All-China Women's Federation

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The All-China Women's Federation is an organisation of women established in China in March 1949. It was constructed as a mass organisation supported by the Communist Party of China, and based on Marxist theory. 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 organisation. It is now commonly referred to as 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.

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