The proportion of female National Assembly deputies increases to 30.26% since  2021. (Photo: VNA)

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Wednesday held a workshop in Hanoi on Vietnamese women’s participation in political activities and their initiatives for Vietnam’s development.

According to UNDP, when it comes to women in political decision-making, Vietnam has in place an adequate legal framework to ensure gender equality in political and public life.

In the 2021 elections, the proportion of female National Assembly deputies increased to 30.26%, the first time that Vietnam crossed the critical threshold identified as necessary for women to have a visible impact on decision-making process. The proportion of female members of the People's Councils at all level also increased.

At the workshop, UNDP debuted the first podcast entitled “Descendants of Hai Ba Trung” encouraging today's generation of women to promote the tradition of  the two Trung sisters, Vietnam's national heroines 2,000 years ago, to address climate change crisis.