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Vietnam has done well on the Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII), coming second within ASEAN, and ranking 77 out of 158 countries this year, according to a new analysis from Oxfam and the Development Finance International which was released on October 8.

An online meeting discussing measures to abolish gender discrimination, sexual harassment and violence against women in parliaments and from all walks of life took place on August 18 evening as part of the 13th Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament.

For many women in the workplace, salary may not be of the utmost importance but a female-friendly working environment is key to job satisfaction.

The number of women-owned businesses increased from 21 percent in 2011 to 24 percent in 2018, according the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

A host of problems relating to population quality, structure, and distribution has raised concerns in the meantime.

A workshop on integrating gender issue in socio-economic development plans for ethnic minority, mountainous, and disadvantaged areas took place in the central city of Da Nang on May 23.

Vietnamese women do not have access to many decent job opportunities as gender prejudice remains in the labour market, heard a policy event on women’s participation in the labour market held in Hanoi.

The White Ribbon Breakfast 2018 and safe orange bus journey were launched in Ho Chi Minh City on November 28 in response to the Action Month for Gender Equality and prevention of gender-based violence and the 16-day global campaign on ending violence against women and girls.

Promoting gender equality through the revision of the Labour Code will serve as a base for Vietnam to improve productivity and its competitive edge, as heard at a workshop in Hanoi on October 19.

Gender violence should receive more media coverage to ensure women and children are brave enough to speak up to prevent domestic violence, said Truong Quang Hong, a gender expert from Care International in Vietnam.

Vietnamese kids on June 30 joined other children from around the world in a special three-half football tournament – the main activities of the “Football for Hope” festival which is an official event of the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia.

Improving education and training, especially sexuality education, to enhance socio-economic development and gender equality is one of the main targets set for the ASEAN Cultural and Social Community.

Vietnamese women play an important role in socio-economic development, Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Ngo Thi Thanh Hang said.

More than 3,000 students from universities and colleges in the central province of Da Nang gathered at the Da Nang University’s Foreign Language School on November 26 to respond to a festival to eliminate gender discrimination.

The winners of a film-making competition to call for joint efforts to eliminate gender discrimination were announced in Hanoi on March 4.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on December 21 launched a campaign to help Vietnam abolish gender discrimination.

A conference was held in Hanoi on October 30 to seek experience in dealing with birth gender imbalance for the cities and provinces of Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Bac Giang, Hung Yen, Hai Duong, and Nam Dinh.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour and the ASEAN Services Employees Trade Union Council (ASETUC) of Vietnam held a national social dialogue on September 25 highlighting the efforts undertaken to increase jobs for female workers in Vietnam and ASEAN.