Head of the Party Central Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission Truong Thi Mai (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – It is crucial to design specialpolicies for ethnic minority community, especially women, to access equalopportunities, stated head of the Party Central Committee’s Mass MobilisationCommission Truong Thi Mai.
Addressing a workshop in Hanoi on August 12 on challengesand solutions for ethnic minority women not to be left behind, Mai stressed theneed to integrate policy systems, along with continued researches onsustainable development for ethnic minority groups, and assessments ofefficiency in different periods.
President of the Vietnam Women’s Union Nguyen Thi ThuHa said with the social prejudice that has lasted for generations, women andgirls from ethnic minority groups have been placed in disadvantageous positionin both families and society.
They have faced discrimination, inequality in both ethnicand gender aspects, she said, stressing this has affected their ability toaccess, engage in and enjoy benefits from socio-economic development policiesfor ethnic minority groups, remote areas and poor regions.
In order to ensure equality, policies should focus on institutionalreform and create more chances for women from ethnic groups, especially thosefrom remote areas, she said.
Over the years, policies and laws on ethnic minority groupsand remote areas have been gradually improved, with priority on mobilising andallocating resources for them, supporting ethnic minority communities,especially women, in terms of economy and livelihood.
Resolution 24, which was issued by the Party in 2003,created favourable policies for the implementation of special programmes andpolicies for the socio-economic development for ethnic minority community.
However, many policies have yet to be implementedeffectively, leading to gender gaps in ethnic minority groups in many importantareas.
Participants at the event held that one of the biggestbarriers facing ethnic minority women is social prejudice, which leaves thembehind in education, health care service and social integration.
They also evaluated efficiency of relevant policies, sharedresearch outcomes on policies for ethnic minority women, and sought solutions toadjustments of the policies.-VNA
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