1. Vietnam Country Gender Assessment
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World Bank
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GENDER RELATIONS ,MIGRANT ,DRUG USERS ,SOCIAL PROGRAMS ,RURAL DEVELOPMENT ,HEALTH INSURANCE ,AGING ,SON PREFERENCE ,YOUNG PEOPLE ,SEX WORKERS ,ADOLESCENTS ,REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR ,SCHOOL AGE ,UNEMPLOYMENT ,IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION ,URBAN WOMEN ,URBANIZATION ,ECONOMIC RESOURCES ,SOCIAL COMMISSION ,RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS ,INVESTMENT IN CHILDREN ,SOCIAL SERVICES ,GENDER PARITY ,AGED ,SEX RATIOS ,VIOLENCE ,OLD AGE ,ETHNIC GROUPS ,FEWER HOUSEHOLDS ,PUBLIC SERVICES ,SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR ,SEXUAL ABUSE ,SOCIAL SCIENCES ,SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION ,ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ,VICTIMS OF GENDER ,SECONDARY EDUCATION ,SOCIAL AFFAIRS ,POLITICAL PARTICIPATION ,VULNERABILITY ,ELDERLY ,MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL ,ADULT LITERACY ,DISABILITY ,INCOME INEQUALITY ,LACK OF CAPACITY ,INJECTING DRUG USERS ,VICTIMS ,USER FEES ,FERTILITY PREFERENCES ,MATERNAL MORTALITY ,WORK FORCE ,LITERACY RATES ,PREGNANT WOMEN ,STDS ,DEMANDS ON WOMEN ,CLIMATE CHANGE ,WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ,SEX-SELECTIVE ABORTION ,MINORITY ,FEMALE LABOR FORCE ,MALE HEALTH ,YOUNG WOMEN ,CITIZENS ,LIFE EXPECTANCY ,SOCIAL POLICIES ,HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ,RURAL RESIDENTS ,SUPPORT TO PARENTS ,DISSEMINATION ,SCHOOL STUDENTS ,GENDER DIFFERENCES ,HEALTH PROBLEMS ,GENDER INEQUALITY ,PREGNANCY ,HEALTH CARE ,NUTRITION ,GENDER DIFFERENTIALS ,MATERNAL DEATHS ,SECONDARY SCHOOL ,SMOKERS ,CHILD MORTALITY RATE ,SUICIDE ,GENDER EQUITY ,SPOUSES ,HOUSEHOLD POVERTY ,ACCESS TO ABORTION ,LESBIANS ,ILLNESSES ,POLICY FRAMEWORK ,QUALITY OF LIFE ,CHILD MORTALITY RATES ,PUBLIC LIFE ,WORKFORCE ,SEX RATIO ,PRISONS ,GENDER EQUALITY ,HIV ,SOCIAL INEQUALITY ,QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH ,PRIMARY SCHOOLING ,DIFFERENTIALS IN MORTALITY ,LAWS ,TRANSPORTATION ,GENDER INEQUALITIES ,FAMILY RELATIONS ,CHILD MORTALITY ,DISABILITIES ,INJURIES ,MARKET ECONOMY ,POLICY DIALOGUE ,HUSBANDS ,REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ,EDUCATED WOMEN ,LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ,GENDER GAP ,INFANT MORTALITY RATES ,WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT ,ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ,ECONOMIC GROWTH ,GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ,FAMILIES ,CONTRACEPTION ,FEMALE MORTALITY ,HEALTH SYSTEM ,GENDER DISPARITIES ,MINISTRY OF LABOUR ,UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND ,LEGISLATIVE CHANGES ,PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY ,WORKING CONDITIONS ,MIGRANTS ,SEXUAL VIOLENCE ,IMMUNODEFICIENCY ,MIGRANT WOMEN ,PUBLIC AWARENESS ,HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ,LABOUR MARKET ,CRIME ,NATURE OF WOMEN ,DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ,HEALTH OUTCOMES ,BARRIERS TO WOMEN ,VACCINATION ,SMOKING ,WALKING ,HEALTH CARE SERVICES ,SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES ,GENDER DISCRIMINATION ,GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT ,LIVING STANDARDS ,MIGRANT WORKERS ,POLICY DISCUSSIONS ,FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ,DEMOCRACY ,GENDER GAPS ,DROPOUT ,LIVE BIRTHS ,SANITATION ,ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ,RURAL AREAS ,YOUNG MEN ,PROGRESS ,ISSUE OF GENDER ,LABOR MARKET ,DECISION MAKING ,HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURES ,MORTALITY ,EQUAL RIGHTS ,DEPENDENCY RATIOS ,PUBLIC SPHERE ,EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ,HUMAN RIGHTS ,RISK GROUPS ,HEALTH SECTOR ,SOCIAL SECURITY ,OLDER WOMEN ,INFANT ,VULNERABLE GROUPS ,SURVIVAL ADVANTAGE ,LOWER FERTILITY ,GENDER GAP IN PRIMARY ,INFANT MORTALITY ,SEX OF THE FETUS ,MASCULINITY ,SEXUAL BEHAVIOR ,SCHOOL ENROLMENT ,NATIONAL STRATEGY ,ABORTION ,GENDER STEREOTYPES ,UNFPA ,SOCIAL CHANGE ,TERTIARY LEVELS ,WOMAN ,CONDOMS ,SECONDARY SCHOOLING ,FUTURE GROWTH ,HEALTH INDICATORS ,PRENATAL CARE ,SEX ,NATIONAL STRATEGIES ,POLITICAL DECISION ,MIGRATION ,GENDER DISPARITIES IN EDUCATION ,EXERCISES ,ILLNESS ,EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ,CHILD CARE ,CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS ,CHILDBEARING ,TECHNICAL EDUCATION ,SEXUALITY ,DRUGS ,SEX WITH MEN ,GENDER ISSUES ,PRIMARY SCHOOL ,UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION ,HOUSEHOLD LEVEL ,ADOLESCENT FERTILITY ,PROSTITUTION ,MARITAL STATUS ,NATURAL RESOURCES ,LABOR FORCE ,HEALTH SERVICES ,HIV INFECTION ,DISCRIMINATION ,HEALTH CARE ACCESS ,VOCATIONAL TRAINING ,URBAN AREAS ,NURSES - Abstract
Viet Nam has undergone a major socio-economic transformation over the past quarter century, rising from one of the poorest countries in the world to a middle income country. Today it continues to develop rapidly, becoming more integrated with the global economy and undergoing significant regulatory and structural changes. Viet Nam has also made remarkable progress on gender equality, but important gender differences still remain. On the positive side Viet Nam has had considerable progress in addressing gender disparities in education, employment and health. The gender gap in earnings is lower in Viet Nam than in many other East Asian countries. Indeed by a number of measures, women's outcomes have improved significantly. However, upon deeper examination of the data, a number of challenges still remain. The report is organized into five chapters. The current chapter has provided a background to the report and the process through which it has been prepared. The next three chapters will deal with the substantive issues, focusing primarily on gender but addressing ethnicity and other forms of social inequality where relevant. Chapter two will provide an analysis of the situation and trends in gender equality in relation to the multiple dimensions of poverty, some of which are included in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Chapter three will provide an in-depth gender analysis of livelihoods and employment, bearing in mind the likely impact of the recent crisis as well as the challenges of transition to middle income status. Chapter four will pick up on the issue of women's political participation in leadership positions and in the wider society. The final chapter will synthesize the key findings of the report and prioritize key recommendations.
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- 2011