Towards Gender Equality in Viet Nam: Through Dender-resposive National Policy and Planning - Gender Mainstreaming Guidelines

Towards Gender Equality in Viet Nam: Through Dender-resposive National Policy and Planning - Gender Mainstreaming Guidelines

June 19, 2013

The aim of the Guide is to support all government officials to understand their roles and responsibilities, develop the skills needed to contribute to achieving gender equality for Viet Namthrough their daily work.

Gender mainstreaming is a relatively new approach or strategy. This Guide hopes to present the elements of gender mainstreaming in a simple and understandable manner and within the Vietnamese context. There are many lessons about gender equality from within Viet Nam and internationally that can help improve the quality and success of Viet Nam’s efforts towards an equal society for women, men, boys, and girls. This guide aims to serve as a Viet Nam-specific resource for all government officials and NCFAW and CFAW members as they learn about and apply the principles of gender mainstreaming in their daily work.

The Guide is intended to be a simple and practical tool for government officials in learning how they can work in a more gender-responsive way, how leaders and CFAWs can put in place organisational mechanisms that will assist them in achieving gender equality goals. It is not intended to be an academic or highly technical text, and does not claim to provide the knowledge and skills to transform government officials into gender equality experts.

The Guide is designed as a reference document rather than a text to be read from start to finish. It recognises that people using the guide will have different needs and different levels of knowledge and experience in relation to mainstreaming gender equality. A step-by-step sequence is also included to support organisations that wish to actively build the mechanisms and support structures that would enable them to become a fully gender-responsive agency.