World Bank2017-05-242017-05-242011https://hdl.handle.net/10986/26745Viet Nam has undergone a major socio-economic transformation over the past quarter century, rising from one of the poorest countries in the world to a middle income country. Today it continues to develop rapidly, becoming more integrated with the global economy and undergoing significant regulatory and structural changes. Viet Nam has also made remarkable progress on gender equality, but important gender differences still remain. On the positive side Viet Nam has had considerable progress in addressing gender disparities in education, employment and health. The gender gap in earnings is lower in Viet Nam than in many other East Asian countries. Indeed by a number of measures, women's outcomes have improved significantly. However, upon deeper examination of the data, a number of challenges still remain. The report is organized into five chapters. The current chapter has provided a background to the report and the process through which it has been prepared. The next three chapters will deal with the substantive issues, focusing primarily on gender but addressing ethnicity and other forms of social inequality where relevant. Chapter two will provide an analysis of the situation and trends in gender equality in relation to the multiple dimensions of poverty, some of which are included in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Chapter three will provide an in-depth gender analysis of livelihoods and employment, bearing in mind the likely impact of the recent crisis as well as the challenges of transition to middle income status. Chapter four will pick up on the issue of women's political participation in leadership positions and in the wider society. The final chapter will synthesize the key findings of the report and prioritize key recommendations.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABORTIONACCESS TO ABORTIONACCESS TO HEALTH CAREADOLESCENT FERTILITYADOLESCENTSADULT LITERACYAGEDAGINGALLOCATION OF RESOURCESBARRIERS TO WOMENCHILD CARECHILD MORTALITYCHILD MORTALITY RATECHILD MORTALITY RATESCHILDBEARINGCHILDREN WITH BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMSCITIZENSCLIMATE CHANGECONDOMSCONTRACEPTIONCRIMEDECISION MAKINGDEMANDS ON WOMENDEMOCRACYDEPENDENCY RATIOSDIFFERENTIALS IN MORTALITYDISABILITIESDISABILITYDISCRIMINATIONDISSEMINATIONDOMESTIC VIOLENCEDROPOUTDRUG USERSDRUGSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESECONOMIC RESOURCESEDUCATED WOMENEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTELDERLYEQUAL OPPORTUNITYEQUAL RIGHTSETHNIC GROUPSEXERCISESFAMILIESFAMILY RELATIONSFEMALE LABOR FORCEFEMALE MORTALITYFERTILITY PREFERENCESFEWER HOUSEHOLDSFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFUTURE GROWTHGENDER DIFFERENCESGENDER DIFFERENTIALSGENDER DISCRIMINATIONGENDER DISPARITIESGENDER DISPARITIES IN EDUCATIONGENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUITYGENDER GAPGENDER GAP IN PRIMARYGENDER GAPSGENDER INEQUALITIESGENDER INEQUALITYGENDER ISSUESGENDER PARITYGENDER RELATIONSGENDER STEREOTYPESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROSS NATIONAL PRODUCTHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE ACCESSHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH PROBLEMSHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMHIVHIV INFECTIONHOUSEHOLD LEVELHOUSEHOLD POVERTYHOUSEHOLD STRUCTURESHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSHUMAN RIGHTSHUSBANDSILLNESSILLNESSESIMMUNODEFICIENCYIMPORTANCE OF EDUCATIONINCOME INEQUALITYINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATESINJECTING DRUG USERSINJURIESINVESTMENT IN CHILDRENISSUE OF GENDERLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOUR MARKETLACK OF CAPACITYLACK OF KNOWLEDGELAWSLEGISLATIVE CHANGESLESBIANSLIFE EXPECTANCYLITERACY RATESLIVE BIRTHSLIVING STANDARDSLOWER FERTILITYMALE HEALTHMARITAL STATUSMARKET ECONOMYMASCULINITYMATERNAL DEATHSMATERNAL MORTALITYMIGRANTMIGRANT WOMENMIGRANT WORKERSMIGRANTSMIGRATIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALMINISTRY OF LABOURMINORITYMORTALITYNATIONAL STRATEGIESNATIONAL STRATEGYNATURAL RESOURCESNATURE OF WOMENNURSESNUTRITIONOLD AGEOLDER WOMENPOLICY DIALOGUEPOLICY DISCUSSIONSPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLITICAL DECISIONPOLITICAL PARTICIPATIONPREGNANCYPREGNANT WOMENPRENATAL CAREPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOLINGPRISONSPROGRESSPROMOTING GENDER EQUALITYPROSTITUTIONPUBLIC AWARENESSPUBLIC LIFEPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SPHEREQUALITY OF LIFEQUANTITATIVE RESEARCHREPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIORREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHRESEARCH INSTITUTIONSRISK GROUPSRURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL RESIDENTSSANITATIONSCHOOL AGESCHOOL ENROLMENTSCHOOL STUDENTSSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSECONDARY SCHOOLINGSEXSEX OF THE FETUSSEX RATIOSEX RATIOSSEX WITH MENSEX WORKERSSEX-SELECTIVE ABORTIONSEXUAL ABUSESEXUAL BEHAVIORSEXUAL BEHAVIOURSEXUAL VIOLENCESEXUALITYSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASESSMOKERSSMOKINGSOCIAL AFFAIRSSOCIAL CHANGESOCIAL COMMISSIONSOCIAL INEQUALITYSOCIAL POLICIESSOCIAL PROGRAMSSOCIAL SCIENCESSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONSON PREFERENCESPOUSESSTDSSUICIDESUPPORT TO PARENTSSURVIVAL ADVANTAGETECHNICAL EDUCATIONTERTIARY LEVELSTRANSPORTATIONUNEMPLOYMENTUNFPAUNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUNDUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONURBAN AREASURBAN WOMENURBANIZATIONUSER FEESVACCINATIONVICTIMSVICTIMS OF GENDERVIOLENCEVOCATIONAL TRAININGVULNERABILITYVULNERABLE GROUPSWALKINGWOMANWOMEN IN GOVERNMENTWORK FORCEWORKFORCEWORKING CONDITIONSWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG MENYOUNG PEOPLEYOUNG WOMENReportWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/26745