中国始终坚持男女平等的宪法原则，将男女平等作为促进国家社会发展的一项基本国策，不断完善法律法规，制定公共政策，编制发展规划，持续推进性别平等与妇女发展。

China has always upheld the constitutional principle of equality between men and women, which is also a basic state policy for promoting progress in the country and in society. Over the years China has progressively improved its laws and regulations, developed public policies, worked out development plans and pressed forward steadily with gender equality and women's development.

平等参与经济活动和公平享有经济资源是妇女生存发展的基本条件。中国统筹考虑城镇化、老龄化、市场化及气候变化等因素对妇女贫困的影响，加大妇女扶贫脱贫力度。贫困妇女数量大幅减少，妇女贫困程度不断降低。

Equal participation in economic activities and equitable access to economic resources are the basic conditions for women's survival and development. China has coordinated urbanization, an aging population, a market economy and climate change and their impacts on women living in poverty, and intensified efforts to help women lift themselves out of poverty. The number of women living in poverty has dropped sharply and the degree of poverty among women has continued to decrease.

就业是民生之本。国家制定和完善法律法规，促进公平就业，消除就业性别歧视。针对不同妇女群体就业创业中面临的困难，国家出台支持性政策措施。2013年，全国女性就业人数为34640万，占就业总数的45%。

Employment is the foundation of people's wellbeing. China has formulated and improved its laws and regulations to promote equal employment opportunities and eliminate gender discrimination in employment. The government has introduced supportive policies to address the difficulties faced by different groups of women in job-hunting and starting businesses. In 2013, the number of women employed nationwide reached 346.4 million, accounting for 45% of the total workforce.

中国积极促进教育公平，努力保障男女平等接受教育的权利和机会。女性接受初中及以上，特别是高等教育的机会显著增加。2013年女性15岁及以上文盲率为6.7%，比1995年降低了17.4个百分点。

China has actively promoted equal access to education, working to ensure that both men and women enjoy equal rights and opportunities to receive education. Women's access to junior high school education and above, particularly higher education, has increased markedly. In 2013, the female illiteracy rate for those aged 15 and above was 6.7%, a decrease of 17.4 percentage points from 1995.