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Global gender equality certificate improves competitiveness of businesses
01-12-2018 10:37
The competitiveness of businesses not only comes from maximising benefits and protecting the environment, but also from diversified gender roles and gender equality.
Micro finance transforms the lives of poor Vietnamese women
24-10-2018 10:09
Access to micro finance programmes has helped thousands of women in Vietnam escape poverty and furthered the gender equality agenda.
ASEAN youngsters seek ways to end gender violence, promote equality
11-10-2018 12:42
Youth representatives from 10 ASEAN countries, including over 100 Vietnamese youngsters, discussed challenges and solutions to achieving gender equality in ASEAN by 2030 during a dialogue in Hanoi on October 10.
Vietnam Business Coalition for Women Empowerment launched
29-09-2018 07:34
Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Craig Chittick launched the Vietnam Business Coalition for Women Empowerment (VBCWE), a coalition of large employers committed to ensuring gender equality within their businesses and beyond. The Coalition was formed with the support of Investing in Women, an initiative of the Australian government.
Gender equality: the competitive edge of business
10-09-2018 16:54
Babeth Ngoc Han Lefur, country director of Oxfam in Vietnam, offers an insight into how far Vietnam has gone in promoting equality between men and women.
World marks Women's Day hot on heels of rights demands
09-03-2018 12:14
Countries around the world mobilised on Thursday (Mar 8) for International Women's Day with Spaniards on an unprecedented strike, France threatening to "name and shame" firms that pay women less and Iraqi women running a shortened 'marathon'.
Female workers still barred from some jobs
08-03-2018 17:14
When Bùi Thị Mai of Nam Định Province was unable to find a job that allowed her to make use of her two-year medical diploma, she settled for a job as a factory worker at a local industrial park.
APEC forum highlights gender equality, economics
27-09-2017 09:38
Gender equality should be discussed in every forum and at every activity of APEC, said Deputy Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) Đào Hồng Lan at the opening of the APEC 2017 Women and Economy Forum (WEF) held yesterday in central Huế City.
IFC: HoSE joins 42 stock exchanges worldwide to Ring the Bell for gender equality
09-03-2017 20:07
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the Hochiminh Stock Exchange (HoSE) are joining stock exchanges around the world in a global initiative to “Ring the Bell for Gender Equality” - a partnership that highlights the economic imperative of empowering women in the workplace, marketplace, and community.
Hà Nội’s youth dance for feminine love
17-10-2016 09:52
Several hundreds of Hà Nội’s young people took part in “Dance for love”, which was held around Hoàn Kiếm Lake in Hà Nội yesterday, to honour love, freedom and gender equality on the occasion of the upcoming Vietnamese Women’s Day.
Young Vietnamese activists support gender equality
29-08-2016 09:22
With the aim of erasing gender stereotypes in the community, 24 young Vietnamese formed a group called “Young women making change”.
Room to Read and Monsanto Fund to enhance education for Vietnamese children
25-01-2016 14:34
Monsanto Fund and Room to Read today announced a landmark three-year partnership until 2018 to improve literacy and gender equality for 21,000 children in farmer communities in Vietnam.
MDG on gender equality accomplished
09-11-2015 09:36
Vietnam has successfully met the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goal 3 on promoting gender equality and empowering women.
Balancing the gender gap
19-10-2015 09:31
Vietnam has once again been called on to pay more attention to ensuring social welfare and social protection for residents and promoting gender equality as the key solution to addressing gender-biased sex selection.
NGO Room to Read and Monsanto partner to support farmers’ children
17-01-2015 15:01
The Monsanto Fund and NGO Room To Read on January 15 announced their partnership to improve literacy and gender equality focused on farmers’ children in rural communities.
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