A cooperation programme was launched between the Ministry of Labour,Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) atan official ceremony in Hanoi on October 9 to promote gender equalityand control sex imbalances at birth during the 2014-2020 period.
Theprogramme is part of a campaign to accelerate the implementation of theNational Strategy on Gender Equality for 2011-2020 and the VietnamPopulation and Reproductive Health Strategy by 2020.
Several Asian countries, including Vietnam, are affected by the negative consequences of an imbalanced sex ratio.
Theimbalance between male and female babies born is high in Vietnam,increasing to 113.8 boys per 100 girls in 2013 compared to 106.2 boysper 100 girls in 2000.
The trend is expected to continue,and if it is not reversed, Vietnam is likely to see 2.3 to 4.3 millionmen unable to find wives by 2050.
Scientific studies conducted inAsia and Vietnam show that the gender imbalance at birth is attributedto society’s preference for sons over daughters, which has a directimpact on family planning decisions.
It also will have extremely negative effects on the country’s future demographics.
Discriminationagainst women and girls is a violation of human rights. However, theycontinue to be undervalued, which is at the root of the skewed sex ratioat birth.
In recent years, MoLISA and MoH haveenhanced their communication efforts and implemented relevant policymeasures to ease the situation.
Their cooperation willcontribute to efforts to increase awareness of the issue and boost theimplementation of policies and legal regulations on gender equality,thus controlling gender imbalance at birth.
As part of theprogramme, the two ministries will work together to research, developand implement measures and policies on gender equality. Communicationand education models will also be designed and put in place to raisepublic awareness of the issue.
Additionally, pilotmodels to promote gender equality will be set up in provinces and citieswhere the sex ratio at birth is the most distorted.-VNA
Theprogramme is part of a campaign to accelerate the implementation of theNational Strategy on Gender Equality for 2011-2020 and the VietnamPopulation and Reproductive Health Strategy by 2020.
Several Asian countries, including Vietnam, are affected by the negative consequences of an imbalanced sex ratio.
Theimbalance between male and female babies born is high in Vietnam,increasing to 113.8 boys per 100 girls in 2013 compared to 106.2 boysper 100 girls in 2000.
The trend is expected to continue,and if it is not reversed, Vietnam is likely to see 2.3 to 4.3 millionmen unable to find wives by 2050.
Scientific studies conducted inAsia and Vietnam show that the gender imbalance at birth is attributedto society’s preference for sons over daughters, which has a directimpact on family planning decisions.
It also will have extremely negative effects on the country’s future demographics.
Discriminationagainst women and girls is a violation of human rights. However, theycontinue to be undervalued, which is at the root of the skewed sex ratioat birth.
In recent years, MoLISA and MoH haveenhanced their communication efforts and implemented relevant policymeasures to ease the situation.
Their cooperation willcontribute to efforts to increase awareness of the issue and boost theimplementation of policies and legal regulations on gender equality,thus controlling gender imbalance at birth.
As part of theprogramme, the two ministries will work together to research, developand implement measures and policies on gender equality. Communicationand education models will also be designed and put in place to raisepublic awareness of the issue.
Additionally, pilotmodels to promote gender equality will be set up in provinces and citieswhere the sex ratio at birth is the most distorted.-VNA
