Position and Decision-making Power of Men and Women in Vietnam’s Political System

  • TRAN THI HONG

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Women’s political participation is one important measure of women’s rights. The National Strategy on Gender Equality for the 2011 – 2020 period was set up with the goal of “strengthening women’s participation in leadership and management in order to reduce the gender gap in the political sphere”. Reviewing the literature and analysing available statistical data on the relative proportion of men and women in the political system, this paper highlights the positions occupied and the tasks performed by male and female members of the Communist Party, the National Assembly, and People’s Committees and People’s Councils at different levels. According to our analysis, women make up a very small proportion of the political system, compared to men. Most of those women do not hold key positions and are responsible for tasks of less strategic importance. They have a voice in the political system, but they do not have much real decision-making power.

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2017-04-11
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