(Infographic: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam has made great achievements inpromoting gender equality and narrowing the gender gap, especially in terms of employment, health care, and education.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MoLISA) launched an action month for gender equality and prevention of gender-basedviolence from November 15 to December 15, 2018. This is the third year theministry has carried out this activity.
Statistics show that the percentage of female-ownedenterprises hit 27.8 percent in 2017, the highest in Southeast Asia and ranked19th worldwide.
The percentage of female National Assembly deputies inthe 2016-2021 tenure is 27.2 percent, higher than the Asian average of 19 percent and theglobal average of 21 percent.
Vietnam was ranked 97th out of 144 countries in terms of the percentage of women participating in politics. It isone of the top 10 best performers worldwide in terms of the UN’s SustainableDevelopment Goal No. 5 on gender equality, the empowerment of women and girls, increasing the literacy rate of girls,and promoting the participation of women in all aspects of the workforce.
However, Vietnam still faces many challenges in ensuring gender equality betweenmen and women.
The gender pay gap still exists in many areas, while violence against and the abuseof women and children are still a regular occurrence in many regions across thecountry.
The percentage of women working in low-income occupations with poor workingconditions also remains high.
According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the percentage of girls inprimary and secondary schools is lower than that of boys, especially in poorrural and ethnic minority areas.
Female access to reproductive healthcare services in rural and ethnicminority areas is limited, while maternal mortality is high compared to thosein regional countries.
Statistics from the Ministry of Health show that Vietnam is witnessing an imbalance in the sex ratio at birth, as this ratio stoodat 112.8 boys for every 100 girls in 2015, and has increased to 113.4 boys forevery 100 girls at present.
If the sex ratio continues to increase and widen as itis, Vietnam will face a serious gender imbalance in the next 20-25 years,experts said.
Other challenges of gender equality in Vietnam arealso related to the growing population, such as family planning activities andreproductive health, the labour market, and social status.–VNA
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MoLISA) launched an action month for gender equality and prevention of gender-basedviolence from November 15 to December 15, 2018. This is the third year theministry has carried out this activity.
Statistics show that the percentage of female-ownedenterprises hit 27.8 percent in 2017, the highest in Southeast Asia and ranked19th worldwide.
The percentage of female National Assembly deputies inthe 2016-2021 tenure is 27.2 percent, higher than the Asian average of 19 percent and theglobal average of 21 percent.
Vietnam was ranked 97th out of 144 countries in terms of the percentage of women participating in politics. It isone of the top 10 best performers worldwide in terms of the UN’s SustainableDevelopment Goal No. 5 on gender equality, the empowerment of women and girls, increasing the literacy rate of girls,and promoting the participation of women in all aspects of the workforce.
However, Vietnam still faces many challenges in ensuring gender equality betweenmen and women.
The gender pay gap still exists in many areas, while violence against and the abuseof women and children are still a regular occurrence in many regions across thecountry.
The percentage of women working in low-income occupations with poor workingconditions also remains high.
According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the percentage of girls inprimary and secondary schools is lower than that of boys, especially in poorrural and ethnic minority areas.
Female access to reproductive healthcare services in rural and ethnicminority areas is limited, while maternal mortality is high compared to thosein regional countries.
Statistics from the Ministry of Health show that Vietnam is witnessing an imbalance in the sex ratio at birth, as this ratio stoodat 112.8 boys for every 100 girls in 2015, and has increased to 113.4 boys forevery 100 girls at present.
If the sex ratio continues to increase and widen as itis, Vietnam will face a serious gender imbalance in the next 20-25 years,experts said.
Other challenges of gender equality in Vietnam arealso related to the growing population, such as family planning activities andreproductive health, the labour market, and social status.–VNA
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