Empowerment of Xizang women promotes equality

Thirty years ago, at the opening of the Fourth World Women's Conference in Beijing, China made a solemn declaration: the country will implement a national policy of gender equality. This policy laid the foundation for the synchronized development of women alongside the economy and society, ensuring equal development for both men and women, and fostering the all-round development of women.

China has made significant progress in protecting women's rights, with ethnic minority regions, the Xizang autonomous region in particular, making tremendous strides in advancing the rights of women.

In 2017, Xizang introduced a local regulation on better implementing the law on protection of women's rights and interests. The regulation specifically stipulates that gender equality assessments should be given special consideration when drafting local laws, government regulations and public policies, and eliminates systemic discrimination in local laws and policies at the very inception.