0This is one of the activities to further promote the influence and desired effectiveness of the project.
Deputy Director of the Vietnam Sports Administration Le Thi Hoang Yen participated in an online working session with Seijo University, Japan on the afternoon of May 29.
The meeting aimed to review the results achieved in the past as well as discuss plans for future implementation.
At the beginning of the working session, at Seijo University, Japan, Mr. Sho Sato - project manager summarized some contents related to the project. Accordingly, the gender equality project in sports within the framework of the ASEAN-Japan sports action program was implemented by Seijoh University (through the International Research Center for Sports and Gender Equality - SGE), in close cooperation with the ASEAN Secretariat, bringing remarkable results to ASEAN member countries such as: Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam...
Over the past time, the project has organized many important workshops such as the ASEAN-Japan Workshop on Gender Equality in Sports in Hanoi , Vietnam in January 2024, focusing on integrating gender perspectives into sports policies. Also in January 2024, in Hanoi, a gender equality thematic interview activity "Women and Sports" took place with the participation of female coaches, athletes, officials, leaders of state management agencies and Vietnam Sports Federations/Associations. This was followed by a Workshop in Manila, Philippines in January 2025, focusing on monitoring and evaluating gender equality policies in sports.
Research conducted in several countries such as Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines in their respective cultural and social contexts has contributed to affirming the importance of sport for women and girls. The project also supports online meetings with ASEAN countries to discuss gender equality issues and national action plans.
During 2023 and 2024, a number of surveys were conducted to understand the aspirations and frameworks in each country, collect gender-disaggregated data to see the priority issues in each country, and analyze to find common problems that all 10 Southeast Asian countries are facing.
Online working session with Seijo University, Japan on the afternoon of May 29
Sharing about the 2025 action plan, Mr. Sho Sato emphasized policy planning as well as building a comprehensive plan for the next 5 years including priority goals and other related issues.
Also in 2025, there will be four separate meetings for the project countries in May, June and November, December, from which the project management board can synthesize, grasp and share experiences at two general meetings held in July and December. Most importantly, the general meeting will take place in the first quarter of 2026 in Cambodia. Here, policymakers will discuss medium- and long-term policies for gender mainstreaming, sports policy content as well as budgeting for related activities.
Regarding the contents that Seijo University, Japan wishes to share at the planned private meeting, Deputy Director Le Thi Hoang Yen said that Vietnam has established medium-term goals with the top priority being to further promote the role of female leadership in sports. Along with that, providing athletes with skills to develop through investment ineducation and career.
Ms. Le Thi Hoang Yen also pointed out the current situation as well as difficulties in the process of realizing the goals that Vietnam set in the process of implementing gender equality in sports.
And to realize the set goals, the working group on the advancement of women cooperates with the women and sports units of the Vietnam National Olympic Committee to promote activities on women and sports. Strengthen communication to raise awareness about women and sports. In addition, some activities that the working group on the advancement of women wishes to organize in the coming time include: Gender equality training in sports for managers of national sports federations/associations, the National Olympic Committee, the Vietnam Paralympic Committee; Organizing Olympic running days with outstanding female athletes; Organizing ceremonies to honor outstanding female sports teams; Organizing women's sports tournaments...
The project "ASEAN-Japan Actions on Sports: Gender Equality" is implemented by Seijoh University (through the International Research Center for Sports and Gender Equality - SGE) with the following main objectives:
Promoting Gender Equality through Sport: Towards creating a society where women and girls in ASEAN countries can safely and equally access sport and enjoy all the benefits that sport brings.
Support policy making: Provide objective research findings to ASEAN governments on the importance of women and girls participating in sports, as well as factors that hinder their participation, to support the development of appropriate policies.
Raising awareness and capacity: Organize workshops and training courses for policy makers and stakeholders to mainstream gender into sports policies.
Government of Japan: Through the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) and the Japan Sport Council's "Sport for Tomorrow" Program, financial support for the project is provided.
In addition to the ASEAN Secretariat, international organizations such as UN Women and Global Observatory for Gender and Sport (GO) also participate in the cooperation.
Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/trien-khai-hieu-qua-cac-hoat-dong-ve-binh-dang-gioi-trong-the-thao-20250530150346318.htm
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