- On December 20, 2021, China’s Standing Committee of National People’s Congress (NPC) started to review a draft amendment to “Law on Protection of Rights & Interests of Women”.
- Amendment was proposed amid increasing number of sexual harassment & domestic violence cases and a yearlong #MeToo movement.
- Amendment would update and strengthen the three-decade-old law of protecting women’s rights at home as well as at workplace.
- Proposed legislation provides a specific definition for “discrimination against women” for the first time.
- It provides detailed descriptions of what would be considered as sexual harassment in the workplace including sexually explicit images, inappropriate behaviour, or offering benefits in exchange of sex.
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