System for Enhancing Women’s Representation in Vietnam’s National Assembly

DESCRIPTIVE REPRESENTATION Increase number of female candidates Raising awareness Increasing skills for female candidates Electoral System

Increase number of female candidates “The number of female National Assembly deputies shall be proposed by the National Assembly Standing Committee at the suggestion of the Presidium of Vietnam Women's Union Central Committee, thus ensuring that the number of female deputies is appropriate.” Art 10a, Law on Election of the Deputies to the NA

Percentage of women in the NA to 2020 Goals Organization Percentage of women in the NA to 2020 Communist Party 35% to 40% Vietnam Women's Union Central Committee 30%

Number of female candidates in recent elections

Female candidates elected Raising Awareness Raising Awareness Female Candidates Voters Self-Selected Female candidates elected

Raising Awareness Eliminate Bias and Discrimination Women's role is limited to housework Limited Resource

Training Skills for Female Candidates Organized by Training Centre of the Office of the NA, Vietnam Women's Union Central Committee Skills: building campaign plan, presentation; communication with voters; analyzing information, etc.

Electoral System Majority Voting System Multi-Member District Voting for Individual Candidates

Number of Women in the National Assembly

SUBSTANTIVE REPRESENTATION Law on Gender Equality Group of Female Deputies to the National Assembly Training Skills for Female Deputies

Law On Gender Equality Committee for Social Affairs has to examine the mainstreaming of gender equality in the draft laws Identifying gender issue in the draft laws; Guarantee of the basic principles of gender equality in the draft laws; Observance of procedures for mainstreaming of gender equality in drafting the bill; Feasibility of the draft laws to guarantee gender equality

Group of female deputies to the National Assembly A forum for female deputies to have a common voice on the issues debated by the National Assembly, especially on ensuring gender equality, mainstreaming gender in legislation, prevention and control of domestic violence…

Training Skills for Female Deputies Skills for communicating with voters Skills for debate Skills for negotiating

Participation of Female Deputies in Debate in the Chamber

Thank you!