To prepare for the Asia Pacific NGO Forum on Beijing + 15 an initiative was launched to gather together women with a focus on China's progress on gender equality. This document by the Chinese Women's Research Society provides an in-depth review and evaluation of the Chinese government's progress since the World Conference on Women, in particular since the “Beijing +10” Conference. The document is divided into twelve sections which correspond with twelve panels at the event: women and poverty, women and education, women and health care, violence against women, women and economy, women's participation in politics and decision-making, women's human rights and law, women and media, women and environment, the girl-child, the national mechanism for advancing status of women and gender mainstreaming, and the impact of the financial crisis on the development of Chinese women.

This document is available in English and Chinese.