Women in Vietnam

Women in Vietnam have played an important role in Vietnam's history. They have served as warriors and nurses, mothers and wives. Their role in society has somewhat changed over the years, but they have undertaken versatile leadership positions that redefine the women in Vietnam. They do so in an environment that both empowers and disadvantages women through policies, cultural beliefs, and societal norms.

Vietnamese sayings on women

A hundred girls aren't worth a single testicle. (Một trai kể có, muời gái kể không) - a popular Vietnamese saying

One boy, that's something; ten girls that's nothing. (also translated as A single boy, that is positive; ten girls, that is still negative. or One boy is something; ten girls, that's nothing.) - a popular Vietnamese saying

The superior (male) is strong and enduring / The inferior (female) is obedient and without force.- -Emperor Le Thanh-tong

I think that with strict discipline anyone can become a decent person / Women also must be trained / For they too have human hearts wherein lodges righteousness. - Nguyen Trai