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International Women’s Day celebrations highlight gender disparities

International Women’s Day celebrations highlight gender disparities

Every year on International Women’s Day, Thu Hang’s office provides its female staff with a photo shoot, a VND500,000 (US$20) bonus, and a banquet…but she feels no joy.
Claudia Goldin wins Nobel economics prize for work on gender gap

Claudia Goldin wins Nobel economics prize for work on gender gap

Vietnam moves up in global gender equality ranking

Vietnam moves up in global gender equality ranking

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
Covid-19 widens gender inequality at workplace: ILO Vietnam

Covid-19 widens gender inequality at workplace: ILO Vietnam

The Covid-19 pandemic has worsened an existing gender gap in the Vietnamese workplace, with women facing discrimination in terms of employment opportunities and working hours, the ILO said.
March 5, 2021 | 05:40 pm PT
Vietnam climbs into UN high human development group

Vietnam climbs into UN high human development group

Vietnam has joined the high human development group based on the U.N.’s Human Development Index, and risen one spot to 117th out of 189 economies in the index.
December 17, 2020 | 12:45 am PT
World designed for men constantly failing women: author

World designed for men constantly failing women: author

A "gender data gap" is making the lives of women around the world more dangerous, according to a new book published this week in Britain.
March 8, 2019 | 01:52 am PT
Paid less than male peers, BBC China editor quits and speaks out

Paid less than male peers, BBC China editor quits and speaks out

Pay disclosures the British broadcaster was forced to make last July showed that two thirds of the highest earners on air were men.
January 8, 2018 | 06:04 pm PT
Google's firing of memo writer strikes nerve in Silicon Valley

Google's firing of memo writer strikes nerve in Silicon Valley

A Silicon Valley culture war pitting liberal-leaning tech firms against a small conservative cohort took on new intensity after Google fired a male engineer for a memo that decried the company's commitment to hiring women.
August 8, 2017 | 06:51 pm PT
Gender imbalance threatens Vietnam's social stability: experts

Gender imbalance threatens Vietnam's social stability: experts

The pursuit of sons could lead to a rise in human trafficking and sex crimes, officials warn.
December 15, 2016 | 02:39 am PT
Hillary Clinton lost but how well are Vietnamese female politicians doing?

Hillary Clinton lost but how well are Vietnamese female politicians doing?

Vietnamese women have it better than ever but there's still a long way to go. 
November 19, 2016 | 06:15 am PT
 
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