Vinh City students enthusiastically participate in the contest "Be a girl to shine"

This is an important activity, highlighting the role of Party committees at all levels, authorities, departments, branches, organizations and people of all walks of life on the importance of children's work, especiallychildrengirl.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the contest, a representative of Vinh City Medical Center stated the current situation of population work, especially the issue ofgender imbalance at birth.

Leaders of the Department of Population - Family Planning and Vinh City Medical Center presented souvenir flags to the 3 teams. Photo: My Ha

According to data from the 1999 population and housing census, the sex ratio at birth was 107 boys/100 girls. Ten years later, this ratio was 110.5 (in 2009) and increased to 114.8 (in 2019). The sex imbalance at birth tends to continue to increase and spread in both rural and urban areas and all regions.

In Vinh city alone, the sex ratio at birth in 2022 is 119 boys/100 girls. Meanwhile, the normal biological birth rate is only 105-107 boys/100 girls born.

Greeting from the team of Hung Binh Secondary School. Photo: My Ha

Gender imbalance at birth can have serious consequences for the country's economic and social development and affect the lives of women, men, families and communities.

At the same time, it will cause long-term social and demographic consequences such as increasing pressure on girls to marry early, increasing prostitution, HIV/AIDS, trafficking of women and children and other forms of domestic violence against women and girls, increasing gender inequality, divorce, social instability, and decline in overall health and reproductive health...

Teams participating in the knowledge competition. Photo: My Ha

Along with the problem of gender imbalance at birth, due to many old concepts, girls are currently suffering many disadvantages and there are still many prejudices and discrimination between men and women, problems of violence, gender inequality...

In order to affirm and "Enhance the role and position of girls to contribute to reducing gender imbalance at birth", from 2022, the Department of Population - Family Planning will organize the contest "Be a girl to shine".

Fans cheer for the teams. Photo: My Ha

In Vinh city, the contest has the participation of 3 teams from Truong Thi Secondary School, Hung Dung Secondary School and Hung Binh Secondary School. Participating in the contest, the contestants will go through 3 rounds including greeting, knowledge round - "Affirmation" and talent round - "Shine".

Through each round, the teams demonstrated their understanding of youth union, team, and social activities, and their knowledge of adolescent reproductive health care. The teams’ performances demonstrated investment, creativity, and the youthful colors of school age.

Talent competition of students from Hung Dung Secondary School. Photo: My Ha

The contest, held for the first time in Vinh city, is a meaningful activity to create a playground and a healthy, useful and practical opportunity for girls to exchange. Through this, it contributes to raising awareness, changing concepts and behaviors on gender issues, contributing to reducing gender imbalance at birth; to motivate and encourage girls to be confident and strive to exercise their rights to equality in the future.

This is also an opportunity for students to demonstrate their talents, intelligence, creativity and access accurate and reliable information about reproductive health care.

Mr. Nguyen Ba Tan - Head of the Provincial Department of Population and Family Planning awarded the first prize to Hung Dung Secondary School. The second prize went to Truong Thi Secondary School and the third prize went to Hung Binh Secondary School. Photo: My Ha

At the same time, the contest helps girls improve their understanding, knowledge and basic life skills, so that they can be aware of protecting their own health, have a healthy and pure lifestyle, maintain the innocence and loveliness of school age and be more confident when entering life.

My Ha