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