Women’s Rights and Interests Protection Law

Editor’s Note: For an analysis of the sexual harassment provisions in the draft revision, please see this article in The Diplomat. For an overview of new provisions in the second (Apr. 2022) draft of the revision, please see this article on China Law Translate.

Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Women’s Rights and Interests
中华人民共和国妇女权益保障法

[Available Text: Chinese (current) | English (v. 2005)]

(adopted Apr. 3, 1992, effective Oct. 1, 1992; amended Aug. 28, 2005, effective Dec. 1, 2005; amended and effective Oct. 26, 2018)

• Status: Revision pending
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (TBD)
• Drafter & Submitter: NPC Social Development Affairs Committee
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: N/A
  • Annual: 2021, 2022
• Legislative History & Texts
  • NPCSC deliberation – 3^rd (expected final) round: expected by end of 2022
  • NPCSC deliberation – 2^nd round: April 2022 (Chinese · Δ, $ English · Δ)
  • NPCSC deliberation – 1^st round: December 2021 (Chinese · Δ, $ English)
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (Dec. 20, 2021)
  • Report on Status of Revision (Apr. 18, 2022)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (pending)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (pending)
  • Presidential Order (pending)
• Press Conference: TBD

NPC Observer Coverage

• NPCSC Session Watch: Women’s Rights, NPC Seats Allocation, Forced Labor Conventions & More (Apr. 11, 2022)
• NPCSC Seeks Public Comments on Bills on Women’s Rights, Emergency Management, Companies, NPCSC Rules of Procedure & More (Dec. 24, 2021)
• NPCSC Session Watch: Women’s Rights, Trade Unions, Yellow River & Black Soil Protection, Emergency Management Reform & More (Dec. 1, 2021)