Briefing Report: Women in Thailand The current briefing report on the situation of “Women in Thailand” provides information on the situation of Thai women in political, economic and social aspects. The report states that the share of women in the Thai Parliament is only 13.3 percent. It shows that although Thai women were given the rights to vote for eight decades, the political landscape is still dominated by men.
Women and Community Radio Community radio (CR) is the best concrete example of media reform in Thailand, because radio is a medium that is highly accessible in rural areas, and involves low production costs and levels of necessary expertise. Since 2007, the Multiculturalism and Educational Policy Research Centre (Multi-Ed), Faculty of Education, Chiang Mai University is interested in women’s programs and in the number of woman broadcasters.
Women's voices, Women's Choice- 100 years of International Women's Day The 100 year anniversary of the international women’s day will be celebrated in many countries around the world in March 2011. To celebrate this event, the website “Women’s Voices, Women’s Choices - 100 years of international women’s day” in English and German version was created by Heinrich Boell Stiftung collaborating with its international and German Partners to increase public awareness concerning women and gender related topics.
15 Years of Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPFA) The meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the 54th session of the United Nations was held between 1 and 12 March, 2010 at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York City, USA. The themes of the meeting included a review of the progress and successes of the implementation of member countries and the critical areas of concern during the 15th anniversary of the ratification of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPFA) released during the Fourth Women’s World Summit held in the People’s Republic of China in 1995.
