Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh addresses a plenary session of the second Eurasian Women’s Forum (Photo: VNA) Moscow (VNA) – Vietnam is paying more and more attention to institutionalising gender equality and women empowerment, said Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh at a plenary session of the second Eurasian Women’s Forum in Saint Petersburg of Russia on September 20. Thinh stated that Vietnam has set specific targets in this field, including increasing the participation of women in management and leadership positions, narrowing gender gap in the economic and labour fields, offering more opportunities for poor women in rural areas and ethnic minority women, increasing the quality of female workers, and ensuring gender equality in all aspects and in the family. The country has gained positive results, as seen in the rate of women holding positions in the National Assembly and all-level People’s Councils reaching 26-27 percent, the rate of women … [Read more...] about Vietnam pays attention to institutionalising gender equality
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HCM City, UN Women boost gender equality
Scene at the meeting (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Vice Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Thu has received Elisa Fernandez Saenz, head of office at the UN Women in Vietnam, to discuss potential cooperation in the coming time. During a reception on September 14 in the city, Thu thanked the UN Women for its support to the city’s implementation of UN gender equality programmes, including those on legal education, and building a safe city for women and girls. She said the UN Women’s invitation to an international conference on gender equality in Canada next October will help HCM City meet and exchange experiences with other localities in the world on the matter. Thu said the city will soon respond to the invitation. The official expressed her belief in a good partnership between her city and the organisation thanks to their common goals toward equality and empowerment for women. HCM City is willing to cooperate with the UN Women … [Read more...] about HCM City, UN Women boost gender equality
Writing contest on gender equality launched
Scene at the ceremony (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MoLISA) launched a writing contest on gender equality at a ceremony in Hanoi on September 11. Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Minister Nguyen Thi Ha highlighted progress recorded in the work for gender equality in Vietnam, particularly communications activities, which has helped change the perception of stereotypes, prevent domestic violence, empower women, and reduce gender imbalance. She pointed to a number of shortcomings, including low frequency of communications campaigns, and abuse of gender sensitivities, like violence against women and girls, in communications publications to attract viewers. The official expressed her hope that the writing contest will contribute to implementing the national action plan on gender equality for 2016 – 2020 and honour reporters with quality articles on the matter. The competition lasts until November 30, with an … [Read more...] about Writing contest on gender equality launched
Gender equality – the competitive edge of business: Oxfam
The Hanoitimes - Hanoitimes presents the article by Babeth Ngoc Han Lefur, country director of Oxfam in Vietnam, ahead of the World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) 2018 to be held in Hanoi next week. Babeth Ngoc Han Lefur, Country Director, Oxfam in Vietnam As regional business leaders convene in Hanoi from September 11 to 13 for the World Economic Forum on ASEAN, they have an opportunity to learn from Vietnam’s successes and shortcomings on promoting equality between men and women. Vietnam has among the most progressive gender equality laws in Asia. It was among the first countries to ratify the UN’s CEDAW convention on women’s rights in 1982, and Vietnamese women’s labour force participation of over 73% is one of the highest in the region. And yet Vietnamese women are mostly found in unskilled and untrained labour-intensive sectors. They earn 33% less on average than their male counterparts in all fields, with the biggest difference of 43% found … [Read more...] about Gender equality – the competitive edge of business: Oxfam
Gender equality: The competitive edge of business
Babeth Ngoc Han Lefur, Country Director of Oxfam in Vietnam As regional business leaders convene in Hanoi next week for the World Economic Forum on ASEAN, they have an opportunity to learn from Vietnam’s successes and shortcomings on promoting equality between men and women. Vietnam has among the most progressive gender equality laws in Asia. It was among the first countries to ratify the U.N.’s CEDAW convention on women’s rights in 1982, and Vietnamese women’s labor force participation of over 73 percent is one of the highest in the region. And yet Vietnamese women are mostly found in unskilled and untrained labor-intensive sectors. They earn 33 percent less on average than their male counterparts in all fields, with the biggest difference of 43 percent found in agriculture and foreign companies. In government, only one out of 20 ministers is female, and 89 out of 1048 department directors. Globally, more men than women own land, shares and other capital … [Read more...] about Gender equality: The competitive edge of business