Domestic role Women in Vietnam

confucianism s emphasis on family still impacts vietnamese women’s lives, in rural areas, espouses importance of premarital female virginity , condemns abortion , divorce. according 2006 study, on past decades, little progression in gender relations have been made. household chores , labor still performed vietnamese women; however, women in vietnam have shown increased influence in familial decisions, such household budgets , education of children. in terms of childcare responsibility, men have shown increased participation @ earlier ages of childcare, though women overall still bear main responsibility. women seen mothers, , considered have shown respect husband’s lineage if give birth boy. while patrilineal ancestor worship shows girls outside lineage (họ ngoại), consider boys inside lineage (họ nội). vietnamese society tends follow ancestral line through males, pushing women periphery. vietnam has 2 child policy. families want @ least 1 boy, prefer 2 boys 2 girls, use ultrasound machines determine baby’s sex later abort female offspring.

the main religion in vietnam traditional folk beliefs (see vietnamese folk religion). not organized religion, adopt many confucian views. 1 of main views takes confucius patrilineal society. men head of family , more lineage protected. pertains motherhood, vietnam women seen , used mothers. female virginity of extreme importance, in rural areas, , society condemns abortion , female divorce. if women wants show respect husband, best way can bear him son.

there several patterns in birth rates amongst vietnamese women. in 1 2008 study nguyen et al., women found have given birth time reached age 20. however, same study has found higher education level woman received, later age @ gives birth first child.