Advancing the Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women: The Key to the Sustainable Development in Vietnam

Abstract

This study focuses on the analysis and evaluation of the situation of gender equality, initially indicates a qualitative relationship between gender equality and economic growth in Vietnam. The Global gender gap index, the secondary data in the reports of WEF (World Economic Forum) and UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) and the qualitative method were used and analyzed to show that the gender gaps in Vietnam has been improved significantly over the last 10 years. However, the gender gaps in the economic and political fields have been still relatively low and very low. Based on the results of the analysis of the state of gender equality in Vietnam, particularly in terms of employment opportunities, income and the opportunities in the politic field for women, the study proposes some solutions to reduce the gender gaps as well as promote the gender equality in Vietnam.