Abbreviation | ACWF |
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Formation | 24 March 1949 |
Type | People's organization |
Purpose | Women's rights |
Headquarters | Beijing, People's Republic of China |
President | Shen Yiqin |
Vice President | Huang Xiaowei, etc |
Main organ | National Congress and Executive Committee |
Affiliations | Communist Women's International (Historical) Women's International Democratic Federation (Historical) |
Website | www |
All-China Women's Federation | |||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 中华全国妇女联合会 | ||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 中華全國婦女聯合會 | ||||||||
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The All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) is a women's rights people's organization established in China on 24 March 1949. It was originally called the All-China Democratic Women's Foundation, and was renamed the All-China Women's Federation in 1957. It has acted as the official leader of the women's movement in China since its founding. It is responsible for promoting government policies on women, and protecting women's rights within the government, while liberating them from traditional norms within society and involving them in social revolution with the aim to promote their overall status and welfare in Chinese society.[1] As a united political community, women in the ACWF achieved political momentum, power among the male elite, and required representation.[2]