Social Justice for Women from the Perspective of their Participation in Politics – Practice of Vietnam

Abstract

Through desk review and indeep interviews with women and men leaders in Vietnam, this article argues that women’s polotical participation is an essential dimemsion of social equality througth three parts. The first part examines four theoretical frameworks, which are Gender and Development (GAD), Feminism on Gender equality, human right appoach, and sustainable development approach. The second part analyzes women’s political participation in Vietnam through current statistics. The article, then, deepens the current trends of women’s political participation in Vietnam by identifying influencing factors, both possitive and negative factors, of the current status of Vietnamese women in politics and public administration. Toward the ends, the article provides suggestions for having more women in leadership and management possitions and further study also is proposed. DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2015.v5n1p351