A delegation led by Smriti Aryal, country representative of the UN Women China Office, visited Changsha on May 6. They came to inspect the city's endeavor to build a women-friendly city.

The delegation visited the Changsha Women's and Children's Home where they inspected the Changsha Women's and Children's One-stop Service Center, the "Child-Friendly Home", the Changsha 12338 Women's and Children's "One-stop" Rights Protection and Care Center, the Party-Building Cohesion Studio, and the International Women's and Children's Exchange Center, and learned in detail about the functional arrangements and roles of these organizations. A symposium was convened afterwards. Smriti Aryal shared the experience in other countries in building women-friendly cities, and spoke with leaders in the Changsha Women's Federation about ways and methods of promoting the construction of a women-friendly city in Changsha, as well as the highlights of work and future planning in this regard.

In 2021, Changsha took the lead in the country in proposing the idea of building a women-friendly city. In recent years, Changsha has been actively exploring the integration of women-friendly concepts into the whole process of urban planning, construction, and management. In addition, the city has released an initiative for women-friendly city construction, demonstrating its women-friendly urban attitude through warm actions. The city is home to more than 3,600 women's federations, 1,600 women's homes, 960 women's micro homes, 4,600 women's groups, 29,000 women's federations' executive committees, more than 30,000 female volunteers, and over 10,000 online service groups of women's federations. More than 10,000 mass theme activities have been organized, allowing the majority of women to “breathe the same air as the city” and make progress together with the city of Changsha.

The photos above were provided by the Changsha Women's Federation.

Source: en.changsha.gov.cn