Leaders of Hoa Binh’s Confederation of Labour speaks with participants about gender equality.
At the event, participants were provided with information on the role of women in promoting gender equality and preventing gender-based violence and abuse. They watched documentaries about sexual abuse and how to prevent and fight sexual abuse in Vietnam and around the world. They were also given skills and measures to prevent violence and sexual abuse against women.
The female participants wore Vietnamese traditional gown (Ao Dai) in response to "Ao Dai – Vietnam’s Cultural Heritage” project initiated by the Vietnam Women’s Union Central Committee and its chapter in Hoa Binh.
The symposium was among events to mark the 110th anniversary of the International Women’s Day (March 8), the 1980th year of Trung Sisters’ Uprising andthe International Day of Happiness.
It aimed to raise public awareness of women’s role in today’s society, give people more knowledge to realise the Party’s policies in promoting gender equality and preventing sexual abuse, and provide them with skills to cope with violence and sexual abuse in family and community./.