In June 2018, a group of lecturers of the Department of Applied Psychology participated in the Labor Research Contest organized by the International Labor Organization (ILO) in cooperation with the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs. The Department of Applied Psychology took the exam with the research topic “The relationship between gender discrimination and job satisfaction and mental health of Vietnamese workers” chaired by Master Pham Thi Thuy Tien.

At the end of July, the Contest Organizing Committee announced the results of the research proposal round. In which, the research team of Hoa Sen University, along with four other topics, won the research proposal round and was funded to continue implementation and will be completed by the end of 2018. The proposal with the best research report will be awarded and presented at the national labor workshop co-organized by the ILO and the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs in 2019.

Photo: MSc. Thuy Tien and colleagues

With this study, the research team wishes to provide one of the empirical evidences under the lens of psychology of gender perception in Vietnam. This will be the scientific basis for the recommendation of domestic labor relations policy in which the individual’s perspective is taken into account in addition to other traditional aspects of labor relations such as trade union rights and collective negotiation.

This result contributes to the determination of the Department of Applied Psychology and Hoa Sen University in focusing on scientific research in work and teaching. You can refer to information about the contest and announce the results of the research proposal round at: