Thailand’s female business leaders are smashing glass ceilings at an impressive rate, but the country’s gender equality struggle is far from over. With 32% of senior leadership positions in Thai businesses held by women, compared to a global average of 27%, Thailand boasts one of the highest ratios of women CEOs in the world.

 

Nearly 90% of businesses in Thailand have at least one woman in senior management. However, these statistics hide a more complex reality.

 

Despite this progress, Thailand ranks only 74th globally on the Gender Inequality Index, lagging behind regional neighbours like Singapore, Malaysia, and Brunei. Although government support exists for small enterprises, women-owned businesses still face significant challenges.

 

They often struggle to secure formal financing, relying instead on personal savings or loans from family and friends. These enterprises, frequently small-scale and within the retail and service sectors, are at a disadvantage from the start.

Thailand’s gender wage gap may appear negligible, but this is misleading. Women, who generally attain higher education levels than men, still earn less when qualifications are equal. Workplace segregation remains stark, with over 70% of healthcare and social work roles filled by women, while only a fraction work in construction.

 

The burden of care work, disproportionately shouldered by women, further hampers their economic advancement. Women spend more time on childcare, and poorer women are hit hardest, balancing long working hours with familial responsibilities. As Thailand’s population ages and domestic workers become scarce, the strain on women is expected to grow unless significant changes are made.

 

Government policies, however, are skewed towards male-dominated industries, leaving women’s enterprises, particularly in the green economy and online businesses, without adequate support. This lack of focus on gender equality threatens to widen the socio-economic gap between men and women, pushing those already disadvantaged even further behind, reported East Asia Forum.

 

By Puntid Tantivangphaisal

Photo courtesy of East Asia Forum

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-08-27

 

 

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In my home country,  a woman cannot freely and safely sell her body. She has to have a pimp (from the mafia).

Here,  many prostitutes are self- employed. 

And they are not usually killed by their customers,  quite common in my country.

 

On the other side of the spectrum,  Thailand has a lot more CEOs than my home- country. 

BTW anybody knows, how many female presidents the US has had? 

10 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand’s female business leaders are smashing glass ceilings at an impressive rate, but the country’s gender equality struggle is far from over.

 

Is there something like a "gender equality struggle" in Thailand?

That is a stupid concept from "the west" from some idiots who don't even know what a woman is.

There are lots of successful women in Thailand, on every level. Nobody is holding them back.

 

But there are also lots of women in Thailand who concentrate on being a mother and taking care of their family. They want to do that, like most women in the history of mankind. 

For some feminist that is obviously a red flag. Who cares?

Women don't know what they really want.

 

Circa 98% of workplace accidental deaths are men. If women were striving to reach an equitable outcome in this statistic, they would have my full support.

 

Until then, women should be made to understand that society and civilization only exists because men built or made virtually everything.

 

When women go on strike for a day, nothing happens. Just ask Iceland.  If all men decided to stay home for a day, civilization would end before lunchtime.

 

There's a reason why men don't menstruate.

Women have easy lives.

6 hours ago, maesariang said:

Women have easy lives.

Yeah being pregnant for 9 months then dropping the baby is a breeze... love to see you have a 9ib dump in one go.

Most women are lazy.

The 'Gender Pay Gap' is the most stupid statistic in the universe. It simply adds up what men earn, adds up what women earn then compares them. It doesn't even take into consideration the of type of job or level of seniority.

tinder full of self employed... the business is selling their time... everybody can share...

This dumb topic must have been thrown in because of the new PM, but all she proves is that nepotism is alive and well, as if we didn't know. But seriously, I honestly wish her better luck than her aunt had.

on a humorous note ,,,,,

ahh  this might help solve the mystery,,     why are "males"  can't call them MEN .   suddleny identifying as female..

 it's a combat plan to reclaim  the job market .....  ( sic sic sic )

 

4 hours ago, Enzian said:

This dumb topic must have been thrown in because of the new PM, but all she proves is that nepotism is alive and well, as if we didn't know. But seriously, I honestly wish her better luck than her aunt had.

There are two easy options for her to avoid the same outcome:

a) Do your work by yourself and be honest.

b) Stay away from politics.

 

On 8/27/2024 at 11:34 PM, OneMoreFarang said:

For some feminist that is obviously a red flag. Who cares?

 

LOL, you're absolutely right.

my wife manages a large business and the pay she gets is well below what she should be paid, it is a good wage for Thailand but below what males are paid for the same work, unfortunately Thailand does not regard female workers in the same light as male workers.

I miss the good old days, where the best qualified always

got the job.