Thailand Country Gender Assessment
The purpose of this gender assessment is to support the development of Thailand’s Country Gender Action Plan (CGAP) (FY21–FY22) and to guide the World Bank Group’s efforts to address gender equality challenges relevant to meeting the priorities of...
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| Language: | English English |
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Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099246504212242722/IDU06d9b6f9b0cdb304e020b3fb0b386542c46f9 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37976 |
| Summary: | The purpose of this gender assessment
is to support the development of Thailand’s Country Gender
Action Plan (CGAP) (FY21–FY22) and to guide the World Bank
Group’s efforts to address gender equality challenges
relevant to meeting the priorities of the Country
Partnership Framework (CPF) for Thailand. The diagnostic
follows the framework of the 2012 World Development Report
on Gender Equality and Development, with a focus on
endowments, voice and agency, and economic opportunities.
The first chapter is a country overview that outlines
Thailand’s performance in global gender indexes and
introduces institutional frameworks related to gender,
including legislation, international obligations, and
national policies and plans, and institutional mechanisms.
The second chapter on human endowments details the progress
in closing gender gaps in health and education outcomes,
such as maternal mortality and fertility, as well as
educational enrollment and attainment. The third chapter
presents trends in women’s representation in senior levels
of the public and private sectors, as well as the status of
women’s political representation. The fourth chapter
highlights emerging areas of concern, such as adolescent
pregnancy, discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, and intersex people (LGBTI) groups, and gender
issues related to the conflict in Southern Thailand.
Finally, the fifth chapter analyzes gender gaps in
employment, wages, and information and communication
technology (ICT) access and explores constraints on women’s
work. It also looks at the impact of COVID-19 in
exacerbating these gaps. The final chapter proposes
recommendations for priorities that the World Bank Group
could focus on moving forward. |
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