegal acts should be further raised. Women enjoy equal property rights with men. No compensation will be given to women for land acquisition, demolition and relocation. Married daughters cannot inherit the property of their families. In response to these practical problems, the newly revised Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests makes it clear that the state guarantees that women enjoy equal property rights with men. According to the provisions of the law, the villagers' autonomy articles, village rules and regulations, decisions of the villagers' meeting, villagers' representative meeting and other issues
Edit:He Chuanning Responsible editor:Su Suiyue
Source:Xinhua
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