There have been five large community outbreaks during the pandemic. During the first outbreak, pu... more There have been five large community outbreaks during the pandemic. During the first outbreak, public religious activities continued as per normal. During the second, religious gatherings started to be banned in certain provinces such as Hanoi, Quang Ninh, Bac Ninh, Da Nang and Binh Dinh. Since the third outbreak, religious activities as well as other public events have been restricted across the whole country. On March 27, 2020, the prime minister approved directive number 15 which forbade religious activities with over 20 people to prevent COVID-19 from spreading in urban and rural communities in Vietnam for a period of two weeks. Similar decisions were made for the following outbreaks with religious gatherings of 10 or more people prohibited. As such, all state-managed temples have closed and private shrines have been only open to a few loyal followers.
Cambridge-Viet Nam Women's Leadership Programme, 2012
Gender Equity on television based evaluating social and cultural programs of VTV1 and VTV3 of Vie... more Gender Equity on television based evaluating social and cultural programs of VTV1 and VTV3 of Vietnam Television (VTV).
Vietnam Journal of Family and Gender Studies, 2015
Based on a three-year research experience, online reports with individual female journalists as w... more Based on a three-year research experience, online reports with individual female journalists as well as female leadership, and a personal observation as a female journalist with work experience of fourteen years, the author argues that masculinity has had a significant influence on the small number of female leaders working for media companies in Vietnam. These impacts include that the majority of male and female journalists do not want to work with female leaders, and that female leaders follow traditionally male rules when managing their staffs. Increasing these aforementioned impacts is that men do not want to share their privileges and women do feel powerless to challenge this status quo.
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The existence of sexual harassment in the workplace is one of main hurdles to hinder women’s adva... more The existence of sexual harassment in the workplace is one of main hurdles to hinder women’s advancement to the top positions of media companies in Vietnam. Female journalists are commonly believed that they are aggressive enough not to be sexually abused by men. Yet some of middle-aged female executives of Voice of Vietnam, one of the two largest state-owned broadcasting organizations disclosed being harassed, based on 12 in-depth interviews in 2015 and 2016. Their working environment is tolerant with sexual harassment when sensitive jokes related to female body parts and sex are perceived as normal and funny, and unwanted touching is acceptable. Victims thus normally keep silence and harassers are not punished. This long-decade tolerance is reinforced by four interconnected contexts, namely individual, cultural, social and institutional circumstances. This fact poses a major impediment for women to be promoted when they feel stuck in the dilemma. If they publicly blame abusers at offi ce, they can be perceived as an unfriendly colleague, which may lose potential votes for their promotion. In the contrary, they can be labeled to get advancement because of accepting unexpected abusiveness.
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This article explores the fact that Đạo Mẫu gay mediums open up spaces to destabilize gender and ... more This article explores the fact that Đạo Mẫu gay mediums open up spaces to destabilize gender and sexuality norms in Vietnam by accepting that male bodies can perform feminine bodily gestures and permit a tacit understanding that comportment and gestures are not attached to specific sexed bodies. Using the lens of queer theory in Asian studies, this paper challenges heteronormativity through the case study of Đạo Mẫu gay mediums who frequently have male partners, a feminine appearance even after religious rituals, and are respected in their communities. By destabilizing gender and sexuality norms, Đạo Mẫu gay mediums reveal that there are other ways to experience gender and sexuality than those prescribed by heteronormative societies. The acceptance of Đạo Mẫu gay mediums and other sexual minorities could be the start of significant changes in both social norms and possibly the attainment of social justice.
There have been five large community outbreaks during the pandemic. During the first outbreak, pu... more There have been five large community outbreaks during the pandemic. During the first outbreak, public religious activities continued as per normal. During the second, religious gatherings started to be banned in certain provinces such as Hanoi, Quang Ninh, Bac Ninh, Da Nang and Binh Dinh. Since the third outbreak, religious activities as well as other public events have been restricted across the whole country. On March 27, 2020, the prime minister approved directive number 15 which forbade religious activities with over 20 people to prevent COVID-19 from spreading in urban and rural communities in Vietnam for a period of two weeks. Similar decisions were made for the following outbreaks with religious gatherings of 10 or more people prohibited. As such, all state-managed temples have closed and private shrines have been only open to a few loyal followers.
Cambridge-Viet Nam Women's Leadership Programme, 2012
Gender Equity on television based evaluating social and cultural programs of VTV1 and VTV3 of Vie... more Gender Equity on television based evaluating social and cultural programs of VTV1 and VTV3 of Vietnam Television (VTV).
Vietnam Journal of Family and Gender Studies, 2015
Based on a three-year research experience, online reports with individual female journalists as w... more Based on a three-year research experience, online reports with individual female journalists as well as female leadership, and a personal observation as a female journalist with work experience of fourteen years, the author argues that masculinity has had a significant influence on the small number of female leaders working for media companies in Vietnam. These impacts include that the majority of male and female journalists do not want to work with female leaders, and that female leaders follow traditionally male rules when managing their staffs. Increasing these aforementioned impacts is that men do not want to share their privileges and women do feel powerless to challenge this status quo.
If you have any question, comments or interest, please feel free to contact with me at haobinh@gmail.com
The existence of sexual harassment in the workplace is one of main hurdles to hinder women’s adva... more The existence of sexual harassment in the workplace is one of main hurdles to hinder women’s advancement to the top positions of media companies in Vietnam. Female journalists are commonly believed that they are aggressive enough not to be sexually abused by men. Yet some of middle-aged female executives of Voice of Vietnam, one of the two largest state-owned broadcasting organizations disclosed being harassed, based on 12 in-depth interviews in 2015 and 2016. Their working environment is tolerant with sexual harassment when sensitive jokes related to female body parts and sex are perceived as normal and funny, and unwanted touching is acceptable. Victims thus normally keep silence and harassers are not punished. This long-decade tolerance is reinforced by four interconnected contexts, namely individual, cultural, social and institutional circumstances. This fact poses a major impediment for women to be promoted when they feel stuck in the dilemma. If they publicly blame abusers at offi ce, they can be perceived as an unfriendly colleague, which may lose potential votes for their promotion. In the contrary, they can be labeled to get advancement because of accepting unexpected abusiveness.
If you have any comment or interest, please feel free to contact with me through haobinh@gmail.com
This article explores the fact that Đạo Mẫu gay mediums open up spaces to destabilize gender and ... more This article explores the fact that Đạo Mẫu gay mediums open up spaces to destabilize gender and sexuality norms in Vietnam by accepting that male bodies can perform feminine bodily gestures and permit a tacit understanding that comportment and gestures are not attached to specific sexed bodies. Using the lens of queer theory in Asian studies, this paper challenges heteronormativity through the case study of Đạo Mẫu gay mediums who frequently have male partners, a feminine appearance even after religious rituals, and are respected in their communities. By destabilizing gender and sexuality norms, Đạo Mẫu gay mediums reveal that there are other ways to experience gender and sexuality than those prescribed by heteronormative societies. The acceptance of Đạo Mẫu gay mediums and other sexual minorities could be the start of significant changes in both social norms and possibly the attainment of social justice.
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In the contrary, they can be labeled to get advancement because of accepting unexpected abusiveness.
If you have any comment or interest, please feel free to contact with me through haobinh@gmail.com
experience gender and sexuality than those prescribed by heteronormative societies. The acceptance of Đạo Mẫu gay mediums and other sexual minorities could be the start of significant changes in both social norms and possibly the attainment of social justice.
If you have any question, comments or interest, please feel free to contact with me at haobinh@gmail.com
In the contrary, they can be labeled to get advancement because of accepting unexpected abusiveness.
If you have any comment or interest, please feel free to contact with me through haobinh@gmail.com
experience gender and sexuality than those prescribed by heteronormative societies. The acceptance of Đạo Mẫu gay mediums and other sexual minorities could be the start of significant changes in both social norms and possibly the attainment of social justice.