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Statistics showed that 46 per cent of businesses registered after 1995 were headed by a woman. Among these, 41 per cent were owned privately.

The survey also confirmed a widespread belief: 83.3 per cent of the businesswomen polled were convinced that they were capable of running a bigger enterprise or a few enterprises at the same time.

Ms Shi said: 'The future is bright for China's businesswomen as globalisation and the advent of the new economic age have made physical differences between the sexes unimportant to career building.

'As China's market is huge and its economy is growing rapidly, there are many chances for Chinese businesswomen to thrive.'

The on-going congress will discuss a range of issues relevant to China's 620 million women.