When it comes to women in political decision-making, Vietnam has in place an adequate legal framework to ensure gender equality in political and public life.

Vietnam proposed perfecting national and international legal systems to create a legal corridor to promote gender equality at a plenary session of the 145th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU 145).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 15 chaired a dialogue on the promotion of gender equality and the role that women play in socio-economic development.

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Office in Vietnam have hosted a training workshop for key opinion leaders (KOLs) in Hanoi to eliminate violence against women and children.

Vietnam has conducted numerous activities to respond to the International Day of the Girl Child 2022 (October 11), which is themed “Our time is now-our rights, our future”.

Regulators, civil society organisations and the private sector put forth various recommendations to strengthen financial resources to promote gender equality in Vietnam during a conference in Hanoi on August 17.

As a candidate for the membership of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) for 2023 - 2025, Vietnam will continue prioritising the commitments to promote gender equality and women empowerment, an official has said.

Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan has put forward solutions to fully tap women’s role in policymaking in her remarks at the 2022 Global Summit of Women (GSW) in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 23.

The Australian-funded Gender Responsive Equitable Agriculture and Tourism (GREAT) programme hosted a symposium, Engaging Women in Markets – Scaling up Local Successes Nationwide, in Hanoi on May 27.

The draft revised Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control was submitted to the National Assembly (NA) at its ongoing third session in Hanoi on May 27.