At the event (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) –Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met female leaders of centrally-run agencies andpresented Kovalevskaia Awards on the occasion of International Women’s Day(March 8) in Hanoi on March 7 to honour the contributions of Vietnamese women tonational construction and development.
Speaking at theevent, the PM extended his best wishes to heroic Vietnamese mothers and allVietnamese women, female leaders, managers and scientists.
He said under theParty leadership and with support of the National Assembly and directions of theGovernment, female personnel work and gender equality have reaped positiveachievements over the past years.
Accordingto him, female deputies of the Vietnamese legislature account for 30.3%,ranking 64th globally, fourth in Asia and first in ASEANInter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA). Key leadership positions heldby women in ministries, ministry-level and Government agencies make up a half,nearing the target set for 2025.
Thenumber of female officers engaged in scientific research is increasing. Manyhave achieved success domestically and internationally, recognised by the worldfor their high economic value. Among them, numerous collectives and individualshave been awarded with the noble Kovalevskaia Awards, he said.
Headded that Vietnam’s achievements in genderequality and women's advancement have been recognised by the United Nations andinternational community. Vietnam ranked 83rd out of 146 countries inthe gender equality index, up four places from 2021. Vietnam was also oneof the 14 countries to be elected to the UN Human Rights Council for the2023-2025 tenure with a high number of votes. The country's current stature andreputation have been obtained thanks to significant contributions from women.
On the occasion, he hailed the Ministry of Home Affairs,the Vietnam Women's Union, the National Committee for the Advancement of Womenin Vietnam, ministries, agencies and localities for their efforts in female personnelwork, gender equality and women's advancement, making important contributionsto the country's overall achievements.
The leader requested that the nationalstrategy on gender equality for 2021-2030 be carried out effectively, recognizing three national targetprogrammes related to women affairs and gender equality.
He also asked for continuing to fine-tune policies and lawson gender equality as well as pay further attention to planning the recruitment and promotion of femalepersonnel to leadership and management positions at all levels, saying this is a regular and important task and the responsibility of the entire politicalsystem, especially leaders.
Atthe event, PM Chinh presented Kovalevskaia Awards to a group of 10 femalescientists from the Hanoi University of Pharmacy’s Faculty of Pharmacology andProf. Le Minh Thang, a senior lecturer from the Hanoi University of Science andTechnology’s School of Chemical Engineering in recognition of their outstandingscientific research achievements in 2022.
The Kovalevskaia Award was named after Russian mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaia and was first presented in Vietnam in 1986. It is the first national award for femalescientists.
The prestigious annual award is given to organisationsand individuals who are female scientists and have excellent achievements inresearch and applying science into life, bringing in benefits in different fieldsincluding economy, society and culture./.
