Social Issues

Truong Thi Kim Chuyen obtained her Ph.D. in economic geography from Saint Petersburg University in 1992. She is a Senior Lecturer in the Geography and Anthropology Departments, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City. Her research focuses on gender and poverty reduction. She has been involved in gender and poverty reduction projects funded by UNDP, CIDA, SIDA and a number of NGOs as a researcher, consultant, coordinator, and facilitator. She is the author of numerous papers, book chapters, and reports on development and social issues in Vietnam.