Access to justice in the socialist rule of law state of Vietnam
19/11/2024
In the development of high-quality human resources, specifically doctoral degrees, the gender gap is still quite large. The main reason is due to barriers related to marriage, childbirth and family care responsibilities of women. Ensuring gender equality in accessing and enjoying health care services is still low... According to Report No. 474/BC-CP dated October 6, 2020 of the Government on the implementation of national goals on gender equality in 2019 and the period 2011-2020, only 14 targets have met the set targets; 7/22 targets have not been met and 1 target does not have enough basis to evaluate the results (while the National Strategy on Gender Equality for the period 2011-2020 sets out 22 specific targets). Data from 2019 provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs shows that the percentage of state agencies with 30% or more women and key female officials is: 53% (ministry/branch), 45.52% (provincial level); 53.74% (district level) and 35.64% (commune level). Particularly for ...
Second, perfecting the CSPL system to ensure gender equality principles in relevant fields. Integrating gender equality contents in the development of CSPL and programs, strategies, and socio-economic development plans, and creating conditions for women to fully and equitably access economic resources (such as cultivated land, credit sources, market information, information on laws and policies), and equal opportunities to participate in production and business.
Continue to improve policies and expand the number of participants in social insurance, especially for new groups of workers; implement measures to meet the needs of women and men participating in voluntary insurance and unemployment insurance, paying attention to vulnerable groups (such as migrant workers, poor workers in rural areas, and ethnic minority areas). Have policies to support vocational training facilities for rural workers, especially those that attract many female workers.
Third, develop and implement programs to promote the implementation of gender equality and prevent and respond to gender-based violence: communication to raise awareness and change behavior on gender equality; integrate gender equality content into the official curriculum at all levels of education; prevent and respond to gender-based violence; improve gender equality capacity for legal staff, strengthen gender mainstreaming in the development of legal documents; enhance equal participation of women in leadership and management positions at all levels of policy making.
Fourth, promote information, propaganda, and application of information technology to raise awareness of gender equality among all classes of people. Every year, organize the Month of Action for Gender Equality and Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence from November 15 to December 15.
Fifth, strengthen the capacity of the state management apparatus on gender equality at all levels; build a national statistical database on gender (such as building a database on the labor market and vocational training separated by gender. The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs strengthens research, forecasting trends and labor market needs; organizes surveys on labor needs in all types of enterprises) 7. Continue to strengthen inter-sectoral inspection and examination of the implementation of laws on gender equality; inspect the implementation of policies for the female workforce in vocational training policies, social insurance, labor protection and retirement regimes.
Sixth, proactively strengthen international cooperation in implementing the goals of gender equality; seek technical, financial and professional support from foreign countries, organizations and individuals in the field of gender equality.
Affirming the position and role of women in the integration and development of the country, Vietnamese women continue to make important contributions to the development of society. With the legal policies on gender equality of the Party and State, we are increasingly creating more opportunities for women to have men share housework, have more time to participate in social work and other activities. Thanks to these legal policies, women are equal in all aspects. Therefore, promoting gender equality and empowering women is the goal of countries in the world in general and of Vietnam in particular. Therefore, in addition to the achievements in the field of gender equality, we still need to continue to improve legal policies on gender equality; strengthen the role of the entire political system; mobilize resources to ensure gender equality is truly effective.
