Women's Day: Listening to the voice of women at the 'two sessions'

<p style="white-space: normal;">International Women&#39;s Day is on Thursday, as China’s 2018 &quot;two sessions&quot; enters day six. Compared to past years, the percentage of both female deputies at the 13th National People&#39;s Congress (NPC) and female members of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People&#39;s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) has increased substantially. In the past five days, female deputies, members, journalists, and staff showed their graceful charm and made their voices heard.</p><p style="white-space: normal; text-align: center;"><img src="https://imedia-peoplesdaily.pdnews.cn/up/cms/www/201811/09163014ag5a.jpg" title="杨昌芹1.jpg" width="551" height="372" style="width: 551px; height: 372px;"/></p><p style="white-space: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">Yang Changqin, a villager from an ethnic minority village near Chishui city, Guizhou Province, and a deputy to the 13th NPC (Photo: people.cn)</span></p><p style="white-space: normal; text-align: center;"><img src="https://imedia-peoplesdaily.pdnews.cn/up/cms/www/201811/09163014np2s.jpg" title="u=2654557684,3965857508&amp;fm=173&amp;s=DC2009D74E133AC42BDD493603007046&amp;w=640&amp;h=480&amp;img.jpg" width="516" height="383" style="width: 516px; height: 383px;"/></p><p style="white-space: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">Wang Yaping, China&#39;s second woman in space and a deputy to the 13th NPC (Photo: People&#39;s daily app)</span></p><p style="white-space: normal; text-align: center;"><img src="https://imedia-peoplesdaily.pdnews.cn/up/cms/www/201811/09163014psgy.jpg" title="DC4F2OON00AN0001NOS.jpg" width="519" height="405" style="width: 519px; height: 405px;"/></p><p style="white-space: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">Guo Fenglian, village&nbsp;secretary of Dazhai, Xiyang county, Shanxi province, and a deputy to the 13th NPC (Photo: People&#39;s daily app)</span></p><p><br/></p>