Almost 100% of women who experience violence from their husbands do not seek help.

Vietnam is achieving rapid and impressive results in gender equality. However, many issues remain to achieve sustainable, substantive gender equality for both men and women.

Promoting gender equality in all fields is not only about quantity but also about quality and position.

Most women who are abused by their husbands do not seek help (Illustration: Capcut).

Nowadays, although the father's role in caring for and nurturing children in the family is changing due to the increasing participation of women in the social workforce, in Vietnam there still exists a view that housework and childcare are women's primary responsibilities.

In moraleducation and lifestyle for children, mothers also participate more than fathers. This makes it difficult for women to balance career development while still ensuring family responsibilities and quality of life.

Most women who are abused by their husbands do not seek help.

According to the results of a 2019 national survey of 5,976 Vietnamese women aged 15-64, nearly two out of three women who have had a husband/partner have experienced physical, sexual, psychological and/or economic violence by their husband/partner in their lifetime.

The number of people who have been identified as victims of domestic violence and gender-based violence and have access to at least one of the basic support services in 2022 has met the target set for 2025.

In 2022, the total number of people committing domestic violence was 3,975, of which 3,574 were men and 401 were women.

Thus, victims of domestic violence are mainly women; perpetrators of domestic violence are mainly men.

However, in Vietnam, 90.4% of women who experience physical and/or sexual violence by their husbands do not seek help. Only 4.8% seek help from the police.

The culture of silence continues to be an issue that needs special attention in preventing and combating domestic violence.

When victims of domestic violence or gender-based violence do not speak out, the conflicts that smolder and destroy the family and personal health are not promptly resolved.

This has consequences for both the current married generation such as challenges in building family culture and behavior, for the next generation such as fear of marriage, and social issues such as belief in the effectiveness of policies and social services supporting families.

Women do nearly 3 hours more unpaid work per day than men (Illustration: Capcut).

Women do nearly 3 hours more unpaid work per day than men

According to the results of the 2022 National Time Use Survey in Vietnam conducted by the World Bank on a total of 6,001 people, men do paid work about 1 hour more per day than women;

On the other hand, women do almost 3 hours more unpaid work per day than men, so women's total daily workload is almost 2 hours more than men's.

According to the World Economic Forum 2023, despite high labor market participation rates, women still suffer from gender stereotypes about economic roles as well as the double burden of balancing housework and care with economic participation.

Source: https://dansinh.dantri.com.vn/xoa-doi-giam-ngheo/gan-nhu-100-phu-nu-bi-chong-bao-luc-khong-tim-kiem-su-giup-do-20240123213641658.htm