Date: Tuesday the 27th of February, 2007   Founded on April 3, 1949, the All-China Women’s Federation (ACWF) is a mass organization dedicated to the advancement of Chinese women of all ethnic groups in all walks of life. To represent and to protect women’s rights and interests, and to promote equality between men and women. To represent and to safeguard  women’s rights and interests, and to promote equality between men and women. Participation, Education, Representation, Service, Liaison ACWF is a multi-tiered organization with local women’s federations and group members at every divisional level of government. The highest level of ACWF governance is the National Congress of Chinese Women. This Congress convenes every five years to deliberate and decide on the goals, guidelines and tasks of national women’s movement, to develop work plans for the next five years, to amend the Constitution of the All-China Women’s Federation and to elect ACWF’s Executive Committee.