Abstract

Drawing on research conducted by the Centre for Gender and Women’s Rights Studies at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and an analysis of relevant policy documents, this article examines challenges to gender equality in cadre development and management in Vietnam. It focuses on institutional and implementation gaps, women’s double burden, gender stereotypes, barriers in specialized sectors, and the lack of sex-disaggregated data, particularly amid the ongoing streamlining of the state apparatus. The article proposes measures to transform institutional mindsets, improve the policy framework, strengthen accountability, develop gender-responsive data and a public-sector gender equality index, promote female cadres, and foster gender- responsive working environments.

Keywords: Cadre development and management, gender equality, public sector, Vietnam, women leaders.