Vietnamese female students and innovation in the era of advancement

This is a key event within the framework of MSD Vietnam's STEMherVN project, attracting nearly 200 female students from high schools, colleges, and universities in Ho Chi Minh City.

Sharing from a representative of a large engineering company, Ms. Loan Tran from MiTek Vietnam shared about the importance of women in promoting an effective and high-performance working environment: “At MiTek, up to 45% of employees are women, and gender diversity in the working environment has greatly supported business and innovation.”

Providing an insight into the job market, Ms. Luu Thanh Huyen - founder of VOCO Career Guidance Center shared: “Vietnamese women have always been famous for their good qualities and great potential in all fields, contributing a great deal of value to economic development… Fortunately and gratifyingly, the environment in Vietnam is quite equal in the region and therefore Vietnam is currently developing very well thanks to the participation of women in all fields.”

One of the highlights of the conference was the panel discussion “Vietnamese female students and innovation in the era of growth”. Pham Viet Thuy Trinh – STEMherVN Ambassador 2024, a third-year student majoring in Chemical Engineering Technology, University of Science, VNU-HCM shared her learning experience, saying that even in the STEM education environment, gender stereotypes are still an influencing factor, making female students shy and hesitant in technical tasks where women are considered to have less advantages than men.

"When pursuing this industry, I realized that outside opinions are not as important as my own actions. I need to be aware of who I am, what I can do, and what I need to do to be better," according to Thuy Trinh.

Discussion "Vietnamese female students and innovation in the era of growth". Source MSD.

Ms. Tran Van Anh, Deputy Director of the Institute for Management and Sustainable Development (MSD) affirmed: “STEMherVN is an MSD initiative focusing on the goal of promoting gender equality efforts in accessing education and career orientation, specifically breaking down gender barriers that prevent women from accessing education and pursuing careers in STEM. Up to now, STEMherVN is not only an initiative, but also through the maturity, confidence and initiative of the female ambassadors of the project in particular and female students in general, STEMherVN is an affirmation that women can absolutely lead changes in the digital age. We believe that, when given the opportunity to access STEM education in a fair and inspiring way, every female student can become an innovator, scientist, or engineer of the future. Today's conference is also a living testament to that belief - where knowledge, confidence and pioneering spirit are ignited in every look, smile and dream. their dreams, along with the commitment of stakeholders in the journey to realize the goal of promoting the role and participation of female students in the country's rising era".

Hong Minh

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