Mối quan hệ giữa công việc chăm sóc không được trả công với bình đẳng giới ở Việt Nam

Abstract

Studies show that in Viet Nam women spend nearly 1.5 times unpaid care compared to men. This is a cost-effective and indispensable activity for the functioning of society and of human life. However, unequal division in family responsibility prone to women leads them to have limited choice and opportunity to partake in activities more meaningful to them; therefore increasing gender inequality. That is the participation in the workforce, in paid-employment market, political life, pastime, recreation and study. On analyzing the current status of women's unpaid care work and its effects on their development, the paper proposes recommendations to reduce women's unpaid care work to promote gender equality in Vietnam.