In order to raise the number and proportion of women at top decision-making level and top administrative level, the All-China Women's Federation and women's federations at local levels,proceeding from the improvement of women's qualities, have actively participated in the work of training and selecting women cadres.

Upgrade the qualities of women

 For the purpose of upgrading the qualities of women and tapping their intelligent resources, the All-China Women's Federation, by taking advantage of its own database of talented women, has taken an initiative in recommending outstanding women to the government departments concerned. At the same time, through a variety of channels, it has reinforced the training of women cadres with an aim of widening their field of vision and strengthening their leadership capabilities. The Chinese Women's College and women cadres' managerial institutes/schools in different parts of the country have become the bases for training women of ability, women cadres and the backbones of women's federations.

Actively participate in training and selecting women cadres

The All-China Women's Federation has actively joined the National People's Congress in inspecting the enforcement of "the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests" and regularly worked together with the departments concerned in convening working meetings on training and selecting women cadres. It has also sent investigation teams to various provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities under the direct jurisdiction of the central government (herein after referred to as province) to find out the situation of the training and use of women cadres and put forth proposals and measures.

More women participate in politics

The women deputies to the 15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party are 16.88% and there is a woman member in the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

The women deputies to the 9th National People's Congress is 21.81% and that to the National Committee of the 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is 15.54%. As a result of the late election of the township people's congresses of the whole country, the women deputies make up 21.7% of the total. The percentage of women deputies to the township people's congresses in Beijing is 31, ranking first in the country, and particularly women deputies to the Miyun Township People's Congress of Miyun County has reached as high as 58.44%, which occupies the first place among the townships in the whole country. The proportion of women deputies to the people's congresses in Shanghai Municipality, Liaoning, Jilin and Hebei provinces and Xinjiang Autonomous Region is over 24%.

Up to the end of 1997, there was at least one woman either in the Party or government leading bodies in 31 provinces, and among which 10 provinces had women both in the Party and government leading bodies. Besides, there were women leaders at the decision-making level in all prefectures and cities in 16 provinces, and that in all counties and 50% of townships in 13 provinces.

Women cadres and qualified women scientists and technicians have grown in number

 By the end of 1996, women cadres in the whole country have constituted 33.08% of the total. There are now more than 23,800 women judges, making up 15% of the total number, and 8,300 professional women lawyers, accounting for 17% of the total.There are 62 women academicians in the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering Sciences, holding 6% of the total academicians in the two academies. Senior women professional and technical personnel account for 20% of the total while women mayors and deputy mayors number 375.