Women in development

Vietnam gained 65.5 points in the MasterCard Index of Women Entreprenuers, ranking 18th. Women account for 31.3% of total entrepreneurs in the country, putting Vietnam at the 6th position among nations with the highest rates of women entrepreneurs. Keep reading   ...

Vietnam is one of the nations gaining great achievements in ensuring gender equality and assessed by the United Nations as a bright spot in carrying out Millennium Development Goals.  Keep reading ...

The second National Survey on Women’s Health and Life Experience funded by the Australian Embassy in Vietnam was launched at a workshop in Hanoi on January 25. The workshop was jointly held by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), General of Statistics ...

Some 72 percent of Vietnamese women have joined the labour force, higher than the average world percentage (42 percent), and ranking only behind Cambodia (81 percent). These figures were revealed in a recently-released report of the Centre for Development and Integration, a Vietnamese non-governmental and ...

The current national response to HIV fails to adequately respond to the diverse needs and rights of the main affected groups – women and girls.Keep reading ...

Vietnamese women hold more leading positions on the business map compared to other countries in the region, including Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Women hold 25 percent of CEO or board level positions in Vietnam.Keep reading ...

A conference on Vietnamese women’s role in the fourth industrial revolution held in HCM City on Tuesday highlighted the need for female entrepreneurs to grow their businesses and overcome entrenched barriers such as gender disparities and lack of leadership roles.Keep reading ...

While the profile of Vietnamese businesswomen has been raised significantly in recent years with the emergence of leaders in certain sectors, budding women entrepreneurs still have to fight with one hand tied behind their backs.Keep reading    ...

The UN Women and the Australian Embassy in Viet Nam are calling on labourers to participate in an online survey to assess the effects of the revision of the Labour Code on men, women and different labour groups in society. Keep reading ...

The Australian government will invest $33.7 million through the new Aus4Equality programme, focusing on Son La and Lao Cai provinces in the north-west of Vietnam. Aus4Equality will empower local women to better engage in agriculture and tourism activities, as well as enhance women’s voice in decision-making, ...