of State, which functions as a collective head of State, includes five women. The Ministry of Education is headed by - 3 - a woman._In other ministries, such as finance, health ~nd light _industry, women are vice-rninistefs. In the county assemblies women account for 39 per cent, and-in .t:ha district and town assemblies for 42.2 per Gent of the elected deputies. In ~iilage assemblies they hold 34.2 per·cent of tha seats. The number of women active in ~tanding ~ommis~ions or committees of elected ·representative bodies at··t"ne various levels has also been growing steadily, amounting present~y to 142,362. A sensible rise has been recorded in the number of women who are mem•ers of the county or district councils. There are 1,.868 mayoresses in the country. One in five district_ . . . . medical officers is a wo~an. Every fourth secondary school has a woman as princi~al. An important criterion of the say .. women have in political.affairs is their involvement iri so­ cialist administration of justice. Every second of the country's 1,252 judges is a ~oman. 26,330, or almost 50 per cent, of the lay assessors at the GDR's county and district courts are femal~. ~he h~gh degree of women's political orga~ization is especially reflected in their membership of political parties and mass organizations. One third of the members of the leading party,_ theSocialist· Unity Party of Germany, are women. Equally high is their share in elective party offices. ~omen_are also act~ve in the other democratic parties existing in the GDR, and are represented _in these parties' executive bodies according to their share in the total member­ ship.Women play a significant ·role in the biggest and all­ e~bracinc oraani=ation of ths Dorkina cl3ss, the Confedar9tion .., .., _., of Free German Trade Unions (FOGS). 4.4 millions,i.e. about 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the status and participation of women in various aspects of society in the GDR (German Democratic Republic). It highlights the number of women in government, education, healthcare, and other fields, as well as their representation in political parties and mass organizations. The text seems to be focused on the social and political empowerment of women rather than their economic or environmental impact.

**Category**
Education, Employment, Health