“It is extremely depressing to be trafficked to a foreign country. Even if you flee back to your homeland, you will be depressed. I hate women traffickers.” Bui Thi Dung (born 1959) was trafficked to China in 1991, but fled back to her homeland in 1992. She heads a “returned women” group – also called […]
“I hope that every woman enjoys equity and the opportunity to develop as men do, and that no women endure domestic violence, prostitution and human trafficking.” Le Thi Quy, born in 1950 in Hanoi, is a sociologist and Director of the Center for Gender and Development Research, Hanoi University. After graduating from the History Department […]
“Recently, when I saw that my mother can still play the piano well at the age of 85, I understood that my biggest wish for the future is to be like her!” Born in 1949 to a family with a musical tradition, Tran Thu Ha is not only a famous and talented pianist but also […]
“All I have done is not enough compared to my peoples sacrifice and losses.” Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong (born 1944) is director of Tu Du Obstetric Hospital, the largest obstetric hospital in Vietnam. She gained a bachelors degree in 1970 and a post-graduate degree in obstetrics and gynaecology in 1974. Conferred the title of Medical […]
“Scientific research makes life better and the people happier.” Nguyen Thi Hoe, a Profesor-Doctor and the General Director of Kova Traffic Paint Company, was born in 1946 to a poor family. She had to overcome many obstacles to become successful in science and business, which are considered mens fields. Her subjects for scientific research are […]
“We can do more to make a better life for victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin, especially women and children, the most miserable victims of the toxic chemical.” In Vietnamese students’ manuals, Nguyen Thi Binh is known as a “woman diplomatic peace general” for her role as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Provisionary Revolutionary Government of […]
“The motivation behind my success in scientific research is my determination to realize what I set out to do.” Dr Nguyen Thanh Hien (born 1940) studied nitrogen fixation biology in the Netherlands and the UK. After lecturing on genetics at Hanoi University for many years, she retired in 2000 to head the Center for Studies […]
We should examine and modify our policies to make them suitable for the countrys development and international integration. Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu (born 1943) has served as a deputy in Vietnams National Assembly for six consecutive terms, from 1976 to the present. As a member of the Assemblys Standing Committee and chairperson of the Commission […]
Greater attention should be paid to women and girls in the fight against HIV/Aids.” In Xuan Quang, a remote village in Tuyen Quang steeped in old customs and male chauvinism, no one thought that Ha Thi Khiet, born in 1950 to the Tay ethnic minority group, would become a high government official known nationally and […]
“I am an ordinary woman with very simple work.” With 16 years of teaching and service as the president of the schools labor union and ten years of participation in trade union activities, humanitarian programs and the struggle for womens promotion, Dao Thi Bich Van has made many contributions to education and to improving the […]
