The 2011 Vietnam Women Entrepreneurs’ Forum, hosted by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), drew the participation of over 300 female leaders of domestic and foreign businesses.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai highly valued the important role of women entrepreneurs, saying that over the past years, especially in the period of economic crisis and recession, many woman-led businesses have overcome difficulties and recorded impressive achievements.
According to VCCI, women account for 20 percent of all the business leaders in Vietnam . The government’s 2011-2020 national strategy on gender equality sets a target of raising the rate of female entrepreneurs to 30 percent in 2015 and 35 percent in 2020.
A VCCI leader said that most businesses managed by women are of small and medium size, operating in areas that are important but vulnerable in the integration process, including trade, service, consumer goods production and farm produce processing.
In the coming time, VCCI will organise similar events for women entrepreneurs in order to help them surmount the consequences of the economic crisis, he added./.
