Female delegates walk towards the Great Hall of the People as they arrive for a plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing March 7, 2009. International Women's Day is marked on March 8 every year. [Xinhua]

Women members of China's top political advisory body pose for a group photo during a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the launch of 'Rose Fund', a program aimed at helping disfigured women received cosmetic surgery in Beijing March 6, 2009. [CFP]

Hostesses wearing trditional costumes of Zhuang minority group pose for photos in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 5, 2009. [CFP]

Hostesses wearing trditional costumes of Zhuang minority group pose for photos in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 5, 2009. [CFP]

Women members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) from People's Liberation Army of China attend celebrations for the International Women's Day on March 7, 2009. [Xinhua]