PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng and some dele
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PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng and some delegates to the GSW 2008 - Photo: VNGOP
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The Summit is a forum of influential women to offer solutions and proposals to governments for many issues relating to business and gender equality in the global economy.
The GSW 2008 agenda covers discussions on burning women-related issues, such as public-private partnership, economic opportunities for women, business and development chances for Asian women, development of women-owned small- and micro-enterprises, IT development, poverty reduction, energy and environment.
The Summit will also seek for solutions for some global, regional and national challenges faced by women. This is an occasion to honor exemplary businesswomen who have significantly dedicated to the socio-economic development of their respective countries.
The fact that Việc Việt Nam is selected to host the Summit mirrors the international community’s appreciation to great efforts made by the Vietnamese State in promoting women’s position and role.
In his speech addressed at the opening ceremony, PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng expressed his profound admiration to women’s greater contributions to the development and progress of humanity.
The Vietnamese leader also highly spoke of the active role of the GSW in providing useful recommendations to leaders of governments, states and international organizations in order to protect the legitimate rights, ensure gender equality, imporve the living and working conditions of women, and further promote the role of women in society.
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The State of Việt
Nam had adopted the Law on Gender Equality, Law on Domestic Violence and
other laws to protect women’s interest. In addition, the 10-year
national program on women’s advancement from 2001-2010 was launched and
more than half of the goals have been fulfilled before schedule.
In 2007, Việt Nam
was recognized by the UN for its achievements in improving gender
equality through the Gender Development Index (GDI) and Gender
Empowerment Measure (GEM).
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By Hoàng Nguyên
