Information on the thesis "Perceptions of Vietnamese Adolescents Aged 15-17 on Gender Equality and Influencing Factors" by graduate student Tran Thi Phuong Anh, majoring in Sociology.1. Student's Full Name: Tran Thi Phuong Anh 2. Gender: Female 3. Date of Birth: September 3, 1986 4. Place of Birth: Bac Ninh 5. Decision No. 1016/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH dated October 24, 2008, issued by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 6. Changes during the training process: None 7. Thesis Title: Perceptions of Vietnamese Adolescents Aged 15-17 on Gender Equality and Influencing Factors 8. Major: Sociology; Code: 60 31 30 9. Scientific Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huu Minh, Director of the Institute of Family and Gender Studies - Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences 10. Summary of thesis results: The thesis analyzed and evaluated the perceptions of Vietnamese adolescents aged 15-17 regarding gender equality and influencing factors. Qualitative and quantitative research results show: - The percentage of adolescents agreeing with the traditional division of labor model, although lower than other adult groups with similar views, is still high, indicating that a segment of today's adolescents still hold biased views on the roles and capabilities of women and men. - Regarding the decision-maker for economic matters in the family, a relatively high percentage of adolescents believe that both husband and wife should make the main decisions, but the difference between husband and wife remains significant. - Factors related to the personal and family characteristics of adolescents strongly influence their perceptions of gender equality. Gender inequality is more pronounced among rural adolescents, male adolescents, adolescents from lower income groups, and adolescents from families with low-educated parents. Meanwhile, adolescents from urban families, affluent/well-off families, families with highly educated parents, and families with a shared workload between spouses exhibit a more egalitarian perspective. In families with an equal distribution of tasks, from housework and elderly care to childcare and household business activities, adolescents hold a more equitable view, emphasizing the roles and power of both men and women. However, influenced by this unequal division of labor within the family, the gender-based division of household chores has inadvertently become ingrained in the thinking of many adolescents. - A father's education also significantly influences his children's perceptions of gender equality. This influence is particularly pronounced in groups where fathers have lower levels of education; these adolescents tend to have more conservative views compared to adolescents whose mothers have lower levels of education. This data highlights the important role of fathers in their children's understanding of gender equality. Therefore, gender equality education should not only focus on adolescents but also involve their parents. 11. Published works related to the thesis: Gender Concepts through Vietnamese Folk Songs and Proverbs, Journal of Family and Gender Studies, No. 5/2010.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Tran Thi Phuong Anh 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of birth: September 3, 1986 4. Place of birth: Bac Ninh 5. Admission decision number: 1016/QD-XHNV-KH&SĐH dated December 31, 2008 of Rector – University of social Sciences and Humanities, VNU Hanoi 6. Changes in academic process: None 7. Official thesis title: Awareness of the Vietnamese Teenagers aged from 15 to 17 about gender equality and influential factors 8. Major: Sociology Code: 60 31 30 10. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Huu Minh, Director of Institute for Family and Gender Studies 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: The thesis analyzed and evaluated the awareness of Vietnamese Juvenile aged from 15 to 17 on gender equality and the impact factors to them. Results of qualitative and quantitative research shown: - The percentage of teenagers agrees with the model of traditional division of labor, although is lower than other adult groups, but this rate is still high. It suggested that being a part of teenagers still has the bias point in comments on on the role and abilities of women and men. - In view of the decision of economic matters in the family, the juvenile said that both husband and wife should decide together is the relatively high rate, but the difference husband from wife is still great. - The elements of the personal characteristics, families of teenagers influence their perceptions of gender equality strongly. The point of the gender inequality occurs more acutely in the rural, male, lower living standards group and the group in families with low-educated parents. - In families with an equal division of work, teenagers emphasize the role and power of both women and men. - Education of the father also affected perceptions of their children on gender equality. In particular, the influence from the father's education more pronounced among low-educated fathers, then, awareness of the tenagers proved more conservative than those of their low-educated mothers. 12. Thesis-related publications: Gender perceptions in Vietnam proverb and folk songs, Journal of Family and Gender Studies, Vol.20, No. May 2010.
