All-China Women s Federation

Building of All-China Women's Federation in Changan Street, Beijing. The All-China Women's Federation is an organization of women established in China in March 1949. The basic functions of the federation are to represent and safeguard the rights and interests of women and promote equality between men and women. In late 1995 the Women's Federation began to refer to itself as a non-governmental organization (NGO). It is now commonly referred to as the largest women's NGO in the People's Republic of China and has become one of the major vehicles for the development of feminism in mainland China.