Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan on June 5 delivered a speech at theopening ceremony of the 24th Global Summit of Women (GSW) in Paris, inwhich she stressed that diffidence is one of the main challenges womenhave to overcome to reach real gender equality.
Barriers in the national laws, as well as misconceptions about the roleof women in family and society also lead to the inequality, Doan said,adding that societies cannot gain sustainable development without theefforts of women.
She also highlighted the greatcontributions of Vietnamese women to the country’s socio-economicdevelopment, especially in economic restructuring and growth modelchange.
The GSW, held annually since 1990, aimsto strengthen international awareness of gender equality and boost therole of women in all aspects of life, particularly in economic affairs.
This year’s largest-ever event has attracted theparticipation of more than 1,300 delegates from 81 nations andterritories worldwide.
On this occasion, VicePresident Doan led the Vietnamese delegation to pay floral tribute toPresident Ho Chi Minh at his monument in Montreuil city, where he livedduring the early years of the 20 th century.
Doan also met Montreuil Governor Patrice Bessac, who expressed his hopeto further strengthen connections between the two countries, and betweenMontreuil and Vietnamese localities, and join efforts to surmount AgentOrange/dioxin consequences in Vietnam.
Bessacalso stated that the French Communist Party hopes current issues in theEast Sea, following China’s illegal placement of a giant State-owned oilrig in Vietnam’s waters, will be solved through peaceful negotiationson the basis of international law.-VNA
Barriers in the national laws, as well as misconceptions about the roleof women in family and society also lead to the inequality, Doan said,adding that societies cannot gain sustainable development without theefforts of women.
She also highlighted the greatcontributions of Vietnamese women to the country’s socio-economicdevelopment, especially in economic restructuring and growth modelchange.
The GSW, held annually since 1990, aimsto strengthen international awareness of gender equality and boost therole of women in all aspects of life, particularly in economic affairs.
This year’s largest-ever event has attracted theparticipation of more than 1,300 delegates from 81 nations andterritories worldwide.
On this occasion, VicePresident Doan led the Vietnamese delegation to pay floral tribute toPresident Ho Chi Minh at his monument in Montreuil city, where he livedduring the early years of the 20 th century.
Doan also met Montreuil Governor Patrice Bessac, who expressed his hopeto further strengthen connections between the two countries, and betweenMontreuil and Vietnamese localities, and join efforts to surmount AgentOrange/dioxin consequences in Vietnam.
Bessacalso stated that the French Communist Party hopes current issues in theEast Sea, following China’s illegal placement of a giant State-owned oilrig in Vietnam’s waters, will be solved through peaceful negotiationson the basis of international law.-VNA
