New estimates indicate that 200 million women and girls living today have undergone female genital mutilation, even though the majority of men and women oppose the practice in many countries where it is performed.30 Acid attacks against women are a heinous form of violence common in communities where patriarchal gender orders are used to justify violence against women. In the last 15 years more than 3,300 acid-throwing attacks have been recorded in Bangladesh, Colombia, Pakistan, Uganda and the United Kingdom.31 The true number is likely much higher because many cases go unrecorded. More than 250 million people worldwide face discrimination solely on the basis of caste or inherited status.35 In Viet Nam there are gaps between the capabilities of ethnic or linguistic minorities and the Kinh-Hoa majority.