Gender issues in the Poverty reduction in mountains areas of Thai Nguyen

Phí Hùng Cường và đtg Tạp chí KHOA HỌC & CÔNG NGHỆ 81(05): 79 - 83

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GENDER ISSUES IN THE POVERTY REDUCTION

IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS OF THAI NGUYEN

Phi Hung Cuong1*, Vu Van Anh2

1 College of Sciences - TNU, 2College of Education - TNU

SUMMARY

Gender issues are closely related to poverty and development. The annual reports on human

development show that the poor provinces have low human development index and gender

development index The given issues show that poverty and inequality are major factors hindering

the development of mountainous Thai Nguyen today. These two issues have the corelation that

makes difficulties in mountainous areas more serious and it is not easy to overcome in a short

time. Therefore, besides improvements in many aspects, the work of poverty reduction in

mountainous areas, especially in highlands, ethnic minority areas of Thai Nguyen is in difficulties.

In this context, implementing methods of poverty reduction and combined gender equality

improvement is an actually reasonable way to reduce poverty effectively and sustainably. The

solution is to ensure synchronization and system on the basis of expansion of opportunities, access

to services, risk reduction and right creation for women.

Keyword: Gender, poverty reduction, poverty, mountainous, ThaiNguyen

INTRODUCTION*

Gender issues are closely related to poverty

and development. The annual reports on

human development show that the poor

provinces have low human development

index and gender development index. So is it

possible that improving gender equality will

also contribute to poverty alleviation for the

people? The article refers to the relationship

between gender and poverty, and propose

methods for reducing poverty and improving

gender equality in midland and mountainous

provinces such as Thai Nguyen. .

CONTENT

2.1. Poverty in Thai Nguyen.

Poverty and inequality between rich and poor

is a hot socio-economic issue today. It is a

big drag on the way to construct and develop

Thai Nguyen province according to

orientation of socialism in Vietnam.

The province has 36 extremely difficult

communes where the Government and the

province have carried out the project for the

socio- economic development in difficult

communes in mountainous or remoted areas

(Programme 135). Provincal People’s

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Committee has developed projects for the

socio-economic development for 36

extremely difficult communes of three

districts: Vo Nhai, Dinh Hoa and Phu Luong.

These districts have difficult natural

conditions for the socio-economic

development.

Table 2.1. Poverty rate by province in 2007 in

Thai Nguyen

No. Districts Poverty rate

(%)

1 Dinh Hoa 34.06

2 Dai Tu 23.66

3 Dong Hy 20:55

4 Phu Luong 26.61

5 Vo Nhai 41.09

6 Phu Binh 24.22

7 Pho Yen 18:47

8 Song Cong 13.90

9 Thai Nguyen 5:59

Source: Department of Labor, Invalids and Social

Affairs in Thai Nguyen province

In fact, although poverty alleviation has

gained good results but problems related to

the relationship between poverty reduction

and sustainable use of resources in

mountainous Thai Nguyen is still a matter of

urgency. This is also a challenge for Central

policy makers and local managers.

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