Youth, businesses, and the press are actively participating in changing gender stereotypes in Vietnam

Youth, businesses, and the press are actively participating in changing gender stereotypes in Vietnam

An EU-funded project is trying to encourage youth participation and interaction to address gender stereotypes.
For Vietnamese Stature Foundation promotes gender equality in education

For Vietnamese Stature Foundation promotes gender equality in education

The For Vietnamese Stature Foundation and related parties conducted a training course for nearly 30 teachers in Lao Cai province at the end of July.
Google pays $118 mn to settle gender discrimination suit

Google pays $118 mn to settle gender discrimination suit

Google said on Sunday that it was "very pleased" to be settling, without admission of wrongdoing, a class-action lawsuit that argued it underpaid female employees and assigned them lower-ranking positions.
FIEs upholding equality in workplace

FIEs upholding equality in workplace

Approaching and solving gender issues on the basis of respect for diversity and difference is a strategy being pursued by many foreign-invested enterprises in Vietnam in order to establish an equal working environment with inclusive benefits for all staff.
Meeting Central Retail Vietnam female leaders

Meeting Central Retail Vietnam female leaders

VIR had an exclusive chat with three female leaders in operations, finance, and value creation from Central Retail Vietnam – the country’s leading retail behemoth.
Creating an equal working environment

Creating an equal working environment

A seminar was held by the social enterprise ECUE and Vietnam Gender Equality Movement (VGEM) on March 3 to analyse the causes of gender inequality in the workplace.
Young journalists make efforts for gender equality

Young journalists make efforts for gender equality

With the role of shaping public opinion and creating social progress, young journalists and communications officers need to be the pioneers of gender equality.
Gender gap progress at risk via pandemic

Gender gap progress at risk via pandemic

The pressures from work and lowered income, combined with the burden of taking care of children and housework, lie especially heavy on Vietnamese women during the current social distancing period, rendering many of them collateral victims of the pandemic.
Closing the gender wage gap

Closing the gender wage gap

Although Vietnam is striving for gender parity, with over 79 per cent of Vietnamese women aged 15 and above working or searching for work, according to the Asian Development Bank, the gender pay gap persists.
Women are more actively pursuing career goals than ever before

Women are more actively pursuing career goals than ever before

Global professional services firm PwC surveyed over 3,600 professional women aged 28-40 to learn of their career development experiences and aspirations.

Addressing Gender Equality

There is clear evidence that villagers in Vietnam are observing climate change and this may undermine human development gains.