MPS leader: Gender equality in Public Security Forces to be improved

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Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Thanh, Deputy Minister of Public Security and Head of the Committee, chaired the event.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Thanh and Vice President of the Vietnam Women's Union Central Committee Bui Thi Hoa award Certificates of Merit to individuals and teams with outstanding achievements.

Reports delivered at the meeting read that, over the past time, the Committees for the Advancement of Women, Family and Children Affairs at all levels in the Public Security Forces have paid due attention to gender equality as well as women, family, and children affairs.

Noticeably, female public security officers and soldiers were assigned to hold various positions in all public security agencies and units. Additionally, gender equality in education and training is ensured while female officers have been provided opportunities to improve their qualifications. Particularly, many policewomen volunteered to work at communal police posts. 

Especially, 135 female police officers were appointed as Police Chiefs and Deputy Chiefs in communes, wards, townships, and districts nationwide. Regarding gender equality in Party organizations, 87% of female public security officers and soldiers are Party members.

Overview of the meeting.

The Committees for the Advancement of Women, Family and Children Affairs at all levels in the Public Security Forces also paid attention to re-structuring their organizational structures in line with the new organizational apparatus of the MPS while supporting public security officers and soldiers to foster their families and educate their children.

Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Thanh emphasized that gender equality is one of the major concerns of countries around the world. Over the past years, the Party and the State of Vietnam have issued various policies to promote gender equality and create favorable conditions for women to develop their careers.

The Deputy Minister asked leaders of all public security agencies and units to uphold their awareness of gender equality and women's advancement work. 

They should open more training courses to improve gender equality knowledge for leaders, policymakers, and officers in charge of gender equality and women's work while working out detailed plans to implement the National Strategy on Gender Equality for the 2021-2030 period in the Public Security Forces and other relevant programs.