gender equality

Nestlé Vietnam promotes gender equality for Vietnamese women

April 01, 2025 | 13:48

Nestlé Vietnam has reaffirmed its commitment to encouraging gender equality.

Standard Chartered and SBV accelerate help for women integrating with digital transformation

March 11, 2025 | 12:01

On March 10, Standard Chartered Vietnam and the SBV organised the conference “Banking women integrating with digital transformation”.

ofi Vietnam's commitment earns recognition at WEPs Awards

March 10, 2025 | 08:00

Olam Vietnam Limited (ofi Vietnam) was honoured at 2024 the UN Women WEPs Awards on March 6 for its outstanding contributions to workplace equity and gender equality in community engagement and partnership.

“Run for zero violence against women and girls in Vietnam” gets set

November 16, 2024 | 09:39

The “Run for zero violence against women and girls in Vietnam” aims at promoting gender equality and raising awareness about ending violence against women and girls, is set to take place in Hanoi this December.

Bac Giang promotes comprehensive human development

May 08, 2024 | 15:58

The northern province of Bac Giang will focus on the study and completion of regulations on cultural values and human standards in the era of industrialisation, modernisation and international integration as part of its efforts to promote comprehensive human development.

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

March 26, 2024 | 16:52

An EU-funded project is trying to encourage youth participation and interaction to address gender stereotypes.

F88 to sponsor gender equality promotion

March 19, 2024 | 12:26

F88 is carrying out initiatives in supporting self-employed low-income women and promoting opportunities for female employees.

Philippines has highest rate of female senior managers: survey

March 18, 2024 | 08:00

A recent survey by London-based Grant Thornton - a global accounting group - shows that the Philippines takes the top spot among 28 countries in a ranking of the percentage of women in senior management.

F88 to pilot new loan product for female entrepreneurs

December 26, 2023 | 17:26

F88 Business JSC (F88) will pilot a new loan product for female entrepreneurs.

Gender equality as a top priority for Vietnam’s sustainable development

November 16, 2023 | 13:00

Gender equality is one of the priorities of the German government’s development cooperation and foreign policy. Santiago Alonso Rodriguez, first counselor for Germany in Vietnam, offered more details on the issue with VIR’s Hai Van.

National action month on gender equality launched

November 13, 2023 | 16:19

The National Action Month on Gender Equality and Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response was launched on November 10 by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), in collaboration with the United Nations Office in Vietnam and the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines.

Nestlé Vietnam contributes to elevating the role of women across the supply chain

October 26, 2023 | 14:47

With a strong commitment to empowering women, especially those in rural areas, Nestlé Vietnam is implementing many initiatives across its supply chain.

Promoting equality through voices of ethnic minority youth and journalists

July 19, 2023 | 12:33

After four months, the No voice, No equal future project has carried out six activities and had a positive impact on nearly 2,000 youths from ethnic minorities.

Field trips for young journalists aimed to promote gender equality

June 22, 2023 | 00:00

To promote gender equality in the community, 20 young journalists have partaken in two field trips to Van Ho district in Son La.

UNESCO continues promoting education for ethnic minority girls

March 29, 2023 | 16:13

The UNESCO Office in Vietnam on March 29 announced the second phase of the project “We are ABLE – Promoting Gender Equality and Girls’ Education for Children in Ethnic Minority areas of Vietnam” with ABLE stands for the project's slogan "Achieving Better Living and Education", which emphasises confidence in the ability of ethnic minority children, especially girls, to overcome challenges.