Hanoi Female Intellectuals - Past and Present

Abstract

This article introduces the history, development and current role of female intellectuals as an important human resource of Hanoi. Thang Long-Hanoi, a typical feudal city heavily influenced by Confucian thought, in the colonial period was transformed into Hanoi, a Western urban center, and is now the capital of a modern nation. There, female intellectuals have undergone significant increasing equality with men. On the basis of data on the activities of female intellectuals in areas such as education and training, science and technology, medicine, management and leadership, the article aims to clarify the achievements and status of female intellectuals in general activities in Hanoi. However, it also points out that at the same time, the pressures of everyday family life and the remaining feudal-era sexist ideas regarding housework have a heavy impact on the efforts of female intellectuals in their careers. The article is intended to provide some useful information for managers in planning the human resources of Hanoi in the future.