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A Gendered and Rights-Based Review of Vietnamese Legal Documents through the Lens of CEDAW
Article 10 of CEDAW also looks into whether women and girls have access to equal
conditions of education. This involves having the same curricula, examinations, teaching staff
with qualifications of the same standard, school premises, and equipment of the same
quality. 401 In many cases, opportunities to participate in sports and physical education are
limited. 402
Article 10 of CEDAW also looks at ensuring that education being provided has
incorporated gender. In this regard, the elimination of any stereotyped concept of the roles of
men and women at all levels and in all forms of education is strongly urged. 403
Finally, Article 10 also obligates that equal access to specific educational information to
ensure health and well-being of families. 404 This includes information on reproductive and
sexual rights.
Based on the obligations under CEDAW, GR 3 and Paragraphs 20-21 of Concluding
Comments on Viet Nam 2007, the selected indicators for education are:
Indicator 65
Equal Access to Education
Indicator 65(a)
Indicator 65(b)
Indicator 65(c)
Indicator 65(d)
Is there a guarantee of equal access to education by women
and girls
Is there a legislative prohibition against non-enrolment or
expulsion from school based on pregnancy and maternity
Is there compulsory primary and secondary education for girls
and boys Are both girls and boys able to access equally such
compulsory education
Is there legislation on ensuring access to education of
disadvantaged groups, especially ethnic minority women and
girls and women and girls with disabilities
Indicator 66
Indicator 67
Indicator 68
Indicator 69
Indicator 70
Is there legislation to ensure equal conditions of education; for example,
same curricula, examinations, teaching staff, facilities, and opportunities
to participate in sports
Is there legislation on eliminating stereotyped roles of men and women
in all forms of education
Is there legislation requiring the periodic review of textbooks and
curricula to ensure gender sensitivity
Are there legal documents ensuring that school administrators,
personnel and teachers do not discriminate on the basis of gender and
are gender sensitive
Is sexual harassment prohibited in educational and training institutions
195
401
Ibid., Article 10(b)
402
Ibid., Article 10(g)
403
Ibid., Article 10(c)
404
Ibid., Article 10(h)
Education (Article 10 of CEDAW)