A seminar seeking ideas to create a draft national strategy on genderequality for the period of 2011-2020 was held by the Ministry of Labour,War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) in Ho Chi Minh City onJuly 15.
At the seminar, participants expressedconcerns over domestic violence, the trafficking of women and children,marriages between Vietnamese women and foreigners, and gender imbalance.
According to MOLISA, Vietnam has gainednumerous achievements on gender equality, posting the Gender EmpowermentMeasure (GEM) of 0.554, ranking 62 nd out of 109 countries.
However, MOLISA said the gender gap is still large innumerous fields, leading to gender inequality and gender imbalance inthe country.
For instance, the proportion of femaleleaders in ministries and local authorities is still low while thecurrent number of woman legislators accounts for only 25.7 percent ofthe total, failing to meet the National Assembly target of 33 percent.
The retirement age for females, five years earlierthan males, is considered one of the reasons behind the low proportionof female leaders in the country, explained some participants.
The government has assigned MOLISA to build the strategy,aiming to ensure all ministries, ministerial-level agencies, agenciesunder the government and people’s committees at all levels have femaleleaders.
Also, the strategy seeks to create morejobs for poor women in rural areas and for ethnic minority women, reduceteen abortions by half, and highlight the problems women suffer fromdomestic violence, and the trafficking of women and children./.
At the seminar, participants expressedconcerns over domestic violence, the trafficking of women and children,marriages between Vietnamese women and foreigners, and gender imbalance.
According to MOLISA, Vietnam has gainednumerous achievements on gender equality, posting the Gender EmpowermentMeasure (GEM) of 0.554, ranking 62 nd out of 109 countries.
However, MOLISA said the gender gap is still large innumerous fields, leading to gender inequality and gender imbalance inthe country.
For instance, the proportion of femaleleaders in ministries and local authorities is still low while thecurrent number of woman legislators accounts for only 25.7 percent ofthe total, failing to meet the National Assembly target of 33 percent.
The retirement age for females, five years earlierthan males, is considered one of the reasons behind the low proportionof female leaders in the country, explained some participants.
The government has assigned MOLISA to build the strategy,aiming to ensure all ministries, ministerial-level agencies, agenciesunder the government and people’s committees at all levels have femaleleaders.
Also, the strategy seeks to create morejobs for poor women in rural areas and for ethnic minority women, reduceteen abortions by half, and highlight the problems women suffer fromdomestic violence, and the trafficking of women and children./.
