GENDER IN THAILAND 13-16 November 2012
Gender Mandate on the Agriculture Sector - Formal policy on gender equality in the country Thai Women Empowerment Funds to Farmer Housewife Group Focal Point on Gender - the Office of Women s Affairs and Family Development (OWAFD) in the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security. 1
The Institutional for Gender Statistics 1. The (NSO) 2. The Office of Women s Affairs and Family Development (OWAFD) 3. The Ministry of Agricultural 2
1. The (NSO) - NSO as a producer conducted many survey/census which have agricultural sector; * Labor Force Survey * Socio-economic Household Survey * Population and Housing Census * Agricultural Census etc. 3
NSO s Experiences in Gender-Disaggregate This report presents in 8 topics: 1995 1) Population 2) Household and family 3) Health 4) Education and Training 5) Employment 6) Economic Status 7) Decision 8) Crime and Violence 4
- This report on Thai Women and Men is an output of the project on Improving Statistics on Gender Issues. - Implemented by the United Nation Economics and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific at the regional level and by the NSO at the national level. 5
1997 1999 This report was made to facilitate an efficient use of data to support various aspects of national development in gender issues. 6
This report presents in 8 topics: 1) Population 2) Household and family 3) Health 4) Education and Training 5) Employment 6) Economic Status 7) Decision 8) Crime and Violence All the structure of the topics are based on the most discerning issues of the Beijing Declaration, plus selected indicators from the CEDAW and the MDGs. 7
2008 NSO in cooperation with the Office of Women s Affairs and Family Development prepared the report on Gender Development: Differences and Similarities 8
This report presents in 7 topics: 1) Health 2) Education 3) Employment 4) Income and Poverty 5) Family life and Reproductive Health 6) Violence 7) Leadership The results of this report hoped to stimulate initiatives on gender equality among all sectors of Thai society. 9
NSO is cooperating with the International Health Policy Program Thailand (IHPP) prepares the report on Gender: Development to gender equity. This report presents in 8 topics: 2010 1) Population 2) Education 3) Employment 4) Health 5) Income and Expenditure 6) Social Participation 7) Violence 8) Household Services 10
2. The Office of Women s Affairs and Family Development (OWAFD) 2008 OWAFD in collaboration with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 11
The structure of the report is based on the Bejing Declaration and Action Plan s 12 most discerning issues, 1) Women and Poverty 2) Education and Training of Women 3) Women and Health 4) Violence Against Women 5) Women and Armed Conflicts 6) Women and the Economy 7) Women in Power and Decision Making 8) Institutional Mechanism for the advancement of Women 9) Human Eights of Women 10) Women and the Media 11) Women and the Environment 12) The Girl-child 12
Data Sources/Methodology/instrument - Various Survey, Census and Administration Data * Labor Force Survey; every year * Socio-economic Household Survey; every year * Population and Housing Census; every 10 years * Agricultural Census; every 10 years etc. 13
Female Employment Chart Title Employment rate by sex: 2007-- 2011 100.0 % 80.0 60.0 79.6 79.7 79.2 79.5 79.3 71.0 71.3 70.8 71.1 71.2 63.0 63.4 62.9 63.3 63.6 40.0 20.0 0.0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Year 14 Total Male Female
Female share of the agricultural labour force Percentage of employee in agricultural by sex: 2007-2011 % 42.0 41.0 41.1 41.5 41.0 40.1 40.5 40.0 39.5 39.7 39.0 39.0 38.2 38.7 38.0 37.5 37.5 37.0 36.0 36.5 36.0 36.6 35.0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Year 15 Total Male Female
Percentage of unpaid family worker by sex: 2007-2011 % 35.0 30.0 28.3 29.1 28.5 29.0 29.7 25.0 20.0 19.9 20.6 20.4 21.0 21.8 15.0 12.9 13.5 13.6 14.2 15.1 10.0 5.0 0.0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Year 16 Total Male Female
Gender issues in the agricultural sector * Largely activities in farm but receive small income * Haven t access to the tools and supplies they need. If they have the same access to supplies and tool as men they re going to be able to produce a lot more. * Unequal access to land s ownership * Differences in roles and activities * Equal access to decision-making * Lack political voice 17