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Coursera pushes gender equality
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 08/03/2025
» Thailand is rapidly adopting generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), but women remain underrepresented in course enrolment for developing skills in this area, says Coursera, a global online learning platform.
Unite for gender equality
News, Postbag, Published on 25/11/2018
» A couple of months ago I attended a very moving event in Bangkok.
The gender equality fruits
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/03/2022
» Today marks International Women's Day, which was first announced by the United Nations in 1975.
Govt promotes gender equality
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 24/06/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has pledged to promote gender equality and help women realise their full potential as leaders, acknowledging women play a key role in economic and social development.
Gender equality still falls short
Editorial, Published on 03/03/2024
» As the world prepares to commemorate International Women's Day on Friday, the recent tragedy involving the disappearance and murder of 27-year-old Chonlada "Noon" Muthuwong has cast a stark light on the persistent violence against women in Thailand.
The power of gender equality
News, Nadia Calviño, Kristalina Georgieva and Odile Renaud-Basso, Published on 11/03/2024
» It is hard to find a word that is more relevant to the world's greatest challenges and policy priorities than "inclusion", the theme of this year's International Women's Day. Inclusive, green economic growth that benefits all of society is an essential component of sustainable prosperity, social cohesion, competitiveness, and geopolitical stability. Supporting a "just transition" that includes all members of our societies is crucial to ensuring that climate action and the digital transformation lead to a more sustainable and secure world.
Let's save gender equality gains
Oped, Khadyja Sy and Lindsay Glassco, Published on 18/08/2022
» Sudanese protester Alaa Salah became a symbol of her country's revolution after standing atop a car, dressed in white, and singing to her fellow demonstrators. Ugandan climate-justice activist Vanessa Nakate went from protesting alone at the gates of her country's parliament to demanding action from world leaders at the United Nations. Senegalese activist Oumou Kalsoum Diophas harnessed digital tools to start taboo-breaking conversations about intimate health, sexuality, contraception, and period poverty.
The new face of gender equality
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 09/02/2018
» Welcome to some innovative and refreshing action in favour of gender equality recently! A few days ago, Malaysia’s highest court, the Federal Court, passed a judgement in favour of a Hindu woman whose husband had changed his religion to Islam, without her knowledge, and whose husband then changed the religion of the children to Islam, without the mother’s consent. The court underlined that consent on the part of both parents was needed to change the religion of the children.
Challenges to gender equality in Thailand
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 08/03/2018
» Thailand's formal commitment to women's rights began in 1985 when it became a party to the key UN treaty on the subject: the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
Paving the way for gender equality
Life, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 01/11/2019
» Even though Thailand is a global leader in women holding leadership positions, a high number of women in the Kingdom still experience workplace discrimination.