Victorian era womens role

More than 71 percent of Vietnamese women are actively involved in the labor market, with the ratio of women with university degrees being 5 percentage points higher than men, according to data released at the recent Vietnam Business Forum.  Women account for 48 percent of the workforce in Vietnam. A McKinsey study has found that women play an equal role in the labor market, and will help global GDP increase by $28 trillion by 2025. However, like in many other countries, they are paid less than men in Vietnam, with an estimate putting their wages at 12 percent lower than their male counterparts. These data highlighted the fact that Vietnam is yet to achieve gender parity in the market place. Studies have found that gender inequality is counterproductive for businesses. In fact, promoting gender equality in the workplace will fetch Vietnamese businesses improve their performance and brand awareness, attract talent and become more competitive, experts say. At a workshop on … [Read more...] about Gender equality good for business, Vietnamese firms told

Representatives of a number of diplomatic agencies and international organizations in HCM City, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Vietnam and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNICEF) in Vietnam joined local students at the event. At the event In her remarks, Ton Nu Thi Ninh, President of the HCM City Peace and Development Foundation, said the event offers an opportunity for the participants to raise their common voice for a peaceful and humane society. The event is expected to contribute to improving public awareness of the significance of building peace in the peaceful era, and promoting values of the culture of peace, she said. The day featured many programs and activities focusing on the causes and measures to address abuse and violence against women and children, school violence, and online violence and abuse. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about HCM City hosts Peace Culture Day

Members of the Vietnam Archaeological Institute and the Bac Kan Museum have found that many places in the province’s Ba Be District have traces of human presence dating back 8,000-9,000 years. Trinh Nang Chung, head of the research team, said the overall study has determined that the relics are from the Hoa Binh Culture of the New Stone Age (Neolithic Era). In Puong Cave, a part of the Ba Be National Park, the team dug and explored a five-meter-square lake where they found vestiges of two old kitchens. The team has not detected any grave remains at the sites, so far. Nearly 100 relics, mostly stone and bone, were found almost throughout the cave areas. Stone tools like short axes, rough cutting tools and oval-shaped tools were crafted from pebbles found in rivers and streams, bearing characteristics of the Hoa Binh Culture, archaeologists say. The tools were crafted with rough, rudimentary techniques. The oval-shaped tools in particular and the short axes show adjustments … [Read more...] about Archaeologists discover prehistoric relics inside northern Vietnam caves

Former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and actress Julia Roberts are in Vietnam on behalf of the Obama Foundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance on a trip to spotlight girls’ education. The Obama Foundation is doing its first ‘Leaders: Asia-Pacific’ program in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from December 10 to 14, bringing together 200 leaders from 33 countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region. Participants, who come from the public, private, and non-profit sectors, will join plenary sessions, skill-building workshops, and leadership training in the inaugural program. Prior to the gathering in Malaysia, Michelle Obama, Julia Roberts, and Lana Condor - a Vietnamese-American actress best known for her role as Lara Jean Covey in Netflix’s film series ‘To All the Boys I've Loved Before,’ are in Vietnam on Monday for activities ahead of their Malaysia program. The three women, together with Vietnamese actress Ngo Thanh Van, have met with local … [Read more...] about Michelle Obama, Julia Roberts in Vietnam for girls’ education program