妇女参政议政,既是妇女解放的一个重要方面,又是国家民主政治生活的一项重要内容,也是社会文明进步的一种重要标志。新中国成立,党和政府就重视妇女参政的问题,从法律上确立了妇女参政的平等权利。1951年,全国有女干部36.6万人,占同期干部总数的13.5%。随着社会主义事业的发展,女干部队伍逐渐扩大,到1978年,全国各级各类机构都有相当数量的女干部,占同期干部总数的25%。改革开放为妇女参与社会事务的管理开辟了广阔的天地,也激发了各界妇女更广泛地参与社会主义民主政治建设与法制建设的热情。80年代后期,在中国宽阔的国土上,已经涌现出大批女厂长、女经理、优秀女企业家及各级各类女领导800多万人,比1978年以前增长了75%,占干部总数的28.8%。又据1988年统计,有8 Women’s participation in politics and deliberation is not only an important aspect of women’s liberation, but also an important part of the life of the country’s democratic politics. It is also an important symbol of the progress of social civilization. After the founding of New China, the party and government attached importance to women’s participation in politics and legally established the equal rights of women to participate in politics. In 1951, there were 366,000 female cadres nationwide, accounting for 13.5% of the total number of cadres in the same period. With the development of the socialist cause, the female cadres’ ranks have gradually expanded. By 1978, there were quite a number of women cadres in all kinds of agencies in the country, accounting for 25% of the total cadres in the same period. The reform and opening up opened up a vast world for the women to participate in the management of social affairs, and also aroused the enthusiasm of women from all walks of life to participate more extensively in the building of socialist democratic politics and the building of a legal system. In the late 1980s, on the vast territory of China, a large number of female factory directors, female managers, outstanding women entrepreneurs and various types of female leaders at all levels and over 8 million were emerging, an increase of 75% over 1978 and accounting for a total number of cadres Of the 28.8%. According to 1988 statistics, there are 8