THE Communist Party is set to promote more woman cadres to leading positions both within the party and the Government, according to Organisation Department chief Zhang Quanjing.
Speaking at a recent seminar on the promotion of cadres, Mr Zhang said there should be at least one woman cadre in a leading position in provincial and municipal governments under Beijing leadership by the end of this century.
The quota at the regional and village levels would be even higher, he said. He said these offices should try to select two women cadres to leading positions.
'In the promotion of woman cadres, we must have a breakthrough,' he was quoted by the China News Service as saying.
Mr Zhang told cadres at the seminar that they should follow the guidelines and show their determination to meet the requirement.
He said local governments should give woman cadres priority when they selected people for promotion.
Mr Zhang, who was promoted to his present position late last year, called on party organisers to recruit more woman members in the next three to five years.
