A conference was held in Hanoi on May 26 by the Ministry of Labour and War Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) to implement the Government’s action programme on women-related work in the process of national industrialisation and modernisation.
Vietnamese women have greatly contributed to the Doi Moi (Renewal) process. Economically, women account for 50.2 percent of workforce in agro-forestry-fishery sectors and 51.8 percent in service, trade, tourism, post and telecommunication, finance and banking.
Politically, Vietnam is one of the leading Asian countries in the high proportion of women National Assembly (NA) deputies. Vietnam is evaluated as a spotlight in gender equality goals. However, the fact shows there is still much to be done as women’s professional skills are still low, failing to meet requirements for the Doi Moi (Renewal) process.
To create more opportunities for women, the Prime Minister issued Resolution No 57 in December 2009, on the Government’s action programme on women-related work in the process of national industrialisation and modernisation.
In his opening speech, MoLISA Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thanh Hoa said the programme aims to turn Vietnam into one of the countries with the most progressive achievements in gender equality.
Regarding the action programme, Head of the MoLISA’s Gender Equality Department Pham Ngoc Tien presented seven major solutions with a focus on introducing legal regulations on women-related work and gender equality and raising the public awareness of these issues.
The MoLISA will monitor and examine the programme’s implementation to report the results to the Government.
Source: VOV