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Women's Organizations

        By the end of 2002, China had 435 prefecture- or municipality-level women's federations. It had 2,336 county- or district-level women's federations; 48,066 township- or neighborhood-level women's federations and 74,000 basic women's representative committees in urban areas with 610,000 basic women's representatives' committees recorded in rural areas. Statistics reveal 730,000 working committees on women's issues in offices of all levels, including women's committees in institutions and women's organizations in colleges and universities; 233,514 women workers' committees; 32,157 women's organizations in non-public-economy groups; 1,392 women's committees in democratic parties and 16 member organizations under the ACWF.

Brief Introduction to China's Non-Governmental Organizations

        National Committee of Young Women's Christian Associations of China
        Founded in 1923, the National Committee of the YWCAs of China is a public service group in the spirit of Christ, aiming to promote the moral, intellectual, physical and social development of women, render service to society, and bring benefit to people.
        Talented Women Working Committee of the China Society for the Research of Talented People
        Founded in June 1963, the Talented Women Working Committee is composed of people from various

 
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