UN Women in Viet Nam

Gender in Viet Nam

Viet Nam has undergone a major socio-economic transformation over the past quarter of a century, rising to a middle income country in 2011. Today it continues to develop rapidly, becoming more integrated with the global economy and undergoing significant regulatory and structural changes. The poverty rate has been declining steadily and Viet Nam is poised to achieve six of the eight Millennium Development Goals, including MDG 3 on gender equality. Despite these signs of progress, Vietnamese women confront challenges fueled by inequality, discrimination, and lack of economic opportunities.

A Gender Equality Department in the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) was established in 2008 as the national women’s machinery. The office of the National Committee for the Advancement of Women (NCFAW) which is the inter-sectoral body that advises the Prime Minister on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women was relocated from the Viet Nam Women’s Union to MOLISA office. MOLSIA is tasked the implementation of the Law of Gender Equality, the National Strategy on Gender Equality 2011-202 and the National Programme for Gender equality 2011-2015, as well as reporting on CEDAW.

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