Altogether 1,168 out of 1,260 official representatives to attend
the Chinese Ninth National Women's Congress, or 92.7 percent of the
total, have a college education or above, an official with the
All-China Women's Federation said Tuesday.
This indicates an improvement in the overall educational level
of China's women. At the last national women's congress, the
proportion of highly-educated representatives was 86.7 percent.
Of the 1,168 highly-educated women, 49 have doctors' degrees and
257 have masters' degrees.
The number of private company owners, technical professionals
and those who have worked or studied overseas has increased by a
large margin.
In addition to official representatives, the federation has also
invited another 110 women to attend the congress, including 38 from
Hong Kong and Macao.
The congress, held every five years, is to be held from Aug.
22-26 this year.
China now has more than 600 million women.
(Xinhua News Agency August 19, 2003)