In December, 2021, a draft revision (修正草案) to the Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests(submit) to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) for the first review.
Over the past 30 years, the law,(mark) the first major revision to the law since 1992, has played a big role in helping ensure equality between women and men nationwide. "But women's rights in some areas haven't been(effect) guaranteed, and some old problems still exist,'' said He Yiting,official from the NPC's Social Development Affairs Committee, when explaining the draft to lawmakers.
The revision adds a definition"discrimination (歧视) against women" and stipulates (规定) that the country shall take necessary measures gradually(improve) the protection of their rights and interests. One of the(propose) is to ask local governments at all levels to ensure that public spots have more women's toilets than men's,has led to heated online discussion on Sina Weibo. Studies show that women use the restroom for 249 seconds on average, far(many) than the 170 seconds(spend) by men. Yet the square footage (建筑面积) of men's and women's public restrooms is the same, the Beijing News reported.
