Author: Vu Phuong Ly
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.GD-05-09
Year: 2005
Academic Program: Gender and Development Studies (GDS)
Type: Thesis (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2005
Examination Committee: Kyoko Kusakabe (Chairperson); Bernadette P. Resurreccion, Sununta Siengthai (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: The socio-economic achievement of Vietnam has been considerably recognized since its independence from France in 1945. One of the significant achievements is development of an official women organization, Vietnamese Women Union, to advance womens status in the society. However, the country is also going through a reform period as it is trying to integrate with global trends in relation to economic and social affairs that make difficult for state-derived feminism on steer an upward path for women. It is argued that state-derived feminism has paradoxically both advanced and constrained women the managerial position of women in state sector. By interviewing 102 high ranking government officials of the Vietnam Academic of Social Science one of the ministerial organizations in Vietnam, the result of the study showed various reasons women have been facing more barriers climbing the career ladder than what men do. Although the Vietnamese Communist Party and the Government have set a lot of policies, programs and organizations to promote gender equality and to advance women in society, but it does not mean that the practice of gender equality is as well as in the process of recruitment members in Communist Party since the political involvement (becoming CP member) have been playing important roles to the career development of government officials. Also, the career development of female government officials have limited than the male government officials since the retirement policy require women retire at the age of 55 and men at the age of 60. The study investigated that the deep-seated gendered norms continuously dominant in society permeate the organizational culture, prejudicing womens career mobility despite formal policy and institutional discourse of gender equality. These effects have been reflected in the cycles of advance and retreat which have characterized women numerical representations in politic and management in state sector. And finally, the study gives the recommendation to promote female officials h
Scholarship Donor(s): Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development
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