The opening ceremony of the book festival on gender equality on March 4 (Photo: toquoc.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - The first-ever book festival on genderequality is being held from March 4 to March 11 at the Vietnam Women’s Museumin Hanoi.
Under the theme of ‘Read& Rise Bookfest 2023’, the event aims to honour diversity and promotegender equality.
Held by UN Women with financialsupport from the Australian Government, along with the companionship of theVietnam Women's Museum, and Eduforlife, the book festival is part of activitiesbeing held to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8.
Participating units at the event committed to donating 20%of their revenue to support Peace House Shelter, a charity that was establishedfor women suffering gender-based violence.
Throughout the week-long event,visitors will have the opportunity to participate in a series of interestingactivities, such as book displays on gender equality, discussions with expertsand book authors, interactive exhibitions, and fairs.
A number of talk shows with thetheme of "Gender equality and books in the digital age" and "Sexeducation, reproductive health, sexuality and gender equality start fromhome" will also be held during the course of the festival./.
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Accessible via //a80.hanoi.gov.vn and a mobile app, the platform serves as the official information hub for parades, cultural events, exhibitions, and public services. It offers real-time updates on schedules, traffic, security, healthcare, and live broadcasts, as well as behind-the-scenes stories and community-shared moments from across the country.
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The opening ceremony of the book festival on gender equality on March 4 (Photo: toquoc.vn) 
