Women to represent at least 33% of NA deputies

At its 29th regular meeting in Hanoi o­n February 5, the committee also affirmed that it will focus this year o­n an expansive and intensive implementation of the 2006-2010 action plan for women's advancement.

Speaking at the meeting, Vice State President Truong My Hoa urged the committee to actively promote information dissemination to raise women's participation in the National Assembly, help improve the leadership skills and provide gender education for women candidates for the NA elections, and to raise women's awareness of Vietnam's international integration.

Ha Thi Khiet, President of the National Committee for Women's Advancement and Viet Nam Women's Association, affirmed that for 2007, the committee will constantly give advise the government and the Party Central Committee's Secretariat o­n implementation of the Party Politburo's Resolution o­n women affairs, and draft a decree guiding the implementation of the Law o­n Gender Equality.

The committee will strive to improve the effectiveness of its cooperative work within the United Nations, APEC and ASEAN, and expand bilateral cooperation in gender equality related issues as well as in women's advancement related areas, she said.

Participants discussed a plan to monitor activities for women's advancement in 2007. Under the plan, the committee will send 17 teams to 10 ministries and branches, 12 provinces and cities to inspect their work o­n implementing the action plan for women's advancement, dissemination of the law o­n gender equality and increasing women's participation in the National Assembly.