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'Men are not stupid, it's just that they are aggressive. We have to teach them'

'Men are not stupid, it's just that they are aggressive. We have to teach them'

Recently I joined an online group called "Men are confused about their market value."
Malaysia to require firms to have female directors

Malaysia to require firms to have female directors

Companies listed in Malaysia will be required to have at least one female director on their boards starting next year, the government said Friday, a rare policy for an Asian country.
October 29, 2021 | 06:25 pm PT
Vietnamese women continue to get less pay, face discrimination: report

Vietnamese women continue to get less pay, face discrimination: report

Men get paid more than women at work and women continue to face social barriers in career advancement, a UN Women report says.
October 28, 2021 | 06:00 am PT
Red River Delta gender imbalance highest in the country: report

Red River Delta gender imbalance highest in the country: report

Gender imbalance in the Red River Delta is the highest among all Vietnamese regions, with 115 boys born for every 100 girls, a new report says.
October 27, 2021 | 05:15 pm PT
Sexual harassment in the public sphere: criminal or administrative offense?

Sexual harassment in the public sphere: criminal or administrative offense?

In March 2019 a wave of public outrage about an incident of sexual violence in the public sphere spread on social media. A young woman was cornered in an elevator by a man unfamiliar to her and forcibly kissed.
July 1, 2021 | 04:52 pm PT
Bill and Melinda Gates divorce opens gates to a dishwashing debate in Vietnam

Bill and Melinda Gates divorce opens gates to a dishwashing debate in Vietnam

Vietnamese netizens who remember billionaire Bill Gates saying he loved doing the dishes every day have been provoked into a housework debate by his impending divorce.
May 5, 2021 | 05:44 am PT
Hue high school to teach girls the art of cooking

Hue high school to teach girls the art of cooking

A "household arts" course launched by a Hue high school will teach girls how to cook and preserve the beauty of Hue culinary arts.
March 12, 2021 | 10:00 pm PT
Facebook COO asks Vietnamese students to fight for greater female leadership

Facebook COO asks Vietnamese students to fight for greater female leadership

Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook Chief Operating Officer, highlighted a cultural bias that exists against female leadership in a virtual chat with Vietnamese students.
March 7, 2021 | 02:21 am PT
Burnout, depression stalk Vietnamese mothers coping with pandemic stress

Burnout, depression stalk Vietnamese mothers coping with pandemic stress

Increased financial insecurity and even heavier domestic burdens are stressing out Vietnamese mothers as they struggle with the fallout of Covid-19.
February 23, 2021 | 08:13 pm PT
Why gender equality is the key to healthy ageing

Why gender equality is the key to healthy ageing

In a relatively short time, Covid-19 has devastated the lives of millions globally. For hundreds of millions more the toll wrought by the pandemic could have lasting effects for decades.
September 30, 2020 | 05:01 pm PT
High rate of urban Vietnamese see gender equality in society: survey

High rate of urban Vietnamese see gender equality in society: survey

A high percentage of urban Vietnamese think there is gender equality in the country although the perception is stronger in Hanoi than HCMC, a survey has found.
March 9, 2020 | 08:39 pm PT
Vietnam caught pants down in gender gap ranking

Vietnam caught pants down in gender gap ranking

Struggling to eliminate gender inequality, Vietnam falls 10 places to 87th in 2019 global ranking.
December 21, 2019 | 12:20 am PT
Vietnam does poorly in global ranking of women empowerment

Vietnam does poorly in global ranking of women empowerment

Vietnam trails behind many other Asian countries and languishes in the bottom half of a global ranking of women's empowerment.
October 28, 2019 | 07:44 pm PT
Entrenched sexism root of Vietnam's gender skew

Entrenched sexism root of Vietnam's gender skew

Long-standing sexist attitudes have caused a gender imbalance in Vietnam, a United Nations expert says.
June 11, 2019 | 09:18 pm PT
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