The fifth Chinese city women’s life quality survey shows city women’s life quality index dropped from 63 in 2008 to 61 in 2009. Affected by the world financial crisis，women’s income decreased and living conditions worsened. Hangzhou women’s life quality index was 83.9，topping the list of 10 cities. Qingdao women had the highest mark on subjective sense of happiness. Women in 2009 regarded family members’ good health，a harmonious family and children’s progress as their greatest happiness，while rising prices，low income and unaffordable houses as most worrying trends. Their job satisfaction improved compared with that of previous year. However there were three major sources of work pressure：fierce competitions，threat of layoffs and unable to display their talent. One way to letting off pressure was to talk to friends and family members. City women now have stronger sense of social participation，and their participation has developed into many different activities.