Vietnamese women participating more in national development, state-run news agency says

Vietnamese women participating more in national development, state-run news agency says
Vietnamese women are becoming more active in national development by participating more in almost all social aspects and the state apparatus, Mathaba.net reported today, citing the state-run Vietnam News Agency. Women make up 50 percent of the population and labor force in the country.

The United Nations Development Programme recently placed Viet Nam at 80 out of 136 on a list for gender development. Women account for nearly 26 percent of the National Assembly in Viet Nam.

Viet Nam has created a National Committee for the Advancement of Women, and set up a national strategy for the development of women’s role in society between the years 2001 and 2010. So far, 10 out of 22 benchmarks have been met, according to VNA. These include goals such as providing jobs, abolishing illiteracy, reducing the mortality rate of childbirth, and increasing the number of female representatives in the people’s councils at all levels.

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