“ Hence, regardless of dozens of existing books about customs & traditions, Unfair and Unsound Customs in the Life Cycle of Vietnamese Women by Professor Le Thi Nham Tuyet – an anthropologist – is still a serious & scientific work focusing on gender through the approach of the changes in standards, cultural values in Vietnam society. This book is her continuation to previous research in customs & traditions & is an evidence of her passion to study customs & traditions as a leading scientific in women & gender for the past half century. Chapter 1: Traditional roles & characters of Vietnamese women mentions a noble & good characters of women in production, culture, art & politic areas & so on. Chapter 2 introduces overview o biological differences among men & women. The differences contribute to the explanation of the gender-based labor division in family & society, of the gender role in the process of socialization. Chapter 3 covers injustice between roles & positions through the women's life – periods. Readership can easily realize that Vietnamese women are suffering many disadvantages, which are the imbalances between contributions & enjoying. Chapter 4: Customs & tradition in all areas of life that underestimate women's dignity. The author used research approach through life cycle from birth to death to see How unsound customs & traditions have caused impacts to Vietnamese women lives “. (From An Introduction of the book)