English - CEDAW Southeast Asia

A Gendered and Rights-Based Review of Vietnamese Legal Documents through the Lens of CEDAW
Indicator 56
Indicator 57
Indicator 58
Indicator 59
Indicator 60
Indicator 61
Indicator 62
Is there equal eligibility for appointment to public positions
Is there legislative provision for temporary special measures,
especially minimum quotas of women in appointed public positions
at all levels Does legislation clearly specify measures to support
the quotas
Are women able to access leadership positions in the Communist
Party of Vietnam
Do women have an equal right to participate in mass organizations,
NGOs and other civil society groups
Is there legislation regulating registration and mobilization of NGOs
to promote the advancement of women
Are these legal provisions on female participation in policymaking
and implementation at the grassroots level
Do women have equal opportunity to represent government at the
international level and participate in work of international
organizations
V.6 Nationality
(Article 9 of CEDAW)
Indicator 63
Indicator 64
Do women have an equal right to acquire, change or retain their
nationality (Does marriage to a non-national or change of a
husband’s nationality affect a wife’s nationality)
Do women have equal right to transmit their nationality to their
children
V.7 Education
(Article 10 of CEDAW)
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
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List of indicators and sub-indicators