General Secretary To Lam attended and delivered a speech at the ceremony. Politburo members: President Luong Cuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man sent congratulatory flower baskets.
Also attending were comrades: Do Van Chien, Politburo member, Party Central Committee Secretary, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Minister of National Defense ; Nguyen Van Nen, Politburo member, Standing member of the Party's XIV National Congress Document Subcommittee.
Comrades: Former Party Central Committee Secretaries, Party Central Committee members, former Party Central Committee members, leaders, former leaders of the Party, State, Vietnam Fatherland Front ; leaders of Central Committees, Ministries, branches, Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, Heroines of the People's Armed Forces, Heroines of Labor in the renovation period; leaders of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union and Women's Unions of provinces and cities in different periods; collectives, individuals, typical women with outstanding achievements in implementing the Union's work and in all areas of life and society attended the Celebration Ceremony.
Building Vietnamese women of the new era
Reading the speech at the ceremony, Party Central Committee member, President of the Vietnam Women's Union Nguyen Thi Tuyen emphasized that since the early days of its establishment, our Party has identified women as a force contributing significantly to the revolutionary cause, Party building and national defense. The Resolution of the First Party Central Committee Conference (October 1930) marked the process of formation and birth of the first organization of the women's movement in the whole country. Since then, predecessor women's organizations such as the Women's National Salvation Union, the Women's Liberation Union, the Democratic Women's Union, the Anti-Imperialist Women's Union... have opened the way for the formation and development of the Vietnam Women's Union.
Over 95 years of establishment and development, the Association has always promoted its role as a socio-political organization representing the legitimate and legal rights and interests of women; striving for the development of women and gender equality, becoming a warm common home, a reliable support for all classes of Vietnamese women. The Association's solidarity has been expanded with diverse models, attracting and gathering a large number of women from all walks of life nationwide to participate with nearly 20 million members; the proportion of female party members accounts for 38.1% of the total number of party members nationwide. The work of arranging the Association's organizational apparatus according to the two-level local government model has been implemented urgently, seriously and effectively. Gender equality work has been given attention and direction (in 2025, Vietnam was ranked 74/146 countries by the United Nations, up 13 places compared to 2020). People's foreign affairs activities have been expanded. The position and role of the Association are increasingly affirmed in the political, economic , cultural and social life of the country and in the international arena.
In particular, the country's renovation has opened up great opportunities for the development of the Association and the Vietnamese women's movement. The Association has continued to inherit and promote traditional values and maturity over the past 95 years, combined with innovation and creativity in the new era to build an increasingly strong Association, ready to join the whole country in entering a new era.
With great contributions to the cause of building and defending the Fatherland, the Vietnam Women's Union has been recognized by the Party and the State and awarded many noble titles and awards such as: 2 times awarded the Gold Star Order; 2 times awarded the Ho Chi Minh Order; 3 times awarded the First Class Independence Order; Labor Medals of various classes.
Speaking at the ceremony, General Secretary To Lam expressed his deep gratitude to the Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, grandmothers, mothers, and sisters - those who have devoted their lives to the Fatherland and their families; sent warm congratulations to the typical advanced collectives and individuals honored today - beautiful flowers in the country's emulation garden and hoped they would continue to spread fragrance, spread good things, and guide generations of young women to rise up.
The General Secretary emphasized that the Party and State have always consistently advocated promoting substantive gender equality, expanding opportunities for women to participate in leadership, administration, start-ups, science and technology; perfecting the system of social security policies, protecting women and children, preventing domestic violence, gender-based violence, and cyber abuse; taking care of preschool education, maternity, reproductive health; and building a healthy and safe cultural environment. However, the policy will only truly come into life when there is a mass movement, with creative approaches, with specific, measurable and replicable results. That is the mission of the Vietnam Women's Union in the new era.
The General Secretary suggested 10 key orientations and tasks as "strategic breakthroughs" of the Vietnamese women's movement in the period of 2025-2035, with a vision to 2045. The General Secretary pointed out that building Vietnamese women in the new era: Patriotic - Self-reliant - Courageous - Compassionate - Intelligent - Creative - Responsible - Digital - Green. Concretizing with behavioral standards, with training programs according to age and career groups; connecting the "Sister - Sister" network, consulting and guiding so that every woman has a support for lifelong learning. Making reading culture, digital culture, personal financial skills, and mental health become regular content of the Association. Upgrading the movement "Building a family of 5 no's, 3 clean's" to "5 no's, 3 clean's, 3 safe": Safe - secure - social security. "Safe" means no violence, no abuse; “peace of mind” means schools, hospitals, and digital spaces that are friendly to women and children; “social security” means childcare, elder care, micro-insurance, and charitable credit. Each province has at least five “Safe Houses for Women and Children” connected to 24/7 hotlines. Each commune and ward has a community care service model with women as the core.
The General Secretary proposed a breakthrough in digital transformation within the Association and for its members. Implement the movement "Each woman - a basic digital skill; each Association - a practical digital service". Each province and city develops at least one cluster of livelihood projects - cooperatives owned by women. Each commune has one standard OCOP product of women. Each year, the Association trains a core force of women entrepreneurs and women digital administrators. Connect preferential credit, consulting, technology transfer, standardization of quality, brand - packaging - labeling; bring "women-owned products" into the green and fair supply chain.
Strong innovation in operating methods
The General Secretary requested that care be taken for preschool education, nutrition, and early child development, considering this a strategic priority to improve labor productivity and population quality. Encourage businesses to develop shift-based childcare services and nurseries in industrial zones; replicate the model of “nutrition-standard school kitchens” jointly implemented by the Association; incorporate knowledge of positive parenting, mental health, and abuse prevention into the activities of the association.
Protect women and children from gender-based violence, human trafficking, and high-tech crimes. The Association closely coordinates with the Police, Justice, and Home Affairs forces to prevent early - intervene early - provide early support. Complete the "first touch point" mechanism right at the grassroots level; train legal and psychological skills for Association officials; build a connected database, ensure privacy; expand free legal aid, health recovery, vocational training - create jobs for victims.
Detect - nurture - use female cadres; increase the proportion of women participating in leadership and management at all levels, especially at the grassroots level. Each level of the Union has a plan, criteria, and a clear roadmap; promote rotation; foster digital capacity, project management capacity, and communication capacity; encourage female cadres to dare to think - dare to do - dare to take responsibility for the common good.
The General Secretary requested to build a safe, healthy, and unique cultural environment. Honoring Vietnamese Ao Dai, culinary arts, and traditional crafts kept alive by women; preserving the Vietnamese language, family traditions and etiquette; opposing hybrid, offensive, and pragmatic manifestations. Culture in every family; family in every residential area; civilized residential areas in every new urban and rural area - women are the conductors and cultural ambassadors at the forefront.
The General Secretary pointed out that strengthening people-to-people diplomacy and international integration. Expanding connections with women's movements in other countries, international organizations, networks of women leaders and businesswomen; exchanging experiences on social security, gender equality, startups, digital and green transformation; raising the voice of Vietnamese women in regional and global forums. Each foreign affairs event is an opportunity to promote the image of "Vietnamese women: Courageous - compassionate - integrated - developed".
Strongly innovate the Association's operating methods, closely follow the grassroots, rely on data, and measure impact. Apply digital management to grasp the needs of members in each group; shift from "spread support" to "problem-based solutions"; increase ordering and assign tasks based on results; replicate good models, eliminate formal activities; ensure that every penny spent and every hour of activity brings practical value to women and their families.
The General Secretary proposed launching an emulation movement in the new term with the theme: “Vietnamese Women: Aspiration - Intelligence - Compassion - Creativity - Sustainability - Happiness”. With that spirit, each level of the Women's Union, each sector, each locality registers clear targets, specific "emulation projects", with timelines, measures, responsible people, and social monitoring mechanisms. Emulation is patriotism; patriotism requires emulation; and "each woman - a flower of good deeds", "each family - a happy address", "each Women's Union facility - a friendly and useful destination".
Party committees, authorities, the Fatherland Front, organizations, business communities and the whole society continue to pay attention, create conditions and closely coordinate with the Vietnam Women's Union. In particular, focus on perfecting policies on female labor, maternity, care services, social housing for workers, kindergartens in industrial parks; create a safe working environment, free of harassment and discrimination; promote a culture of respect for women and honoring care work. There is no real gender equality without the cooperation of men. Vietnamese men - husbands, fathers, children - should be allies and companions of women on every path.
The General Secretary emphasized that we have the right to expect: By 2030 and vision 2045, Vietnamese women will truly become a revolutionary force, a driving force for development, a fulcrum of happiness; Vietnamese families will truly be loving homes, healthy cells of society; our country will be strong, prosperous, prosperous and happy. The Vietnam Women's Union will continue to innovate, be creative, act decisively and effectively; be worthy of being a trusted address for women across the country; be a strong bridge between the Party and the people; be a common home of love and responsibility; be the origin of movements rich in vitality, humanity and effectiveness.
At the ceremony, General Secretary To Lam awarded the First Class Labor Medal to the Vietnam Women's Union for its outstanding achievements in innovating the content and methods of operation, performing well the representative function of caring for and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of women, contributing to the cause of building socialism and defending the Fatherland.
The Vietnam Women's Award is a prestigious award of the Vietnam Women's Union, held annually to honor talented female groups and individuals with outstanding achievements in many areas of social life. Since its first award in 2002, 107 groups and 206 outstanding individuals have been honored in the fields of: Economics, education, health, agriculture, scientific research, state management, security - defense, arts, culture, sports...
On this occasion, Comrade Do Van Chien, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and Comrade Nguyen Thi Thanh, Party Central Committee member, Vice President of the National Assembly presented the 2025 Vietnamese Women's Award to 3 groups. Comrade Nguyen Van Nen, Politburo member, Standing member of the 14th Party Congress Document Subcommittee and Comrade Nguyen Thi Tuyen, Party Central Committee member, President of the Vietnam Women's Union presented the 2025 Vietnamese Women's Award to 12 outstanding individuals.
Recognizing typical advanced collectives and individuals representing thousands of exemplary women in the emulation movement of women nationwide in the period (2020-2025), the Central Presidium of the Vietnam Women's Union decided to award Certificates of Merit to 81 collectives and 255 typical individuals in various fields.
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