Challenges to Rural Poverty Reduction in Viet Nam - Oxfam Blogs
Challenges to Rural Poverty Reduction in Viet Nam - Oxfam Blogs
Challenges to Rural Poverty Reduction in Viet Nam - Oxfam Blogs
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Five-year Synthesis Report<br />
Part 1: <strong>Poverty</strong> Trends and Key Themes of <strong>Rural</strong> <strong>Poverty</strong> <strong>Reduction</strong><br />
TABLE 1.8. Proportion of women <strong>in</strong> commune councils and committees 2007-<br />
2010-2011 (%)<br />
Commune<br />
Commune<br />
Party Executive<br />
Committee<br />
Commune People’s<br />
Council<br />
Commune<br />
People’s<br />
Committee<br />
2007 2010 2011 2007 2010 2011 2007 2010 2011<br />
Thuan Hoa 20 20 20 12 12 21 16 21 23<br />
Ban Lien 7 5 5 7 11 20 7 16 16<br />
Thanh Xuong 7 11 11 11 21 21 7 12 12<br />
Luong M<strong>in</strong>h 7 13 13 10 13 23 15 29 26<br />
47<br />
Duc Huong 7 13 13 17 17 4 16 21 21<br />
Xy 11 11 11 7 7 7 20 20 20<br />
Cu Hue 8 24 24 9 9 6 24 24 24<br />
Phuoc Dai 29 33 33 25 25 30 19 21 28<br />
Phuoc Thanh 13 0 0 14 14 14 44 21 33<br />
Thuan Hoa 23 33 33 9 9 21 16 21 22<br />
SOURCE: Statistics provided by Commune Office and Women’s Union, 2007-2011<br />
Ineffective selection and improvement of capacity for women cadres. Grassroots<br />
cadres often argue that women lack the education and experience required for<br />
leadership positions. In Phuoc Thanh commune-N<strong>in</strong>h Thuan, no women participate <strong>in</strong> the<br />
Party Executive Committee. Even the experienced and trusted Chairperson of Phuoc<br />
Thanh commune Women’s Union did not f<strong>in</strong>ish primary education and, therefore, has not<br />
yet been admitted <strong>to</strong> the Communist Party. Table 1.9 shows the proportion of women<br />
aged 18-40 f<strong>in</strong>ish<strong>in</strong>g upper secondary school has <strong>in</strong>creased over the last five years.<br />
However, most women who meet the educational criteria are young and professional<br />
and have yet <strong>to</strong> be selected and tra<strong>in</strong>ed for election <strong>to</strong> the Party Executive Committee<br />
or Commune People’s Council.