Women In Thailand 'Feel Ignored By This Govt'

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

Women 'feel ignored by this govt'

THANONGSAK MUENNOO,

JEERAPONG PRASERTPHOLKRANG

THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- The Friends of Women Foundation said yesterday that 27,000 victims of violence had been admitted to the Public Health Ministry's One Stop Crisis Centre (OSCC), while some 500 others have sought help in the first three months of this year.

OCSS director Thanawadee Thachin said most of the women seeking assistance last year were victims of domestic violence or sexual abuse, and that most of the complaints this year were of violence at home.

She added that these numbers were only the tip of the iceberg because many women chose not to complain out of fear of rejection, shame, threats from influential people or just the belief that police would consider their problem a "personal matter" and not do anything. Last year, only 4,000 women had filed police complaints, she said, adding that this allowed criminals to repeat their offences because they know victims would not fight back.

Hence, she said, this government, which is led by a female prime minister, should implement laws and take measures to protect women.

Meanwhile, the 500 or so female workers participating in the rally yesterday, which is held every year outside Government House on International Women's Day, criticised the government for not having a minister meet them and take their demand to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinwatra.

Speakers from the different female workers' groups slammed the current Pheu Thai-led government for ignoring their demands, and said that the previous Abhisit Vejjajiva administration seemed to care more about women's rights. They also criticised Yingluck for ignoring the needs of fellow women. At noon they threw a letter across the fence, declared their demands on stage and dispersed about half an hour later.

The group's demands covered the following issues:

- The impact of last year's flood crisis on female workers;

- The lack of access to funds for the development of the role of women;

- The lack of childcare facilities in industrial districts;

- The fact that Thailand has yet to ratify the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 183 on maternity protection;

- The impact Privatisation of State Enterprise policy has had on female workers;

- The small role that female workers play in decision-making and policy-planning in the Tri-Partite Committee for Labour and the lack of women politicians.

Meanwhile, a message from Yingluck was posted on the Government House website in which she offered good wishes to fellow-Thai women and those working in the field of women's affairs.

The premier also promised to maintain gender equality and promote women's role in the country's development. She added that her government did give importance to women's issues by introducing policies and law amendments that protect women's rights.

-- The Nation 2012-03-09

[CalgaryII]

Women feel ignored by this Govt.^1

No they don't.

From everything I hear, one of Ms. Y's signature policies referred to as "the womens fund' is being received extremely positively. To the point that last week there were several groups of women, meeting and expressing positive feelings about the program. A program attributed directly to the presence of a female Prime Minister.

This headline is merely Oppositional mischief making

"The Friends of Women foundation said yesterday"

The typical Opposition approach - creating seemingly public groups to advance their agenda. They usually like to create what they call 'networks", but "friends" of this or other, also does the trick.

"Speakers from the different female workers' groups slammed the current Pheu Thai-led government for ignoring their demands, and said that the previous Abhisit Vejjajiva administration seemed to care more about women's rights. They also criticised Yingluck for ignoring the needs of fellow women. At noon they threw a letter across the fence, declared their demands on stage and dispersed about half an hour later"

If one could analyse these groups individually, one would probably see that they are not 'individual groups.'

They are mostly the same people masquarading under distinctive titles, advancing Opposition agenda's via other means.

Same old, same old ----- suggesting the general public shares the Opposition agenda, thereby laundering it via people pretending to be other than themselves.

If one reads the article carefully, you see that it is a litany of age old female concerns, and dumping them all on Ms. Y. and company, as if her Government is the source of all female complaints ever.

Edited March 9, 2012 by CalgaryII

[whybother]

Women feel ignored by this Govt.^1

No they don't.

From everything I hear, one of Ms. Y's signature policies referred to as "the womens fund' is being received extremely positively. To the point that last week there were several groups of women, meeting and expressing positive feelings about the program. A program attributed directly to the presence of a female Prime Minister.

This headline is merely Oppositional mischief making

"The Friends of Women foundation said yesterday"

The typical Opposition approach - creating seemingly public groups to advance their agenda. They usually like to create what they call 'networks", but "friends" of this or other, also does the trick.

"Speakers from the different female workers' groups slammed the current Pheu Thai-led government for ignoring their demands, and said that the previous Abhisit Vejjajiva administration seemed to care more about women's rights. They also criticised Yingluck for ignoring the needs of fellow women. At noon they threw a letter across the fence, declared their demands on stage and dispersed about half an hour later"

If one could analyse these groups individually, one would probably see that they are not 'individual groups.'

They are mostly the same people masquarading under distinctive titles, advancing Opposition agenda's via other means.

Same old, same old ----- suggesting the general public shares the Opposition agenda, thereby laundering it via people pretending to be other than themselves.

If one reads the article carefully, you see that it is a litany of age old female concerns, and dumping them all on Ms. Y. and company, as if her Government is the source of all female complaints ever.

You're always complaining about different groups that point out issues with this government.

Are you suggesting that the red shirts are just one single all encompassing group?

That's interesting, because many red shirt supporting posters talk about them being disparate groups, all with slightly different ideas and agendas.

Did you read the article about "the red shirts" visiting a TV show host and threatening that "he would be attacked" if he continued with his "biased" reporting? That's pretty bad form of "the red shirts", and gives "the red shirts" a pretty bad name.

[Reasonableman]

From everything you hear (or never heard, but invented yourself, like the 500,000 at Khao Yai)... off to a great start, as usual...

[DocN]

Women 'feel ignored

why didn't it just stop right THERE???

[sparebox2]

Women 'feel ignored

why didn't it just stop right THERE???

Including Yingluck?

[DocN]

Women 'feel ignored

why didn't it just stop right THERE???

Including Yingluck?

Do you know anyone MORE ignored by the government?