Nghe An launches Action Month for gender equality and prevention and response to gender-based violence in 2023

On the morning of November 14, in Thanh Chuong town, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs coordinated with the People's Committee of Thanh Chuong district to organize the launching ceremony of the Month of Action for Gender Equality and Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence in 2023.

Attending the ceremony were members of the Provincial Party Executive Committee: Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Committee for the Advancement of Women; Doan Hong Vu - Director of the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs; Nguyen Thi Quynh Hoa - President of the Provincial Women's Union; Nguyen Hai Duong - Secretary of Thanh Chuong District Party Committee.

Also attending were representatives of leaders of a number of departments, agencies and districts: Nam Dan, Hung Nguyen, Nghi Loc, Tan Ky, Do Luong, Anh Son, Cua Lo town and Vinh city.

The 2023 Action Month for Gender Equality and Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence has the theme "Ensuring social security, empowering and creating opportunities for women and girls to achieve gender equality and eliminate gender-based violence".

The launching ceremony marks the beginning of a communication campaign and implementation of activities for gender equality and prevention and response to gender-based violence in 2023 across the province and marks the 8th consecutive year of the month of action for gender equality, which is implemented from November 15 to December 15 every year.

Speaking at the launching ceremony, Mr. Bui Van Hung - Deputy Director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, Deputy Head of the Provincial Committee for the Advancement of Women said: After 16 years of implementing the Law on Gender Equality and 3 years of implementing the national strategy on gender equality for the period 2021 - 2025, with a vision to 2030, up to now, the proportion of women in Nghe An province accounts for more than 50% of the workforce, contributing increasingly to the socio-economic development of the province. The proportion of female National Assembly deputies reached 30.8%; the proportion of female People's Council deputies at the provincial level reached 27.5%, at the district level reached 29.2%, at the commune level reached 28.1%; there is a 31% proportion of female business owners...

The province has been prioritizing necessary resources to implement many solutions to gradually narrow the gender gap in all areas of social life; significantly improve women and children's access to health, education and employment services, especially women in disadvantaged areas. This has contributed to enhancing the status, role and power of women, creating favorable conditions for women to make practical contributions to the sustainable development of families, communities and society, gradually reducing inequality between men and women.

However, besides the achieved results, there are still difficulties and challenges, such as: There are still some cases of violence, abuse, child marriage, trafficking of women and children; there are serious cases, affecting the health, life, honor, dignity of the victims, causing public outrage; there are still situations of child marriage, cohabitation without marriage... which have left serious consequences for families and society, in which the most vulnerable are still women and girls.

In order to achieve better results in gender equality goals in the province, contributing to reducing and ending violence and abuse against women and children, ensuring social security for women, the leaders of the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs requested Party committees at all levels, authorities, departments, branches and organizations from the province to the grassroots level to continue directing the serious implementation of the National Strategy on Gender Equality for the period 2021 - 2030; the Program on Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence for the period 2021 - 2025; continue to enhance the role of the Committee for the Advancement of Women at all levels and sectors.

In addition, focus on raising awareness and promoting responsibility for Party committees at all levels, authorities, organizations, units, families and the entire society in the community in ensuring social security, increasing power and creating opportunities for women and girls to achieve gender equality and eliminate gender-based violence; integrating assigned gender equality goals, targets and tasks in policy making, building long-term and annual socio-economic development plans for each local sector...

At the launching ceremony, the Organizing Committee signed a commitment to respond to the Month of Action for Gender Equality and Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence in 2023 between the leaders of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and the People's Committees of districts; between the leaders of Thanh Chuong district and the departments, branches and sectors at the district level; between the leaders of the district People's Committee and the communes and towns.

After the launching ceremony, the sectors and organizations of Thanh Chuong district organized a parade in response to the Month of Action for Gender Equality and Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence in 2023 through the streets of Thanh Chuong town and neighboring communes./.