51 per cent of the FDGB's total membership, are women. The Dsmocratic ~omen's League of Germany (DFD) plays an i~port3nt p3rt in women's affairs in the GDR. The organization has 1.4 million mecbers fro~ all sections of the population ~ith different ideological backgrounds. The number of young - 4 - women joining the DF0 has been growing steadily. The Democratfc Women's League brings its influence to bear to improve the living conditions of women, to promote families and enhance intellectual and cultural life. This socialist mass organization which since its foundation in 1947 has induced women from all walks of life to join in socialist construction efforts,. encouraged an active participation of .• -. . ·-.-- GDR women in the struggle for safeguarding peace, and helped achieve equal rights for women in all areas of social life, has recently been addressing housew·ives, mothers r1ho are temporarily not working, women in cooperative and private­ owned workshops, as well as traders, shop~owners and Christians among the country's female population. ~omen in the GDR have all the opportunities to take an active part in political and social affairs and to engage in a wide range of activities for the promotion of peace and solidarity and for the common weal in general. These few examples are to show that women from all sectipns of the population make extensive use of their right to take part in the decision-making and executive praces~es in trepolitical, economic, social and cultural life of the socialist society as provided for in the GDR's Constitution and the Electoral Law of 29 June 1976. 3. Part III of the Convention (Articles 10-14) requires to exercise their aqual rights as dsfined by law. Such conditions include measures to implement the rights to ~ark, to social security and to equal pay for equal ~ark (Article 11), 
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the social and political aspects of women's rights and participation in the GDR society, highlighting their involvement in various organizations and activities. It also touches on their equal rights and opportunities in different areas of life, including employment, education, and decision-making processes. Given the emphasis on women's rights and social issues, I hypothesize that the text is more likely to fit into categories related to human rights and social development.

**Category**
Employment, Education, Culture