Women'sRoleIncreases 　　WomenarenowthebackboneofBeijing'seconomyaswellasmanyotherpartsofsociety,accordingtotheBeijingYouthDaily. 　　Inthecapital'sprimary,secondaryandtertiarysectors,womenaccountfor39.4,26.4,and39.4percentrespectivelyoftotalemployees. 　　Womenalsoplayanimportantroleinmunicipalandothergovernmentorganizations.Currently,16.7percentofbureau-levelofficialsinBeijingarewomen. 　　Thenewspaperalsosaidtheincomeofwomeninruralareashasincreasedgreatly.Thereare277ruralwomenwhoseassetsareindividuallyestimatedat1millionyuan(US$120,000)ormore. 　　Atthe11thsessionoftheBeijingWomen'sRepresentativeConferencewhichopenedonSaturdayandendedMonday,nearly90percentofthe600womenrepresentativeshadatleastacollegeeducation.