(Cinet)- On July 16, in Ha Noi, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held Launching ceremony of propaganda poster contest on gender equality 2013. The contest aims to end gender discrimination; create equal opportunity for men and women in socio-economic development and the development of human resources, towards true equality between men and women; consolidate cooperation and support relations between men and women in every field in social life and family. Vietnamese citizens as well as both professional and non-professional artists living and working in the country and abroad can participate in the contest. The entries must depict the implementation of gender equality in eight areas of social life including politics, economy, labour, education and training, science and technology, culture, information, sports, tourism, health care and family. The contest contributes to propagating the national strategy on gender equality for 2011 – 2020 period and the national … [Read more...] about Launching propaganda poster contest on gender equality
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Award and exhibition of gender equality posters and family logos
(Cinet) - On November 22, at the Vietnam Women's Museum, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs organized awards ceremony and opening of the exhibition “gender equality posters and family logos”. The winning entries include 54 informational posters on gender equality and 20 family logos calling for gender equality and happy, prosperous and civilised families. The exhibition aims to encourage practical actions to promote gender equality and to contribute to maintaining and developing prosperous families and communities. Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thanh Hoa, who is also vice president of the National Commission for the Advancement of Women, addressed the exhibition’s opening ceremony, stressing that ensuring equality, stability and the healthy development of families is an important factor in the maintenance and sustainable development of the society. … [Read more...] about Award and exhibition of gender equality posters and family logos
Can Tho works to promote gender equality for ethnic minorities
The project aims to create positive changes in implementing gender equality-related activities and raise women’s status in ethnic-inhabited areas, thus, contributing to successfully realising goals set in the National Assembly on gender equality. Besides, legal regulations on gender equality, marriage and domestic violence will be popularised in accordance with the culture of the ethnic groups. Contests on gender equality will also be held. Notably, the city hopes to bolster international cooperation to mobilise resources for gender equality activities in the locality. It will work with the local Women’s Union and Department of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs to develop social skills and economic capacity for ethnic minority women. According to Luong Van Tru, Head of the city’s Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs, since the implementation of the national programme on gender equality in 2011, the city has narrowed the inequality gap thanks to activities to … [Read more...] about Can Tho works to promote gender equality for ethnic minorities
Media Campaign for Gender Equality
(Cinet)- November 28, in Ba Ria city, Ba Ria – Vung Tau people’s committee held launch ceremony of media campaign for gender equality 2012. Media campaigns on gender equality in 2012 is the fifth anniversary of the Law on Gender Equality (2007-2012) and four years of the Law Against Domestic Violence (2008-2012) has effect, in order to make positive changes in awareness and behavior in society about gender equality.According to Le Thanh Dung, Deputy Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, head of the Committee for the Advancement of Women in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, in the past, departments, agencies, organizations in the province in coordination closely in the propagation of the Law on Gender Equality. Thus, the gender equality in the area over the past five years achieved encouraging results such as: percentage of male and female students in the school-age is the same; 100% of women under 40 years of age attended literacy classes; the provincial Women's Union … [Read more...] about Media Campaign for Gender Equality
Seminar about “National Assembly deputies and five-year implementation of the Law on Gender Equality”
(Cinet)- "National Assembly deputies and five-year implementation of the Law on Gender Equality" was the theme of a seminar in Hanoi on June 5. The seminar was co-organised by a group of NA female deputies, the NA Committee on Social Affairs (NCSA) and the Foreign Ministry. Truong Thi Mai, head of the NCSA, said five years after the law came into effect, gender equality has drawn greater attention from the whole political system in Vietnam . Gender equality has been inserted into many other important laws such as Law on the Elderly, Law on Persons with Disabilities, and the revised Labour Code, she added. Participants agreed that progress has been made in implementing the Law on Gender Equality in all aspects of social life and family. A number of targets set in a national strategy on gender equality for the 2011-2020 period have been reached after two years of implementation, they said. According to National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong, Vietnam has seen … [Read more...] about Seminar about “National Assembly deputies and five-year implementation of the Law on Gender Equality”