Supplementary Articles Chapter I. General Principles Article 1. In light of the Constitution and China's actual conditions, this law is enacted to safeguard women's legitimate rights and interests, to promote equality between men and women, and to enable women to play an active role in socialist modernization.
Women enjoy the same rights as men in political, economic, cultural, social and family lives.
The state protects women's special rights and interests granted by law and gradually perfects a social protection system for women. Discriminating, abusing or injuring women is prohibited. Protecting women's legitimate rights and interests is a responsibility shared by the whole society. State organs, social organizations, enterprises, institutions, as well as autonomous mass organizations at the grassroots levels in urban and rural areas should protect women's rights and interests in accordance with this law and other related laws. The state should adopt effective measures to provide essential conditions whereby women may exercise their rights in accordance with the law.