NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan addresses the event (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A workshop was held in Hanoi on June 21 to seek measures toincrease the engagement of female officials and those from ethnic minoritygroups in the political system and leadership roles.
Addressingthe event, Politburo member, Head of the Party Central Committee’s OrganiationCommission Pham Minh Chinh said that the Politburo has set a target of 25percent of female officials in Party Committees atall levels by 2020 and 35-40 percent of female deputies of the NationalAssembly and People’s Councils at all levels.
Agenciesand units with 30 percent of its staff being women upwards should have keyfemale leaders, he said.
Toreach the targets, Chinh said it is necessary to seek practical andbreakthrough solutions to improve the quantity and quality of female officialsand those from ethnic minority groups.
Areport delivered at the workshop showed that the total current number of femaleofficials in centrally-run agencies and units are 7,521, 17.5 percent of themare holding leadership and management positions from the department-levelupwards. Agencies and units with high ratios of female officials include theVietnam News Agency (41.8 percent), Radio the Voice of Vietnam (25.2 percent), andthe State Bank of Vietnam (24.1 percent).
Meanwhile,the total female officials at the provincial level are 5,814, of whom 714 areholding leadership and management positions from the department-level upwards.Localities with the highest numbers of female officials include Lang Son (24.4percent), Lao Cai (19.1 percent), Hai Phong (18.3 percent) and Can Tho (18percent).
Inher conclusion speech, Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan saidthe achieved outcomes have failed meet the targets set out in the Party andState’s documents.
Shehighlighted the need to popularise policies and laws on the work related to femaleofficials and those from ethnic minority groups as well as gender equality and solidarityamong ethnic groups, thus raising responsibility and awareness of leaders ofagencies in these fields.
TheChairwoman also stressed the necessity to enhance the operation quality andefficiency of the Vietnam Women’s Union, the Government Committee for EthnicAffairs, the NA’s Council for Ethnic Affairs, the Women Parliamentarian Group,as well as other relevant agencies.
Ngansuggested localities hold similar workshops, thus giving advices to the Party Central Committee’s Organiation Commission tocomplete policies in the field.-VNA
Addressingthe event, Politburo member, Head of the Party Central Committee’s OrganiationCommission Pham Minh Chinh said that the Politburo has set a target of 25percent of female officials in Party Committees atall levels by 2020 and 35-40 percent of female deputies of the NationalAssembly and People’s Councils at all levels.
Agenciesand units with 30 percent of its staff being women upwards should have keyfemale leaders, he said.
Toreach the targets, Chinh said it is necessary to seek practical andbreakthrough solutions to improve the quantity and quality of female officialsand those from ethnic minority groups.
Areport delivered at the workshop showed that the total current number of femaleofficials in centrally-run agencies and units are 7,521, 17.5 percent of themare holding leadership and management positions from the department-levelupwards. Agencies and units with high ratios of female officials include theVietnam News Agency (41.8 percent), Radio the Voice of Vietnam (25.2 percent), andthe State Bank of Vietnam (24.1 percent).
Meanwhile,the total female officials at the provincial level are 5,814, of whom 714 areholding leadership and management positions from the department-level upwards.Localities with the highest numbers of female officials include Lang Son (24.4percent), Lao Cai (19.1 percent), Hai Phong (18.3 percent) and Can Tho (18percent).
Inher conclusion speech, Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan saidthe achieved outcomes have failed meet the targets set out in the Party andState’s documents.
Shehighlighted the need to popularise policies and laws on the work related to femaleofficials and those from ethnic minority groups as well as gender equality and solidarityamong ethnic groups, thus raising responsibility and awareness of leaders ofagencies in these fields.
TheChairwoman also stressed the necessity to enhance the operation quality andefficiency of the Vietnam Women’s Union, the Government Committee for EthnicAffairs, the NA’s Council for Ethnic Affairs, the Women Parliamentarian Group,as well as other relevant agencies.
Ngansuggested localities hold similar workshops, thus giving advices to the Party Central Committee’s Organiation Commission tocomplete policies in the field.-VNA
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