Inspection delegation of the National Committee for the Advancement of Women working in Kien Giang

On November 8, the interdisciplinary inspection delegation of the National Committee for the Advancement of Vietnamese Women, led by Deputy Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) Nguyen Thi Ha, had a working session with the People's Committee of Kien Giang province.

Over the past years, the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Council, and the Provincial People's Committee of Kien Giang have paid attention to gender equality, activities for the advancement of women, family work, women, children, prevention of domestic violence, and prevention of gender-based violence. The goals for gender equality and the National Strategy for Gender Equality have been well implemented, creating conditions for both men and women to promote their mastery and equality in all areas of economic and social life and in the family.

Overview of the working session.

Accordingly, the proportion of women participating in the Executive Committee of the Kien Giang Provincial Party Committee for the 2020 - 2025 term is currently 7/51 comrades (accounting for 13.7%). The proportion of women participating in the National Assembly is 37.5%, the Provincial People's Council is 26.6%; the district level is 32.33% and the commune level is 27.28%.

Currently, Kien Giang has 18 female leaders of provincial departments, branches, sectors and units; 19 women have received postgraduate training; 940 women have received professional training. The whole province of Kien Giang has 53 Sustainable Family Development Clubs with nearly 1,500 members; 135 Happy Family Clubs with 3,491 members; 79 "Domestic Violence Prevention" Clubs with 1,831 members; 103 clubs, teams and groups of family service models with 1,072 members participating...

Deputy Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha speaks

Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha acknowledged and highly appreciated the efforts of the authorities at all levels and the people to achieve many results and achievements in socio-economic development, ensuring national security and defense, building the Party and the political system of the Party Committee and the government; as well as gender equality, activities for the advancement of women, prevention of domestic violence and gender-based violence.

The Deputy Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs requested Kien Giang province to continue to effectively implement the Law on Gender Equality and the directives and guidelines of the Government and ministries and branches; accelerate and make breakthroughs in strategic solutions to achieve the goals in 2025. Focus on the development, training and creating conditions for female cadres to promote their capacity and role; strengthen coordination of information and propaganda between agencies and units; continue to pay attention to and direct the implementation of 3 national target programs and the national strategy on gender equality, contributing to the socio-economic development of the province...

Mr. Le Trung Ho, Vice Chairman of Kien Giang Provincial People's Committee, acknowledged the assessment and proposed solutions of the inspection team, helping the locality evaluate the results achieved in the past time and have directions to overcome the remaining limitations and difficulties. At the same time, he requested the leaders of departments, branches, and members of the Committee for the Advancement of Women in Kien Giang province to have specific plans and programs to implement, bringing practical results in women's work.

Source: https://thoidai.com.vn/doan-kiem-tra-uy-ban-quoc-gia-vi-su-tien-bo-cua-phu-nu-lam-viec-tai-kien-giang-207050.html