Empowerment and Equality: Advancing Women’s Leadership in Vietnamese Higher Education
Funded by the British Council under the Gender Equality Partnerships programme the project will address the underrepresentation of women in leadership roles in Higher Education in Vietnam.
Empowerment and Equality: Advancing Women’s Leadership in Vietnamese Higher Education aims to collect primary data using an experimental approach with experts in Vietnam to examine the reasons behind the underrepresentation of women in leadership within the higher education system in Vietnam.
The representative and co-applicant for this project is Dr Dao Ha, Vice Rector (Pro-Vice Chancellor) at Ho Chi Minh City University of Banking, who will facilitate connections with experts from universities in the North, the South, and the Mekong Delta in Vietnam to better understand the reasons behind gender inequality in leadership.
The results of this experiment will provide key insights for drafting a policy recommendation report to the Ministry of Education and Training in Vietnam. Furthermore, based on these insights, young, promising female academics in Vietnam will be selected to enrol in a mentorship programme with mentors from the School of Economics at the University of Sheffield and universities in Vietnam.
We believe this project will make a significant impact in addressing gender inequality in Vietnam, particularly within the higher education system. Additionally, this initiative represents a foundational step in establishing partnerships between the School of Economics at the University of Sheffield and universities in Vietnam.
The project will run from January to December 2025. More information can be found here: https://www.britishcouncil.org.eg/en/gender-equality-partnerships."
