Over the past period, even the Party and the Government of Lao PDR were aware of the importance of and have paid attention to gender role.  However, the status of women in Lao PDR in many fields is not equal to that of men, and women were still taken advantage of in many forms. Hence, in order to ensure that peoples of all gender and ages and all social strata are able to participate in the process and receive the benefits from the development in a comprehensive, inclusive and fair manner, the National Green Growth Strategy of the Lao PDR has identified  gender role/protection and promotion of the advancement of women activities to be an important focus of the green growth and will particularly focus on: 
Over the past period, even the Party and the Government of Lao PDR were aware of the importance of and have paid attention to gender role.  However, the status of women in Lao PDR in many fields is not equal to that of men, and women were still taken advantage of in many forms. Hence, in order to ensure that peoples of all gender and ages and all social strata are able to participate in the process and receive the benefits from the development in a comprehensive, inclusive and fair manner, the National Green Growth Strategy of the Lao PDR has identified  gender role/protection and promotion of the advancement of women activities to be an important focus of the green growth and will particularly focus on: 
['Women and other genders']