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Thailand: Women 'inferior' in politics

Source: Bangkok Post

Young women in politics are still looked down upon as being inexperienced, while their ability to perform roles is often questioned, a forum was told on Wednesday.

Speaking at a discussion organised by the Thai Journalists Association, deputy government spokeswoman, Rachada Dhnadirek said parliament has appointed a working team to work on the issue of promoting gender equality.

"Their work will also cover individuals who consider themselves as belonging to the third gender category," she said.

"The team will seek to stop unfair hiring practices and discriminatory behaviour, such as gender-specific working contracts which stand in the way of an employee getting a promotion," she added.

According to Ms Rachada, the only way to solve the issue is by changing people's mindsets to be more accepting of people of different genders and sexual orientation.

Click here to read the full article published by Bangok Post on 26 December 2019.

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Young women in politics are still looked down upon as being inexperienced, while their ability to perform roles is often questioned, a forum was told on Wednesday.

Speaking at a discussion organised by the Thai Journalists Association, deputy government spokeswoman, Rachada Dhnadirek said parliament has appointed a working team to work on the issue of promoting gender equality.

"Their work will also cover individuals who consider themselves as belonging to the third gender category," she said.

"The team will seek to stop unfair hiring practices and discriminatory behaviour, such as gender-specific working contracts which stand in the way of an employee getting a promotion," she added.

According to Ms Rachada, the only way to solve the issue is by changing people's mindsets to be more accepting of people of different genders and sexual orientation.

Click here to read the full article published by Bangok Post on 26 December 2019.

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