Workshop on implementing the national strategy on gender equality

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of June 30, in Vinh City, the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs held a workshop to review 5 years of implementing the National Strategy and National Program on Gender Equality for the period 2011 - 2015, and develop a plan for the period 2016 - 2020.

Comrade Vi Ngoc Quynh - Deputy Director of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, Deputy Head of the Provincial Committee for Women and Children chaired the workshop.

Overview of the Workshop

After 5 years of implementing the Law on Gender Equality, people's awareness of gender issues and gender equality in the province has increased, the position and role of each gender has been viewed objectively. Agencies and authorities have many mechanisms and policies to create favorable conditions for effectively implementing basic rights and promoting the role of women in socio-economic development. The work of planning, training, fostering, promoting and using qualified female cadres to hold leadership positions in Party agencies, authorities, the Fatherland Front and people's organizations at all levels has been given attention and focus, especially young cadres; the position of women has been increasingly affirmed and enhanced in society.

Comrade Vi Ngoc Quynh - Deputy Director of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, Deputy Head of the Provincial Committee for Women and Children opened the workshop.

Ms. Nguyen Que Anh - Deputy Director of the Department of Justice proposed solutions for the period 2015 - 2020 with the following contents: The necessity and current status of implementing gender mainstreaming in the promulgation of legal documents in Nghe An

With these results, Nghe An women have increasingly risen to hold important positions in all sectors and fields, contributing greatly to the sustainable development of the province, gradually reducing gender inequality between men and women. However, besides the achievements in gender equality, there are still limitations such as weak propaganda and training at the grassroots level; gender mainstreaming in the policy planning and implementation process has not been implemented synchronously and proactively; the rate of women participating in leadership in provincial, district and commune level agencies is still low compared to the plan.

Ms. Le Thi Tham, Press and Publishing Management Department, Department of Information and Communications commented: It is necessary to promote information and propaganda work on the Law on Gender Equality; Law on Prevention and Control of Domestic Violence through information and propaganda channels such as organizing competitions, training courses, seminars, etc.

Mr. Hoang Son - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Son Hai commune (Quynh Luu district) wishes to replicate the model "Preventing and minimizing the harmful effects of gender-based violence" throughout the province.

In the coming time, relevant departments and sectors need to coordinate synchronously and actively with localities in integrating gender into socio-economic development plans; strengthen propaganda work on gender equality; incorporate gender equality content into teaching at general schools, extracurricular activities of schools and in the system of political schools./.

Ngoc Anh