The Board for Women's Advancement of Hoa Binh province on November 11 officially launched the Action Month for Gender Equality, focusing on preventing and addressing gender-based violence. As part of the event, a special talk was held on the theme of sharing household work for a happy family. The event drew 300 delegates, including Nguyen Van Toan, Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee and head of the provincial Board for Women's Advancement.
Speaker Dinh Doan
talks with participants.
This year’s action month seeks measures to ensure social
welfare, empower women and girls, and create opportunities to achieve gender
equality and eliminate gender-based violence.
After more than a decade implementing the Gender Equality
Law, gender equality work in Hoa Binh has received continuous attention and
support from the provincial Party Committee, People's Council, and People's
Committee, as well as the active involvement and responsibility of local
departments, agencies, and organisations at all levels, contributing to achieving
the targets set out in the National Gender Equality Strategy for the 2021-2030
period in Hoa Binh.
Speaking at the event, Toan emphasised that women are
increasingly participating in all aspects of social life and gradually
asserting their prominent roles across various fields. He highlighted the
action month as a peak period to intensify communications on gender equality,
and urged everyone to speak out and take action to end violence against women
and children.
To better gender equality work in the coming years, he urged
leaders of local Party Committees and authorities to strengthen their in
promoting gender equality and women's advancement; step up disseminations on
the Party’s resolutions, the State’s policies and laws, and the province’s
regulations related to this issue; and intensify efforts to prevent and combat
gender-based violence and work toward ending violence against women and
children.
On this occasion, Dr. Dinh Doan, a renowned psychologist,
had a talk on the topic of sharing household work for a happy family, during
which he shared valuable knowledge and tips on maintaining family happiness,
fostering connections, and promoting the responsibility and role of each member
in building a peaceful home while saying "no" to violence.
At HANOI JVC Training Center (Hanoi), the Farmers’s Support Center, the Provincial Farmers' Union and VTC1 International Development joint Stock Company recently held a signing ceremony for a cooperation agreement to link consulting and create the labor resources working abroad for a limited period of time.
In recent years, the education career in Yen Thuy district has changed positively. The school facilities have newly been built and the quality of education has improved.
The people in Hoa Binh province are aware of the need to build and preserve the cultural traditions and unique customs of their communities, especially those related to ethnic identities and family values which serve as foundation for a vibrant, tradition-rich Hoa Binh, enriching community life. In recent years, the province’s Party Committee, authorities, and residents have paid heed to building and developing family values and fostering human standards in the new era.
The festival of great national solidarity and culture in 2024 was held at the communal house of Da Bac district on November 5. Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Toan and leaders of departments and sectors attended the event.
The Labor Federation of Da Bac district has focused on protecting workers' rights while actively participating in patriotic emulation movements to enhance the creativity and productivity of the local workforces across agencies, organisations and enterprises.
In recent years, the Women's Union of Yen Thuy district has actively contributed to the implementation of the National Target Program on building new the rural areas. The Union's activities not only help raise awareness of environmental protection for the members, the women, and the people but they also contribute to improving the appearance of rural areas and improving the quality of life.