of them are represented on Selection Committees at all levels, have the right to nominate candidates and to make active use of this right. The views of social organizations are taken into account in the preparation of new laws and other legislative instruments. The growing social activity of women is witnessed by the increased пгиаЬег of women members in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. At the present time, the ranks of the CPSU contain over 4.7 million women, i.e. 27% of all communists in the country are women. At the XXVI Congress of the Party (1981) women-communists were represented by 1329 delegates, i.e. 26.6% of the total number. Women-communists occupy leading positions in Party organs. They serve as members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the Central Inspection Commission of the CPSU, as secretaries of provincial and district committees of the CPSU; a large number of women are secretaries of municipal and regional party committees. Commenting on the high social standing of women in Soviet society, the XXVI Congress of the CPSU noted that there was still considerable scope for the further advancement of women to leading positions. Youth organizations serve as an important training ground in social activity for young women. There are over 21 million women in the All-Union Leninist Communist Youth League, that is 52.5% of all members of the Komsomol. In keeping with this figure, more than half the secretaries of primary Komsomol organizations are women. Among regional and municipal Komsomol committee secretaries every third one is a woman, and among the secretaries of regional, district and central Komsomol committees in the Union republics approximately 30% are women. Women participate actively in the work of trade unions. Women form over one half the membership of trades unions, which are 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the social and political status of women in the Soviet Union, highlighting their increasing participation in the Communist Party, trade unions, and youth organizations. It also mentions their representation in leading positions and their engagement in social activities. This suggests that the category related to human rights and social issues is the most fitting.

**Category**
Education, Employment