UPPSALA UNIVERSITET UNIVERSITY O| )NOMICS & BUSINESS, VNUH ¬. - UPPSALA mode Sais VNU-UEB. UNIVERSITET a WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF QUANGNINH PROVINCE, VIETNAM Authors: Huynh Thi Mai Anh Supervisor: Dr. Sven-Erik Svard PhD Local Supervisor: Dr.
Do Xuan Truong Class: MPPM INTAKE 06 - Group 07 Ha Noi, May 2013 i UPPSALA UNIVERSITET & y UPPSALA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS & BUSINESS, VNUH UNIVERSITET 1U 2< A joSuccen ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This thesis is submitted in Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for the degree of Master of Public Management - Upsala, University. My study will not be able to perform well without the enthusiastic help of Sweden professor and Vietnam instructor and co-leader of the Party, the government, a number of agencies and organizations provincial, district, facility, staff, members of the Women's Union of Quang Ninh who interviewed in the process of conducting research. I would like to express my gratitude to Dr. Sven-Erik Svard - Head of the Political Department of Uppsala University, Sweden and his orientation to select subjects and research methods, conclusions by my study; sincerely thank Dr.
Do Xuan Truong - Chairman of the Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Economics - Hanoi National University with his companion and guide my research process from the beginning, specially on research questions, presentation methods and providing me studying documents and materials in research process. I would like to thank the Women's Union of Quang Ninh, Ha Long City Women's Union, Women's Union of Quang Yen town, the leaders and cadres of the provincial Women's Union, students in Intermediate School of social works who have created favorable conditions, support and help me during my research, interviews, questionnaires. | would like to thank teachers and professors who willingly teach useful knowledge on public management during the entire course, thank to the support of the University of Economics, the coordinators, the MPPM 06 classmates’ comments to help me fully work out the thesis. Best regards, Huynh Thi Mai Anh I, SUMMARY OF THESIS Title of thesis: WOMAN’S PARTICIPATION FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF QUANGNINH PROVINCE, VIETNAM Degree: Thesis submitted for graduation of the degree of Master of Public Management Student: Huynh Thi Mai Anh Committee approval: Dr.
Sven-Erik Svärd và Dr. Do Xuan Truong Date ofPresentation: May 16, 2013. Aims of this study: To find solutions to rise the participation regularly and effectively of ail the class of women in different fields of social life to develop the economy sustainably. SWOT Model is applied in studying process.
Access method: explaining. 04 basic studying methods: Desk study, Interview method, Survey method, Analysis, comparison and synthesis method. Results and conclusions: The study proposed 07 solutions to enhance Quangninh women’s participation in developing economics sustainably: 1. To reinforce lead of Communist party of VietNam, to create a favorable condition for women’s social work; 2.
To strengthen propaganda activities, education to widen women’s knowledge, skill and competence; 3. Support women in developing economics, create employments and increase income; 4. To promote support activities to help women build a prosperous, equal, progressive and happy family; 5. Propose and build policies; monitor and criticize on implementations of laws and policies on gender equality; 6.
Increase the percentage of women in elective organizations, in leadership and management; 7. Train and develop female resources to develop socio-economics in Quangninh province. The result of studying shows that: To enhance women’s participation in economic development, we should focus on 07 above solutions. especially, the solution No.
3, 6,7 which have 81% or more with "Very important" evaluation. The solution should be carried out together to create synergic power to promote the role and ability of women to contribute more and more to sustainable development iii This study also shows that: it is nece: ary to increase reponsibilities of organizations, agencies in advising, proposing policies; monitor and criticize on policies on gender equality. Contributions: This study will be a basic for committees, provincial authorities and agencies relating to women and gender equality, People committee in districts, towns, cities in Quangninh province to propose and apply solutions to create a favorable condition for women to participate and contribute more in completing political and economic responsibilities, implement efficiently Law on gender equality, national strategy on gender equality in the 2011-2020 period in Quangninh. Constraints: There is not enough data on implementation of the Law on Gender Equality in the province of Quang Ninh on all fields (such as gender equality in science and technology, culture and information, family).
Then, this study does not have full evaluation. In subsequent studies, in-depth research on the role of women in each specific field in local to improve the participation of women more effectively will be studied (Eg: increase the participation of women in the political field, the participation of women in the field of science and technology, development of female resources in Quangninh province) Key words: women, gender equality, enhance, development, participation, sustainable. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ii I, SUMMARY OF THE THESIS ii TABLE OF CONTENTS .Error! Bookmark not defined. Error! Bookmark not defined.
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Weaknesses of Quangninh women and women’s activities(W). Solutions to enhance women’s participation in developing economics sustainably. To reinforce lead of Communist party of VietNam, to create a favorable condition for women’s social work. Error! Bookmark not defined.
To strengthen propaganda activities, education to widen women’s knowledge, skill and competence. Error! Bookmark not defined. To renew contents, diversify propaganda forms, educate and canvass women. Error! Bookmark not defined.
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Bookmark not defined. «<< Error! Bookmark not defined. Analyse national and international commitment on gender equality sssesseeeeeeeeErtor! Bookmark not defined.Reason to study Over thousands of years of building and defending the country, women Vietnam has made significant contributions in the nation’s history. Role of Vietnam women is shown in heroically struggling traditions against foreign invaders, protecting nation; being industrious, smart, creative in working, building and developing our country.
Vietnam women are important workforce on most of all working fields in society at the expense of appearances by men. They keep preserving and promoting traditional cultural dentity. In family, women play roles of mothers and the first teachers oftheir children, bring up them from childhood to mature period, educate them love to country, patriotism, common sense and be enthusiastic with working. Vietnam women create cultural values and remain them through many generations.
To evaluate Vietnam women’s roles in history of our country: “Vietnam is considered as a fine briliant silk, embroided by women, both young and old ones.”", said President Ho Chi Minh in his letter to Vietnam women on March 8, 1952. During the revolutionary periods, under the lead of Communist Party of Vietnam, women have proved their abilities on all fields, greatly contributed to national liberation achievement, construction and renovation of the country. Quangninh is a coastal province in the north-west of Vietnam, with 14 districts, county towns and cities; 186 communes, wards and towns. Total province population is 1.
Our province’s economical structure covers industry, service and agriculture. Quangninh is one of the four largest tourist centers of Vietnam, with Ha Long Bay - A new world wonder; with largest coal industry in Vietnam; providing limestone, clay as raw materials for building materials production industries and production for domestic demands and export, importantly contribute to develop province’s economy and GDP growth. Quangninh is one of three points of Regional economic triangle as a driving force in north of Vietnam (Hanoi — Haiphong - Quangninh). t Chi Minh with women’s esidenHo liberation Source: Quangninh Statistics Department year 2012 wv There are 318.162 Quangninh women above 18 years old, appropriate 27,8% total population in Quangninh province.
Women workforce is on all fields and areas of national economy For recent years, Quangninh women have participated actively and effectively, contributed many achievements on developing economy, culture, society, raising living standards, stabilizing public order in local. Women’s roles and positions in family and in society are more and more important. Beside efforts and success, there are some shortcomings and restricts’ of Quangninh women activities as follows: - A part of women have limited knowledge and legal awareness. - With low education level and skills, women can not sastify the requirements of society in CNH-HĐH process; that is why earnings of women working in industrial zones and in minority and highland regions is especially low.
- The rate of women leaders and managers in organizations, enterprises is low and inappropriate with women’ strengths and potentialities. - Government has not paid much attention to research activities and creating favorable policies for women; supervisions and social criticism on sexual equality of advisory organizations are ineffective.