20世纪初, 先进的中国人开始关注人的发展。五四新文化运动的目标之一是塑造“新人”。妇女发展作为人的发展的重要组成部分受到人们的重视。五四先进分子认为妇女发展关系着政治、经济、文化的发展。他们期盼提高妇女素质、增强妇女能力。他们还主张融妇女发展于社会发展之中。启示是妇女发展是建设小康社会的重要内容和条件。 In the early 20th century, advanced Chinese began to pay attention to human development. One of the goals of the May Fourth New Culture Movement is to shape “new people.” As an important part of human development, women’s development has drawn great attention. The May Fourth advanced elements think that the development of women is related to the political, economic and cultural development. They look forward to improving the quality of women and empowerment of women. They also advocate the integration of women in social development. Enlightenment shows that women’s development is an important content and condition for building a moderately prosperous society.